Vitamin C Forum

ofonorow wrote:
I don't know. What I think I know is that unlike lysine (which is essential, meaning all our lysine comes from the diet) our bodies can make proline, and my pet "theory" is that as we age, we make less, like everything else, leading to more atherosclerosis.

So how do you determine the "right" amount of proline? I have been using Lp(a) because our experience tells us that proline is the factor the eventually leads to an almost zero Lp(a) measurement.

In the initial product, Tower Heart Technology, proline was something like 400 mg per serving. Most people needing a therapeutic dosage would take two servings of HT daily, or 800 mg of proline. These results were miraculous, but we really didn't measure or study Lp(a).

I know that some alternative doctors recommend 2000 mg (2 g) of proline, but I am not sure of the basis of this recommendation.

It would be nice to know the amount of proline in the blood, the turn-over, etc. For me, the higher my Lp(a), the more proline I would consider.

Hello Owen, look at my post 29. The amount of proline in my blood is 212 nmol/ml. Reference value ranges from 97 to 330 nmol/ml.

Owen
I've got my new blood values today. Lp(a) remains at 57 mg/dl. Since January lp(a) declined from 87 (January) to 49 (April) and remains now at 57 mg/dl (a little more than in April). I took about 10 grams VC, 6-8 grams lysine, 1,5-2 grams proline, 1 gram niacine and 500 mg carnitine. Should I take more C? I didn't reach bowel intolerance with 10 grams.

Do you think more proline would lower the lpa?

Thanks for adding your numbers, I always want to see the results.

Owen, I read on here that vitamin E can lower the effect of vitamin c, is that correct? If so is there a way to take them separately to avoid this?

I would have asked on the other thread but it's locked.

ofonorow wrote:First, vitamin E is very important, especially in someone who has elevated Lp(a) (risk factor).

My guess is that you probably require more vitamin C given that 10 grams creates no reaction. The Jaffe Calibration/Cleanse, i.e. the highest oral one-time amount every 15 minutes until the watery discharge, might be worthwhile to gauge how much vitamin C your are able to metabolize. (If you try that, let us know how much C you had to take.)

Assuming the 57 Lp(a) score is measured, not calculated, then taking Lp(a) binding inhibitors (e.g. vitamin C, lysine and proline) make a lot of sense, whether or not the Lp(a) being produced declines.

One other thing is that the danger of 57 mg/dl depends on how many and the size of the Lp(a) particles. The size lf Lp(a) is not uniform. This is probably the reason that they changed to particles (e.g. nmol/l) rather than weight (mg/dl). A fewer number of large molecules are not as much risk as a larger number of smaller Lp(a) particles - though they both might have the same weight.

Atherotech (apparently now defunct) solved this by reporting Lp(a) as the weight of the same number of ordinary LDL particles.

Are you taking any drugs?

Thank you, Owen
Despite my mci last year, I don't take all the drugs. Except baby aspirin (every second day 35 mg). I want to cut it too, next month. And (look at johnwens answer) I take indeed l-thyrox. Of course I regularly take vitamin E (800 IU). And the lab has really measured nmol lp(a). Value is 137 nmol.

Frodo wrote:
Thank you, Owen
Despite my mci last year, I don't take all the drugs. Except baby aspirin (every second day 35 mg). I want to cut it too, next month. And (look at johnwens answer) I take indeed l-thyrox. Of course I regularly take vitamin E (800 IU). And the lab has really measured nmol lp(a). Value is 137 nmol.

What type of Vitamin E do you take?

francisunderwood wrote:

Frodo wrote:
Thank you, Owen
Despite my mci last year, I don't take all the drugs. Except baby aspirin (every second day 35 mg). I want to cut it too, next month. And (look at johnwens answer) I take indeed l-thyrox. Of course I regularly take vitamin E (800 IU). And the lab has really measured nmol lp(a). Value is 137 nmol.

What type of Vitamin E do you take?

Vitamin E complex from Greenfood and tocotrienols from Now.

Frodo wrote:
Vitamin E complex from Greenfood and tocotrienols from Now.

That mix of tocotrienols is exactly what I have been looking for and appreciate your guidance. How many of the 50mg softgels do you take per day?

I can't seem to find the Greenfood complex, where do you get those?

I get it from amazon

Owen, please look at post 40. Do you think it could be caused by the medications (aspirin and thyroxin)?
Lp(a) didn't decline further until now. OK. I think it needs time. But there are other good news: Ejection fraction has increased to 55-60 %. And the part of my heartmuscle, that was damaged by mci, has started to work, unexpected. I'm happy.

Frodo wrote:Owen, please look at post 40. Do you think it could be caused by the medications (aspirin and thyroxin)?
Lp(a) didn't decline further until now. OK. I think it needs time. But there are other good news: Ejection fraction has increased to 55-60 %. And the part of my heartmuscle, that was damaged by mci, has started to work, unexpected. I'm happy.

What were your lower EFs and how long did it take for an improvement?
I had a similar EF improvement along with heart wall elasticity