vikingtom

I've also read a similar theory linked to the effect of vitamin C in combatting scurvy (thinning of the arteries) It suggested that cholesterol in evolutionary terms was the bodies way of strengthening the arteries when vitamin C was in shorter supply ie. during periods of extreme cold. Not sure about the validity of this and can't remember where I got...

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Hi Darko, I occasionally suffer from shortness of breath too. My doctor said that the likelihood was that it was a result of the poor vit and mineral absorption because of damaged intestines. I know you say you take a multivitamin but even these can be poorly absorbed. I think my shortness of breath arises due to me getting slightly anemic sometimes...

Hey Debmidge, My Spanish isn't great but I live in the Canary islands so I've had to learn numerous phrases to explain coeliac's disease to Spanish friends, chefs etc. The above phrases would translate roughly as 1) El paciente siga un r