['Dr. Strangelove']
Obliged to Henry for the cure for (and prophylaxis against) swine, or any other species of, flu.
It corresponds quite closely to Mrs. Underclass’ traditional remedy, though to heroic doses of vitamin C she usually adds what she describes as a ‘hot toddy’, the recipe for which she does not disclose, but the fumes from which will remove saffron from stainless steel.
Yet more interesting is his prescription for cholesterol. He advises against statins. I managed to snap an NHS cardiologist right out of his half-asleep prescribing-routine by declining a prescription for these things, explaining to his satisfactorily amusing horror that I thought it was probably inappropriate for me to become dependent upon any more drugs at my time of life.
Instead, at the insistence of my GP, I tried a modern alternative (stanol esters). This is (a) very expensive and (b) quite repellent. After six months of it, my cholesterol count had worsened.
Henry suggests instead:
Vitamin B3 Niacin Modified release tablets. 1-2 grams at night… Also take Co enzyme Q 10 100mg-300mg and 1000mg Vitamin C twice daily… Ignore me at your peril.
I shall try to obtain some supplies of these items and see what happens. Of course, as one of Henry’s commenters points out, such things will not be allowed for much longer to compete with the pharmaceutical industry and its state-funded marketing arm.
You shall be the producer of the most expensive Urine on the planet.
but then he can put it on his compost heap and use it to grow food plants with excellent growth and fruit
oh the niacin is prescribable Ask your GP to open his BNF and prescribe it for you.
As is the Vitamin C
Unfortunately they have taken ubiquinone or Co enzyme Q10 off the formulary
It used to be the vitamin of choice in Japanese heart patients
300 mg a day LU and you will be fit heart wise for the rest of your much longer life
Be sure to take the vit D aswell
By ‘prescribable’ do you mean that it is available only on prescription, or that it actually costs more than an NHS prescription charge?
No it means that if it is cheaper for you to have a prescription for £7.20 that the GP can prescribe three months for you like that rather than you buy Niacin 1-2 g times 90 for more than that
I’m saying that it might be cheaper that way Im all for saving money
Ah! Many thanks. I’ll mention it to my GP.
so what happened?