Vitamin Therapy for Heart Disease

Recommended Dosage: Take 500 to 1,000 milligrams of any of these oils twice daily.

Activated charcoal:

Activated charcoal is a special type of capsulated charcoal that is used in hospital emergency rooms as an antidote to many poisons.

In one study, seven patients with elevated cholesterol were given 8 grams of activated charcoal three times a day. Prior to this treatment, these patients had not responded to 10 years of treatment with cholesterol medicines. After four weeks of activated charcoal therapy, their total cholesterol fell by 41 percent, and their LDL (bad cholesterol) fell by 25 percent. Meanwhile, their HDL (good cholesterol) rose by 8 percent.

Recommended Dosage: Start with half a gram. Gradually raise the dosage to a gram of activated charcoal twice a day, with meals.

Pectin:

Pectin is a fiber found in grapefruit, apples and other fruits and vegetables. Human and animal studies have verified the effectiveness of pectin in lowering or counteracting the effect of cholesterol.

In one study, it was found that when patients were given pectin supplementation, their total cholesterol went down by 7.6 percent, and the harmful LDL by 10.8 percent after 8 weeks.

The power of grapefruit pectin was studied in pigs, whose cardiovascular systems are similar to humans. Even when the animals were deliberately fed a high-cholesterol diet, the grapefruit pectin swept away fatty plaque deposits away from the artery walls.

Recommendations

Take Vitamin B6, Vitamin C (1000 to 5000 milligrams), E(400 to 800 IU), Vitamin B complex, beta carotene (daily supplements of 15 milligrams or 25000 IU), copper, magnesium (400 - milligram supplement per day) and lecithin. Selenium tablets (200 micrograms) may help. Taking 400 micrograms of Chromium tablets daily may help prevent the buildup of cholesterol in arteries.

The following list summarizes the vitamin, mineral and herbal regimen to help control or reverse the heart disease:

 1,500-2,000 mg Calcium daily, in divided doses, after meals and at bedtime.
and 750-1,000 mg magnesium  daily, in divided doses, after meals and at bedtime. Take with 50 mg vitamin B6.
 30-100 milligrams of coenzyme Q-10 three times a day
 1000 milligrams of Vitamin C three times a day
 400 IU of Vitamin E twice per day
 200 micrograms of Selenium a day
 50 milligrams of vitamin B6 a day
 500 milligrams of carnitine three times a day
 one capsule of herb Ginkgo Biloba three times a day