How To Reverse Coronary Heart Disease

In 1996 scientist Matthias Rath published a study in which an Ultrafast CT was used to scan 55 heart disease patients over the course of a year to measure calcium deposits. In this way the growth of the deposits could be measured. After this period they were given a high dose nutritional supplement containing about 30 different nutrients to take each day for a year. They were scanned at six month and twelve months.

Six months after taking supplements the growth of deposits had slowed. At the one year scan they had slowed considerably. The average growth of deposits before taking nutritional supplements was 44%. One year after taking supplements, growth had virtually stopped. Deposits had even reversed and disappeared in some patients. This study demonstrated that heart disease could be reversed.

The nutritional supplement Rath designed for this study had 4 objectives. Stabilise the artery wall. Decrease muscle tumours. Neutralise stickiness of fat molecules. Provide antioxidant protection.

Stabilize Artery Walls

Collagen, elastin and other connective tissues give stability to artery walls. Vitamin C and 2 amino acids are needed in optimal amounts for their production. Exactly how much will vary for each person but 600mg a day can be considered a minimum requirement for vitamin C. Collagen has a particular need for the essential amino acid lysine and the non-essential amino acid proline. About a quarter of this vital structural component consists of these 2 amino acids. A person weighing 70kg has around half a kilogram of lysine stored in their body. Rath recommends at least 100mg a day of each as a supplement.

Reduce muscle cell tumours

In nutritional deficiency states faulty collagen molecules may be formed by arterial muscle cells. It is important not to run short of vitamins C and E to prevent this.

Neutralise stickiness

A variant of LDL cholesterol called lipoprotein (a) is a dangerous fat transport molecule. Sticky protein molecules link up with the LDLs and stick to the artery walls. This accumulates over time. Stickiness and attachment can be prevented and reversed with high doses of nicotinic acid and ascorbic acid.

Antioxidant protection

In the bloodstream lipoproteins can be damaged by free radicals. The same also happens to tissues in the walls of the arteries. Good antioxidant support is required to prevent this by eating foods high in antioxidant activity as well as taking antioxidant supplements.

By focusing on these 4 objectives, the heart disease patient has a good chance of stabilising or even reversing his or her condition.

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