I had a Coronary Artery Calcium scan (CAC scan) done in January of 2022. My score was bad, 563, indicating likely significant coronary artery disease. A few months ago, I tried the high dose Vitamin C (4,000 mg/day) and L-Lysine (4,000 mg/day) for four weeks. This therapy had been mentioned on GAW a few times in the past year or so. I had a follow-up CAC scan done on Tuesday, my new score is 698. I'm not too happy. This therapy may have worked for some people, but seems pretty clear it didn't work for me. I also did a round of a lemon juice/garlic elixer earlier in the year. If anyone else has tried the Vit C-Lysine therapy and have results to report, please post here. Thank you. (now I need to figure out what to do with a few bottles of Vitamin C and Lysine; I had planned on doing more rounds of the "therapy" if it had shown ANY positive results. I guess it could be argued "well, just think how high it would have been if you didn't do that therapy!" :) )
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I'm sorry to hear that it didn't work for you. My family has done the lysine treatment successfully, but not for heart disease.
My understanding is that it specifically works for arterial blockages. The lyzine actively dissolves the calcium buildup in the arteries. The vitamin c is there to repair the damage done to the arteries that caused the blockage in the first place, typically a tear, scratch or other issue within the vein or artery.
I've not heard of a specific home remedy for heart disease, i'm sorry. I don't have advice for that for you.
If I do hear of something I will try and get you the information.
Ok, thanks. I guess it's like any treatment, some work for some, and not for others. I was really hoping the follow-up CAC scan would show an improvement, and then I was going to tell all about it on FB :)