Vitamins and other micronutrients are the only scientifically proven way for universal prevention. It should be a human right to get sufficient knowledge on this important aspect of global health. As of today, this breathtaking perspective has still not arrived in global health education.

Celebrating the First Annual World Vitamin Day

It was July 2, 1994, when the late Linus Pauling – two-time Nobel laureate and pioneer in vitamin research – climbed the stage in the Mark Hopkins hospital in San Francisco, California. What he and his fellow collaborator Dr. Matthias Rath were about to announce was nothing short of a revolution in health care: vitamins can prevent heart attacks and many other coronary diseases. This breakthrough in vitamin research fueled thousands of scientific publications in the years to come and lead to the start of a transformation of the medical world. The adaption of natural health approaches in preventing – and even curing – cardiovascular diseases is irreversible. The death rate from heart attacks has already fallen dramatically.

The Scientific Background

The discovery presented on July 2, 1994 revealed that the development of atherosclerotic deposits in the arteries of the heart is triggered by a long-term deficiency of vitamin C in the cells. Today it is confirmed that vitamin C is essential to maintain healthy blood vessels and reduce atherosclerosis. The Dr. Rath Research Institute has also clinically proven that vitamin C is not the only nutrient that is critical in maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system. Vitamin C, in combination with the amino acids lysine, proline and other specific nutrients, is vital for maintaining healthy arteries and the cardiovascular system.

The scientific breakthrough is documented on the website of the Dr. Rath Research Institute.