10/04/2025
My life has been marked by good fortune. Yes, I inherited good genes and followed a sound lifestyle. But in the end, it’s that good fortune of mine, as I’ve had the Luck of the Irish along with me on my journey. I often think about those people who lead a sound lifestyle, but due to a bad roll of the dice, get terribly unlucky. These are people, sometimes in the prime of life, and through no fault of their own, die from accidents, infections, cancer, or dozens of other common and rare diseases. If you avoid all these troubles, you’ll get a chance to reach 101 years of age.
My life nearly ended when I had a severe heart attack at 74 years of age. I was advised by several cardiologists in Toronto and others I knew internationally of bad news. They said I would be dead in a few years or less if I did not take cholesterol-lowering drugs (CLDS). But I had witnessed severe complications among those taking CLDS. I knew, for instance, 25 percent on those on long term treatment developed type 2 diabetes, not a good disease, as well as muscle pain and neurological problems. My cardiologists were not amused when I said no to CLDS.
I had interviewed Dr. Linus Pauling a two-time Noble Prize winner. He was convinced that the increase in heart attack and cardiovascular disease was due to a deficiency of vitamin C. None of my esteemed professors at the Harvard Medical School had told me that humans, due to a genetic mishap eons ago had lost the ability to produce vitamin C. But all other animals, except the guinea pig, make their own vitamin C.
I made the decision to take large amounts of vitamin C. Pauling had told me that he took 20,000 milligrams (mg) of C daily. I decided to take 10,000mg of C daily and have done so for 28 years. The cardiologists are now all dead and I am still on this planet.
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