Vitamin C

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[PAROX2010]

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[stan]

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[Luc]

Lots of Vitamin C in that picture, that's for sure.

[Luc]

The health benefits of vitamin C go well beyond a stronger immune system

(NaturalNews) Vitamin C is perhaps best known for its ability to strengthen the immune system. But this potent nutrient also has many other important roles that control significant aspects of our health.

When we get enough in our diets, vitamin C helps detoxify our bodies, promotes healing of all of our cells, and allows us to better deal with stress. It also supports the good bacteria in our gut, destroys detrimental bacteria and viruses, neutralizes harmful free radicals, removes heavy metals, protects us from pollution, and much more.

Unfortunately, most Americans are not getting anywhere near enough of this vitamin to experience these health benefits. That's especially true for our children.

One reason why we fall so short is that our diet simply does not consist of nearly enough raw fruits and vegetables. Another reason is that the RDA of 90 mg for vitamin C is set much too low, which is the same problem we see with vitamin D. Such a low RDA leads people into a false sense of security that they are meeting their daily requirements. It also makes them wary of taking the much higher dosages that are required for good health.

So the question becomes just how much vitamin C does a human need? A good starting point is to look at animals that are able to synthesize their own vitamin C.

All animals except humans, primates, guinea pigs, and a handful of other species are able to make their own vitamin C. We know that the vast majority of animals make approximately 30 mg per kg of body weight. That works out to be about 2 grams of vitamin C for a 150 pound person. We also know that when animals are under stress, injured, or sick, they can make up to ten times more vitamin C than their normal daily requirements.

Since humans are unable to make vitamin C, we must get it from our diets. When the differences in body weights are equalized, primates and guinea pigs consume 20 to 80 times the RDA suggested amount. The great apes, our closest living relatives, require anywhere from 2-6 grams (2,000 - 6,000 mg) of Vitamin C per day under normal healthy conditions.

How much we humans need can be a bit more complicated, as it depends on many variables such as diet, age, stress level, amount of exposure to pollutants, amount of medications we take, and overall health. A generic amount is around 1-4 grams per day for a healthy individual. People with serious illnesses will need much, much more.

Excellent food sources of this potent nutrient include rose hips, acerola cherries, and camu camu fruit. More common produce such as chili peppers, red peppers, parsley, kiwifruit, and broccoli are also good sources. It is important to note that most of the vitamin C in foods will be destroyed with cutting, cooking, storing, and other forms of processing.

As far as supplements are concerned, natural vitamin C complexes are much more potent than the common and less expensive ascorbate forms. However, someone that needs a lot of vitamin C will find that the natural complexes can be cost prohibitive. Mineral ascorbates and ascorbic acid are acceptable forms to take for reaping all of vitamin C's many health benefits. Just be sure to look for vitamin C supplements that are non-GMO, as the vast majority of these supplements come from GMO corn.

http://www.naturalnews.com/032027_vi...ne_system.html


Here is more info;

http://www.naturalnews.com/038379_vi...ms_scurvy.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/037533_vi...eoporosis.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/036068_vi...er_tumors.html

And, of course, our Vitamin C thread in Alternative Healing Methods subforum; http://antidepressantwithdrawal.info...p?45-Vitamin-C

[Luc]

Bump to the thread.

[Luc]

Reduce blood pressure naturally with vitamin C: Study

Friday, June 07, 2013 by: PF Louis

(NaturalNews) In 2012, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine conducted a systemic meta-anaysis of 29 different studies on the effects of vitamin C for reducing high blood pressure (BP), entitled "Effects of vitamin C supplementation on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials."

The the studies' median daily dose of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) used was 500 mg (not really very high) for a median duration of eight weeks. Those median dosages actually ranged from 60 mg to 4,000 mg daily among the 29 trials analyzed, while trial sized ranged from 10 to 120 participants, and the median duration of eight weeks covered a range of two to 26 weeks.

The vitamin C mechanics that inspired this meta-analysis was the ability of ascorbic acid to increase intracellular tetrahydrobiopterin involved with the production of nitric oxide (NO), which helps dilate blood vessels as well as improve endothelial (outer layer of blood vessels' inner walls) strength and elasticity.

The meta-analysis concluded that the studies showed significant reductions in BP overall, and were even more significant among those with high blood pressure (HBP) with both lower systolic and diastolic numbers. (BP numbers explained, source below)

Of course, their conclusion was to have "further long term studies before vitamin C could be recommended as a deterrent or adjunct for treating high BP," a handy phrase that keeps Big Pharma from putting researchers on unemployment rosters.

Linus Pauling already knew this and more

Linus Pauling is the biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1954 with his pace setting research that included inorganic and organic chemistry in addition to his work with vitamin C. Amazingly, there are some who continue to marginalize his work and debunk the merits of vitamin C.

Here's what Pauling had to say about vitamin C and heart health in 1992:

"...we can get almost complete control of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes by the proper use of vitamin C and lysine. It can prevent cardiovascular disease and even cure it. If you are at risk of heart disease, ...or if you have had a mild heart attack yourself, then you had better be taking vitamin C and lysine."

Linus Pauling recommended equally high doses of lysine and vitamin C to create two cardiovascular strengthening situations. Despite all the widespread LDL cholesterol blather, there is a subtype of cholesterol that causes most arterial inflammation, which is lipoprotein A or Lp(a). Consuming healthy omega-3 fats actually lowers Lp(a).

Cholesterol in your skin converts the sun's UVB rays into the early phase of manufacturing vitamin D. It is also a major component of cell wall structures, neurotransmitter myelin sheathing, and brain matter. So healthy non-processed fats, especially high omega-3 fats should be a substantial part of our diets.

Statin drugs such as Lipitor reduce cholesterol so effectively that they invite dementia and other neurological issues as well as heart attacks! Little attention is paid to Lp(a) because there are no patented drugs to remove it. Lp(a)is usually from poorly metabolized processed carbohydrates, especially HFCS.

Lp(a) is the devilishly heavy, sticky subtype cholesterol molecule that's able to slip under blood vessels' weakened endothelium coating to create ruptures. Lysine binds with Lp(a) molecules and hauls them away.

Vitamin C is a major factor for creating collagen, a substance that promotes flexible strengthening of endothelium layers inside blood vessels. So lysine carts away Lp(a) while vitamin C strengthens and elasticizes blood vessels' endotheliulm.

Creating blood vessels that are stronger with higher elasticity while eliminating inflammatory molecules also contributes to lowering HBP without side effects. View the info-graphic at the bottom of the Linus Pauling article below.

http://www.naturalnews.com/040669_vi...s_Pauling.html

[Sheila]

Linus Pauling!

Statins are very bad for you. They’re too effective. We need cholesterol. They make it hard for you to make energy.

[Needinghelp]

I know know what the problem is with the Vitamin C. It makes my stomach bloated and uncomfortable. What can i do? I went up to 500mg and it got worse. I have 1000mg sustained release tablets

[Luc]

500 mg is still quite low, Needingelp. Could as well be the typical set of WD symptoms and/or the nocebo effect upon taking the vitamin. Do you experience these stomach problems directly after taking it?