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Funny thing about that, my doctor told me to take D3 pills years ago, in addition to my regular vitamin regimen.

I haven't been sick at all since this falderal started three years ago. But, I will admit that I am an odd bird, as I take 21 vitamin, mineral and supposed nostrum pills of various types and descriptions. That's in addition to my prescribed medications.

One thing I have been taking for decades is lecithin which is an emulsifier and could prevent or destroy blood clots, or reduce the effect of plaque formation.

Soy Lecithin Benefits
So there are some potential negatives, but on the other side, there is a lot of research showing that soy lecithin can be used as a healing agent.
Referred to as a fat that is “essential” to the cells in our bodies, lecithin is used both as a standalone medicine and also as a common additive in many medicines today. In spite of the side effects discussed above, lecithin has been used for years to treat a number of diseases including:
Anxiety
Alzheimer’s disease
Depression
Dementia
Eczema
Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)
Gall bladder disorders
Liver disorders
The lecithin supplements are used for decreasing hyperlipidemia and increasing lipid metabolism
The journal Cholesterol published a study in 2010 that evaluated total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol after patients had been given soy lecithin after having been diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia levels. Thirty volunteers were given one 500 mg soy lecithin supplement each day and the results were shocking.
A decrease of 42.05% in LDL after 1 month.
A decrease of 56.15% in LDL after 2 months.
A decrease of 40.66% in total cholesterol after 1 month.
A decrease of 42.00% in total cholesterol after 2 months.
What is soy lecithin and what does it do? Soy lecithin supplements have significantly increased immunity functions in diabetics in addition to normalizing cholesterol levels. Brazilian researchers also found that daily soy lecithin caused macrophage activity, which is white blood cells engulfing foreign debris in diabetic rats. They also discovered that lymphocyte numbers skyrocketed to 92 percent in non-diabetic rats.
Phosphatidylserine, a common phospholipid that makes up part of the cell membranes in both plants and animals, is also one of the keys to lecithin’s health benefits.
It has also been known to have a positive effect on the stress hormones adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol, and phosphatidylserine, derived from cow brains, has been shown to dampen the response to physical stress.
German researchers studied soy lecithin phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylserine complex (PAS) supplementation to see what effect on it has on ACTH.
Published in the Danish journal Stress, 20 people were given dosages of 400 mg, 600 mg and 800 mg of PAS. They discovered the PAS had remarkable effects on the human psyche, and they found that the level of dosage also had a major impact. They discovered that the 400 mg dose was a lot more effective at blunting serum ACTH and cortisol levels than the larger doses.
Soy Lecithin Nutritional Facts
One cup of soy lecithin, extracted from soybean oil, has this nutritional content:
Choline – 763 mg
1:8 omega-3 to omega-6 ratio.
Vitamin K – 501%
Keep in mind that it is very unlikely anyone would ever take in this amount of lecithin, so the numbers may not be what you would expect. Even so, the organic variety is a good source of choline, which has many health benefits.
“One of the newest nutrients to be added to the list of human vitamins,” according to the George Mateljan Foundation, choline plays a key role in methylation, and this can actually affect every cell in the body. Methylation is vital in that it maintains human life and involves the transfer of a methyl group (1 carbon and 3 hydrogen atoms) to amino acids, enzymes, and DNA. Methylation is so crucial for our health that inadequate activity has been linked to:
Alzheimer’s disease
Cancer
Abnormal Immune Function
Heart Disease
Dementia
Diabetes
Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Inflammation
Down’s Syndrome
Fertility & Miscarriages
Pregnancy Problems
Psychiatric Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurotransmitter Imbalances

Several years ago my regular physician had taken an anomalous EKG and told me to see a cardiologist. The cardiologist gave me treadmill stress test which I passed with flying colors and had no symptoms of a heart problem. He told me that without symptoms and passing a stress test I was not operable.

My physician was not satisfied and talked me into getting an echocardiogram which showed that I had severe plaque in my heart I went back to the cardiologist and he seemed very annoyed and told me to come back if I ever had a symptom.

I then asked the cardiologist about my taking lecithin capsules for decades, and in spite of heart disease in every male in my extended family, including my there brothers and my father, did he think that might have been why I have dodged the bullet regarding heart disease? My cardiologist said, "yes, that could have minimized the effect of plaque in my heart." LOL My cardiologist basically told me to stop wasting his time and come back when I really needed him, "so I got that goin for me, which is nice."