Where is diabetes? It is wrapped into most of the other factors. Where was LDL? Well, it came 46th… out of 48. Essentially, it was of no significance at all. None.

“Vitamin C deficiency results in impaired immunity and higher susceptibility to infections. In turn, infections significantly impact on vitamin C levels due to enhanced inflammation and metabolic requirements. Furthermore, supplementation with vitamin C appears to be able to both prevent and treat respiratory and systemic infections.”

Whilst I entirely agree that vitamin C deficiency (however you define it) is a cause of atherosclerosis. It is definitely not the cause. I think he went over the top in what he claimed.

My advice, take a supplement. Especially if you live in an area with ‘soft’ water – which means not many minerals. Doubly especially if you have atrial fibrillation. It might just go away. How much do you need to take? Around 400 mg a day is fine.

“…magnesium deficiency can lead to serious morbidity and mortality and has been implicated in multiple cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, dyslipidaemia and diabetes. Unfortunately, the western diet is often low in magnesium due to the refining and processing of foods, and

“Furthermore, because of chronic diseases, medications, decreases in food crop magnesium contents, and the availability of refined and processed foods, the vast majority of people in modern societies are at risk for magnesium deficiency.”

Yes, magnesium is critical stuff. It is extremely important for health, especially heart health. For one thing, it is required for the correct functioning of the electrical system in your heart. Because of this, it increases the risk of atrial fibrillation. Here from the paper “Low serum magnesium and the development of atrial fibrillation in the

Did anyone notice? As in, did anyone say, ‘golly I feel low in magnesium today’. Nope. Did anyone die. Yup, they did. As outlined in the paper “Association between exposure to desalinated sea water and ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus and colorectal cancer; A population-based study in Israel.” 267 There were possibly as many as 4,000

Magnesium Most people are probably blissfully aware that they need magnesium in the diet, and if you do not have enough how would you know? As with Hughes’ syndrome, the first recognisable symptoms may be… suddenly dropping dead.