Brandon hosts Dr. Gifford-Jones lecture
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- Published on Thursday, March 17, 2016
Photo by John Drinkwater. Dr. Gifford-Jones speaking on Thursday, March 10 at a lecture, given at the Victoria Inn, Brandon.
By John Drinkwater
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A large audience was enthralled by a lecture given by medical personality, Dr. Gifford-Jones on March 10, at the Victoria Inn, Brandon.
W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is the pen name of Dr. Ken Walker. He was born in England, moved to Canada as a youngster and presently resides in Toronto. He is a graduate of The University of Toronto and The Harvard Medical School. He took post-graduate training in surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, McGill University in Montreal and Harvard. During his medical career he has been a family doctor, hotel doctor and ship's surgeon, and is a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons and author of nine books.
His medical column is published by 70 Canadian newspapers, several in the U.S. and the Epoch Times which has editions in a number of European countries.
Gifford-Jones spoke of his experiences in the medical field, heart disease and in particular, the benefits of Vitamin C and lysine. Following his heart attack, 18 years ago, he remembered advice given by Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Noble Prize winner, who stated that large amounts of vitamin C and lysine prevent coronary attacks. Vitamin C is required to make healthy collagen, the glue that holds cells together, just like mortar is needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in cement, makes collagen stronger. Dr. Gifford-Jones said, “Instead of taking cholesterol-lowering drugs (CLDs), I chose to take 10,000mg of vitamin C and 5,000mg of lysine. During those 18 years of medication, I met Deane Parkes, the president of Preferred Nutrition, who said he could make it into a powder formulation instead of swallowing so many pills. That product is called Medi-C Plus. I do not recommend those taking CLDs to stop. This is a decision that can only be made by patients and their doctors.”
During the evening, Gifford-Jones mentioned his latest book, 90 + How I Got There. Now at 92 years, he said you need three things : good genes, good luck and a lot of common sense.
