People who have suffered a heart attack often use it as an opportunity to turn their lives around. They may quit smoking, lose weight and take up a healthy exercise regime, and some also turn to vitamins, minerals and supplements to protect their future wellbeing. New research, however, shows that this final step may all be in vain.
The study has shown that high doses of vitamins have no beneficial effects whatsoever on the wellness of patients who have suffered a previous heart attack. They do not make any difference in terms of the long-term prognosis of the patient and do not appear to play any part in guarding against further heart attacks.
Interestingly, when combined with active chelation therapy, there was shown to be an increased benefit in taking vitamins in high doses, although the reasons for this are unclear, and further research must now be carried out in order to discover why high dose vitamins have no beneficial effect on their own, but do seem to have a beneficial effect when they are teamed with chelation.
Chelation therapy is when multiple intravenous injections of EDTA, a synthetic amino acid, are given to a patient who is suffering from some form of cardiovascular disease. The amino acid binds to certain metals and minerals, such as cadmium, lead and calcium, and this practice is sometimes used by alternative therapists. During the study, one group were offered a placebo supplement alongside the therapy, whilst another group were given a high dose vitamin alongside the therapy.
The group that received the high-dose vitamin alongside the therapy suffered from less recurrent heart attacks than the placebo group.
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