Then there's the long micro-nutrient list that Sheldon has compiled. The Levins have substituted green tea for coffee and both take Life Extension Mix multi-vitamins daily to boost general health and prolong longevity. They both intend to live to be 120 years old. But the micro-nutrient list doesn't end here. Typical symptoms include an enlarged spleen and vascular problems such as pain in the fingers and toes.
Stroke is a serious concern.
In this country the disease is commonly treated with the drug hydroxyurea, but Charlotte refused to put any cytotoxins in her system. The Levins discovered that in Europe, ET is often treated simply by aspirin and plenty of water, a program that Charlotte much preferred. Further reading suggested other micro-nutrients could be effective in preventing clotting and thus diminish the risk of stroke. She then alternates one year on 325 mg of enteric coated aspirin every day with one year of non-enteric coated aspirin, and drinks at least eight glasses of water a day, following the European recommendations. Sheldon also is doing well about one month into what may be a year of androgen-blocking therapy to fight his cancer.