Hi...
i've been taking your cardio vit. C for quite a while and my lab results show that my cholesterol is actually getting worse. i've been taking it faithfully...i'm currently using 4 jars per month...2 of plain vit. C & 2 of the cardio. if i take more, i'm afraid i'll be spending too much time on the toilet...i'm pretty much to the point of rumbling and going several times a day. i space it out over 4 times during the day and only mix it
right before i take it.
the more vit. C i take, the worse the cholesterol...what am i doing wrong? diet has no effect. niacin has no effect. i took statins for years and came down w/ breast cancer 12 years ago and statins is the only solution according to my endocrinologist. even w/ statins, my cholesterol never got below about 256.
blood work sept. 09
311 cholesterol
129 triglycerides
59 HDL
226 calculated LDL
252 Non-HDL
3.83 risk ratio LDL/HDL
blood work dec. 09 w/ increased vitamin C
320 cholesterol
168 triglycerides
56 HDL
230 calculated LDL
4.11 risk ratio LDL/HDL
i take 2 tablespoons of ground flax seed daily, 1600 mg. EPA & 800 mg. DHA
(both from anchovy/sardines/soy) daily, 1500 mg. niacin at nite, & numerous other supplements to try to ward off heart disease & cancer & trying to lower cholesterol.
thyroid checks out fine. my glucose/insulin levels are also too high...glucose is 114 & insulin is 5. eliminating grains & sugars & breads/pasta has no effect on that, either.
i'm 56 years old and weight 145 lbs. i'm moderately active (2-3 times per week i dance). my dad died of hardening of the arteries at 39. my endocrinologist says i already have narrowing of my arteries, but no plaque, yet. however, my ophthalmologist says he can't see any narrowing or plaque in my retina arteries. my LDL is 'mid-size'.
i need help, guys. i'm spending a small fortune and not getting any noticeable results. is there any supplement that destroys the effect of the vit. C? i can send you a whole list of what i take. having had cancer at 43, it gives you quite a scare. i've also had the berkeley lab tests and can send you those, too. you can check my account and see how much of the vit. C i've been ordering from you and for how long. even before that, I was taking the recommended amounts by capsule form along w/ the proline & lysine. seems the healthier i eat, the worse my cholesterol gets.
thanks,
jeanie
Well, to me the fact that your opthamologist cannot see "plaque or narrowing" in your retinal arteries is very encouraging. It means that you are most likely in good shape, (your "plumbing") and that is good news!
Yes, your cholesterol is considered high by most measures, but these levels may be normal and natural for you. (If the elevated cholesterol was laying down plaques, the microscopic retinal arteries in your eyes would be the first place it would show up.)
Other than the cancer, you don't report any symptoms, e.g. of prior heart or current heart disease. What are the issues other than the lab reports? (And the word "calculated" bothers me. Were the Berkely results calculated rather than measured? I would be interested in your "measured" cholesterol, especially Lp(a) numbers.)
I look at cholesterol in a totally different light from most doctors, e.g.
http://www.internetwks.com/owen/TruthChol.htm
but if you really feel it necessary for your cholesterol to drop, you may have to add even more vitamin C (and/or eliminate what ever toxicity might be present, such as prescription drugs or amalgams/root canals, etc.)
I don't see a problem with your supplements, but I recommend Pauling's basic regimen as given in his book HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER plus 5000 iu vitamin D3 (esp. in winter). My entire Pauling-protocol is available at: http://www.practicingmedicinewithoutali ... /protocol/