Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has been proven over the years as a crucial component in the fight against heart disease. Studies have been done over the years and a Noble Prize winning scientist has proven that Vitamin C is very important not only for a healthy heart and cardiovascular system, but for overall health as well.

Millions of years ago nearly all mammals manufactured ascorbic acid in their liver from glucose. Then some 55 to 60 million years ago one of ancestral primates was afflicted with a genetic mutation that prevented him from producing his own ascorbic acid. As of today we all know this is still the case.

There are 4 enzymes required to convert glucose to ascorbic acid. We are only able to produce 3 out of the 4 enzymes and lack the ability to make the final conversion to ascorbic acid.. To the best of our knowledge, only two non primate animals the guinea pig and a fruit eating bat have suffered similar mutations and survived. Both lived in areas where ascorbic acid was readily available.

Dr. Linus Pauling, the two time Noble Prize winner, was considered to be the father of modern chemistry. His early work contributed greatly to our understanding of the double helix structure of DNA. You could say he ushered in this modern era of alternative medicine with his concept of orthomolecular medicine and mega vitamin therapy. With his knowledge and determination he was able to cut through the established beliefs and get to the truth of the matter.

Dr Pauling and his colleague Dr. Rath presented evidence so compelling that in 1994 they were issued a patent for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. (U.S. PATENT # 5278189). The protocol followed at a lower dose will prevent cardiovascular disease while higher doses will actually reverse arterial plaque build up. Heart patients who use this therapy commonly avoid open heart surgery and angioplasty.

You might be asking yourself at this point that if this is so great how come nobody has heard about it and why are people still dieing of heart disease. That's a good question and I have an answer to it. There's a lot of money to be made in heart surgeries and procedures, not to mention all the money the drug companies make from the drugs you'll have to take.

I'm not saying it's just one big conspiracy. There are a lot of doctors out there that truly want to help you and may not even know about these types of therapies. Remember, the doctors are trained to prescribe drugs and unless you doctor is proactive that will be all he knows.

If you want to live a long healthy life you need to get proactive with your health. You can't always count on someone else to take care of you, they may not have your best interest at heart.

I've given you some fantastic information here, but don't take my word for it. Go investigate Dr. Pauling and you'll discover the same information I have, that according to Dr. Pauling with 5,000mg - 18,000mg of Vitamin C daily and 3g to 6 g of the amino acid Lysine daily you to can prevent or reverse heart disease.