Hello,
I hope that you can help me. I recently had blood test from Boston Heart. Some good and some not so good results, worst ones being Lp-a - 145, ApoB - 124, CRP 2.2, Total Cholesterol 285…… You get the picture. The good news is that I have very good HDL-C - 123, Triglyceride - 93, ApoA - 280. So it is quite a mix. Ratios are pretty good. The most alarming one to me was Lp-a. Dr scheduled a carotid artery test but I have not received results from the test - 2 weeks so I might be jumping the gun here. (I doubt it as there is a pretty good history of heart disease in my family. I am 53 year old female - 5'7" - 154 lbs (would like to shed 10 lbs) and not interested in taking statins. My doctor has me on red yeast rice, vit d3, b-12, b complex, progesterone, armor thyroid, I take on my own several things including vitamin c, K2, d-limonene, magnesium, selenium. Ok, now to the reason for my email. I stumbled upon your cardio-c googling Lp-a treatment and was amazed with the testimonies. I ordered a 4 month supply and it has been shipped. I am wondering if this was the right thing to order. On Pauling Therapy website I found other heart formulas. Do you feel based on my results that I have ordered the right thing? I also, read on there that if you are cured and stop taking it you could have a heart attack within 6 months. What does this mean? Did I read that right. Please help me as I am desperate to help myself from the all the pharmaceutical drugs and procedures. I have seen my mother waste away from all of it. Any help will be greatly appreciated and I look forward to hearing from you. Arlene
In my opinion, you made an excellent choice (assuming the Lp(a) units are mg/dl). With Lp(a) that high you need the Pauling/Rath invention, so-called Lp(a) binding inhibitors - vitamin C, lysine (and proline). These nutrients in high enough amounts will strengthen your arteries, and as Linus Pauling claimed, reduce the chance of plaque buildup and even reverse it.
With those number I would start with at least 2, maybe 3 servings of cardio-C per day. The Lp(a) numbers are somewhat unreliable (the FDA allows labs to compute rather than measure - i.e. guess Lp(a)) but the total cholesterol of 285 tells the story. With the optimal amount of vitamin C, your numbers will drop towards 180 mg/dl. It may require over a year for the Lp(a) to come down, and we are not sure about total cholesterol. Please keep us informed.
Note: There is little difference between red yeast rice and statin drugs. Both can lower cholesterol, but also lower CoQ10. Here is an interesting article called the hidden truth about choleterol lowering drugs: http://www.thepeopleschemist.com/cholesterol.pdf
Taking vitamin C/lysine doesn't increase your risk of heart attack - stopping taking them only returns the person who is feeling well to the condition before they started vitamin C, which seems to inevitably lead to heart attack. So don't stop taking your vitamin C.