Healthy Aging Tip #3 - Fibrinogen and Vitamin C

Healthy AGing Tip #3 - Fibrinogen and Vitamin C

While we recommend using the fibrinolytic enzyme, nattokinase, as an effective control for fibrinogen, there are other useful considerations including vitamin C. I thought members would enjoy reading about this since we are all highly aware of the importance of avoiding adverse clotting risks whether or not we have active arrhythmia.


Fibrinogen: The protein from which fibrin is formed in the normal blood-clotting process.

We often mention the importance of monitoring fibrinogen levels when we discuss elevated fibrinogen and stroke or MI risk factors. There are three highly valuable, very informative books by Board Certified Cardiologist, Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD, containing key points that everyone, and especially afibbers, should be aware of and act upon.

Dr. Levy is the one of the leading vitamin C experts and writes prolifically on the often-ignored science behind the power and health benefits of vitamin C used for a multitude of ailments that are easily remedied with high doses of the right form of vitamin C. The Reference section lists the books and as you’ll note from the titles, they grab your attention. They contain highly significant, science-based healthy tips relating to the use of vitamin C. There are hundreds of scientific references for each book, also noted in References. Much of this is not new science. It’s been well documented for decades but many obstacles have prevented using vitamin C for standard treatments because of restrictions in traditional medical education, medical practices and governmental oversight/politics. Dr. Levy emphatically blows the lid off these suppressions in his three books on the topic of the prevention and treatment of disease with vitamin C.

I’m especially pleased with Primal Panacea, but also find priceless information in the other two. Often good used copies are available online … check out after-Christmas sales and treat yourself to some very important health tips. Make it a priority to learn about this reliable remedy.

Vitamin C is the “Primal Panacea” and it’s noted that: “…..documentation proves when one’s blood levels of the “primal panacea” are sufficiently high, it prevents and cures cancer, heart disease, infectious and degenerative diseases and can neutralize and even reverse damage from virtually all toxins, venoms, and radiation!”

This clip is about Fibrinogen and a couple of other heart health tips… but I wanted to provide some background first.
So now: Here’s a snapshot of this important topic which is just a few important clips of many… gleaned from Dr. Levy’s books (quotes and paraphrasing).

… “Fibrinogen determines blood’s thickness or viscosity and plays a role in how readily platelets will clump together to form clots and clearly correlates to decreased vitamin C as it relates to elevated fibrinogen levels. It is also possible that a C deficiency, itself, directly results in elevated fibrinogen levels.

Elevated fibrinogen levels in the blood can increase both the size of atherosclerotic plaques as well as the likelihood of sudden, complete blockages by acutely formed blood clots onto the developing plaques.” This would apply to clots in brain blood vessels at diseased sites in arterial walls in stroke victims and as well as victims of heart attacks who have sudden blockages in coronary arteries supplying the heart muscle. “

Studies show:
• Increased fibrinogen levels is an independent risk factor for CV disease.
• Higher fibrinogen levels correlate to lower Vitamin C levels
• In stroke patients, blood fibrinogen was up; and blood vitamin C, was down
• Supplementation with vitamin C (1,000 mg) substantially increases the ability in healthy people as well as those coronary heart disease, to dissolve clots (fibrinolytic activity) – and persists as long as the increased blood vitamin C is maintained.
• Smoking is known to be one of the greatest consumers of vitamin C; passive smoking probably also increases heart disease through elevated fibrinogen levels and lowered vitamin C levels.


• Another heart risk issue: Low vitamin C levels and high heart rate or tachycardia
Research established that heart rate is an independent predictor of not only cardiovascular but also noncardiovascular and overall mortality in middle age males. (2001)…page 205 – Stop America’s #1 Killer. It was found that higher heart rate not only predicted higher rate of heart death, it was one of the most important independent risk factors of overall mortality. Risk of death increased by about 50% for each 20 bpm increase. 2004 studies asserted that elevated heart rate is a ‘major” risk factor for CV disease and that vitamin C depletion or deficiency is at least one significant contributor.


The vitamin C dosing regimen includes a precaution for Patients with Kidney Disease as they need to hydrate well when using to ensure high urine volume. Since Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that may also cause the body to detoxify too quickly. If you experience gastric upset, muscle aches or flu-like symptoms, drink plenty of water to help flush out the toxin overload. Vitamin C in any form can lessen the blood-thinning effects of Coumadin or warfarin so should be used under medical supervision. (LivOn Labs)

In Curing the Incurable, Dr. Levy devotes Chapter Six to “Practical Suggestions” on use and dosing for specific precautions.
In Primal Panacea, Dr. Levy details the Liposomal delivery form of vitamin C which offers a much higher dosing range that is bowel tolerable and more convenient than IV infusions which are effective but not always easily available for everyone.

I’ve used the liposomal C form daily for several years at various dosing levels and have not found any adverse effects…other than pricey, but overall, the convenience and efficacy outweighs the cost factor. It’s effective for so many ailments, it should be in everyone’s “wellness arsenal.” The packets of Lipospheric C are very convenient for travel.

Primal Panacea (p 133) in the “practical suggestions” segment Dr. Levy offers dosing regimens including an initial C-flush to cleanse the bowel and reduce the body’s toxin exposure since the bowels benefit from healthy cleansing. The preferred form for this is sodium ascorbate powder. Do not use calcium ascorbate.

The Liposomal form does not cause a bowel flush because it is almost completely absorbed into the body. Some people use a combination of the powder along with the liposomal form to bowel tolerance levels.

The equivalency dosing of liposomal C to the powder

One packet delivers 1,000 mg of the liposomal C.

The substitution equivalencies (Lipo C equivalent to C as ascorbic acid )
1,000 mg = 3,000 – 4,000 mg powder
2,000 mg = 8,000 – 10,000 mg powder
3,000 mg = 12,000 – 18,000 mg powder…. (page 133 of Primal Panacea)

Typically, no bowel tolerance issues or stomach distress. When I thought I had active Lyme disease, I dosed for 5 days with 5,000 mg of the Liposomal C… or 5 packets a day. I did not notice any bowel or other issues. I then used 2 packets or 2,000 mg LipoC for several months and continue daily with either 1 or 2 packets.

Check out these links and play some of the online video clips with Dr. Levy and the Vitamin C story; especially the hour-long video on Vitamin C and Suppression.

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Livon Labs’ Liposomal or Lypo-Spheric products contain phospholipids extracted from non-GMO soy lecithin. Virtually all of the soy protein is removed from the phospholipids during the extraction process. While LivOn Labs does not guarantee there are no trace amounts of soy protein in these products, they routinely test with an independent laboratory. To date, no detectable amounts of soy protein have been found. LivOn Labs products are free of sugar, GMO, dairy, gluten and hexane.

Read more at LivOn Labs about Liposomal C….
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Healthy regards,

Jackie



References

Fibrinogen: [labtestsonline.org]

Books by Thomas Levy, MD, JD

Primal Panacea (2011) - 2129 Scientific References.
This link is a pdf of Chapter 1 [www.naturalhealth365.com]

Curing the Incurable, (2002) - 1200 Scientific References

Stop American’s #1 Killer – (2006) - 650 Scientific References


“Comparing the bioavailability of all other oral vitamin C delivery with your oral liposomal delivery is like comparing a squirt gun to a fire hose. Not only am I convinced that the efficacy of Lypo-Spheric(tm) Vitamin C far surpasses any traditional oral vitamin C supplement, but my recent personal experience with it suggests that it may sometimes be better than IV injection.”

“Man's body was designed to function best with high blood and cellular levels of vitamin C - synthesized as needed by the liver. Due to an inborn error of metabolism, the vast majority of us no longer have the ability to make it, but that does not lessen our need for vitamin C or the benefits derived from it.”

Good article, Jackie.