Further on Dumbing-Down

A friend has sent me an article about the dangers of vegetable oils.  My somewhat curmudgeonly response (it hit a nerve):

‘Thanks for this.  It brings to mind an old pet peeve of mine.  I have wondered if western medical-school students, somewhere along the way to their degrees, lose whatever rational, deductive-reasoning skills they may have developed - or been allowed to develop - along the way of their schooling getting to that pinnacle; or simply choose by then to enter into the medical-pharmaceutical-complex conspiracy.  Make that the medical-pharmaceutical-government-complex conspiracy, especially these outrageously developed bought-off daze.  

‘I am talking about the perfectly logical fact that it isn’t a matter of how much cholesterol is circulating in our systems - which is a very important substance to our wellbeing, in many says - so much as what causes it to precipitate out onto the arterial linings in the first place. Which is part of its job, to help patch up the damage that has been wrought to the linings.  From a deficiency in vitamin C, and a couple of amino acids in particular.  (Lysine and proline come to mind, although I wouldn’t swear to it; it has been around twenty years since I read a book on the subject.)  And the same principle goes for cancer, and a whole host of the other ailments that, er, ail us.  

‘One of these days we will wake up.  Although soon enough is a big question.   Besides, there’s not a lot you can do to fix stupid.’

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P.S. Magnesium is very important in regards to the health of the arterial system; also vitamin E; and other nutrients.  The point is that we have been sold out by our western medical system, to the drug companies.  Their partners in a conspiracy against us.

     Comes the revolution..

P.P.S. Yes on the two amino acids.  Plus other important info now available to the public on the Internet.
     Although for how long is debatable...