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 BOTTOM LINE: Please get at least about three grams of the complete vitamin C complex per day

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Did 1918 Spanish Flu Deaths Result From Aspirin-Induced Vitamin C Deficiency?

"Ascorbate deficiency is an important underlying factor and that all mechanisms known today leading to CVD can be triggered by ascorbate deficiency. The different mechanisms of human CVD known today therefore all compensate for impaired integrity and stability of the vascular wall caused by chronically low dietary ascorbate intake. If these mechanisms overshoot, heart attack, stroke and other forms of CVD develop. "  Doctor Matthias Rath, Note ascorbate is vitamin C in it's complete form as found in nature, ascorbic acid is a component of ascorbate 

“Doctor Szent-Georgi the discoverer of vitamin C came to understand after many years that ascorbic acid, rutin, and the other factors found in the vitamin C complex, were synergists: co-factors which together sparked the functional interdependence of biologically related nutrient factors. Ascorbic acid is just the antioxidant outer shell - the protector of all these other synergists so that they will be able to perform their individual functions.”  Doctor Tim O'Shea

“Most sources equate vitamin C with ascorbic acid, as though they were the same thing. They're not. Ascorbic acid is an isolate, a fraction, a distillate of naturally occurring vitamin C. In addition to ascorbic acid, vitamin C must include rutin, bioflavonoids, Factor K, Factor J, Factor P, Tyrosinase, Ascorbinogen, and other components”  Doctor Tim O'Shea

“Vitamins and minerals are not functionally separable. They make each other work. Example: vitamin D is necessary for the body to absorb calcium.   Copper is necessary for vitamin C activity. And so on. Mineral deficiencies can cause vitamin deficiencies, and vice versa. Epidemic mineral deficiency in America is a well-documented result of systematic soil depletion. So that is the other prime difference between whole food vitamins and synthetics: whole food vitamins contain within them many essential trace minerals necessary for their synergistic operation. Synthetic vitamins contain no trace minerals, relying on, and depleting, the bodies own mineral reserves.”  Doctor Tim O'Shea

“Whole food vitamin C as found in potatoes, onions, and citrus fruits is able to quickly cure any case of scurvy. By contrast, the fractionated chemical ascorbic acid has been shown to be insufficient in resolving a scurvy condition, simply because it does not act as a nutrient.” Lancet 1842, Note ascorbic acid is NOT ascorbate or vitamin C it is a COMPONENT of the vitamin C complex

“Cardiovascular Disease is essentially unknown in animals producing their own vitamin C at a daily rate of several grams.” Doctor Matthias Rath

 “Almost all the prescription drugs currently taken by millions of people lead to a gradual depletion of vitamins and other essential cellular nutrients in the body. Drugs are generally synthetic, nonnatural substances that we absorb in our bodies. Our bodies recognize these synthetic drugs as “toxic,” just like any other non-natural substance. Thus, all synthetic drugs have to be “detoxified” by the liver in order to eliminate them from our bodies. This detoxification process requires magnesium and vitamin C and other cellular nutrients as cofactors. Many of these essential nutrients are used up in biological (enzymatic) reactions during this detoxification process. One of the most common ways for eliminating drugs from our bodies is called hydroxylation.” The strongest “hydroxylating agent” in our bodies is vitamin C, which is literally destroyed during this detoxification process. Thus, long-term use of many synthetic prescription drugs leads to chronic vitamin depletion in the body, a form of early scurvy and the onset of cardiovascular disease.” Doctor Matthias Rath

 “Monkeys fed a very high fat diet and low levels of antioxidants vitamins C and E had severe arterial blockage. When these same monkeys had vitamin E added to their diet their arterial blockage dropped by one third. Adding some vitamin C along with the vitamin E to their diet for a couple of years reversed their arterial blockage by an additional 8 to 33 percent.”  Anthony J. Verlangieri Ph, D. University of Mississippi Atherosclerosis Research Center

“In patients given 2000 mg of vitamin C two hours later Ultrasound clearly showed dilation of an artery in the arm had improved by 50% in most patients and even more in patients with the worst internal vascular dysfunction.” Doctor Balz Frei et al, Boston University

 “In a study of elderly people those who ate 60 mg of vitamin C daily were twice as likely to have high blood pressure as those who ate 240 mg. There is something about not eating enough vitamin C that raises blood pressure.” Paul F. Jacques Researcher USDA

 “In post angioplasty patients who received 500 mg of vitamin C daily after their operation in four months only 24% had reclosed arteries as opposed to 43% who did not get the vitamin C. Only 12% of those who took the vitamin C needed another operation compared to 29% who did not receive vitamin C.” Japanese Study

“The main reason for high blood cholesterol is excessive metabolism of oxygen and sugar in our blood stream due to the polluted environment, and a diet high in refined carbohydrate, trans-fat, and stressful lifestyle. This leads to free radical generation that in turn damages the endothelial wall of the blood vessel. The body has an intrinsic repair mechanism to overcome the damage, but it needs the proper nutrients to get the job done. Some nutrients are made internally, while others need to be supplied externally. In the case of blood vessel repair, the key is ascorbic acid. It cannot be made endogenously and has to be taken in externally from food sources.” Doctor Michael Lam MD

“When our bodies lack Vitamin C, it causes proline to be lost in the urine as there is a net loss of collagen building in the body. Like lysine, proline has a high affinity for Lp(a) and therefore able to dissolve plaque. It is said to be even stronger than lysine in this action. It not only prevents further build-up of atherosclerotic deposits, it also helps to release already deposited fat globules from the blood vessel walls into the blood stream.”  Doctor Michael Lam MD

 “There is a significant link between vitamin C and HBP.” Taddei et al

 “People with low levels of vitamin C had higher levels of HBP.” Salonen et al

 “Among people with HBP a daily dose of 1000 mg of vitamin C reduced BP about 7%.” USDA

 “In an epidemiological study of 87,000 female nurses those that got more than 200 IU of vitamin E a day saw their risk of cardiovascular disease drop by 34%. High intakes of beta carotene dropped their risk 22%. High vitamin C intake dropped their risk 20%. Those who got vitamin E, vitamin C and beta carotene saw their risk drop 50%.” Harvard Nurses Study

 “Heart disease patients were given either 1000 mg or 2000 mg of vitamin C a day to access the effects of vitamin C on the breakdown of fibrinogen. At 1000 mg there was no effect. At 2000 mg a day of vitamin C however there was a 27% decrease in the platelet-aggregation index, a 12% reduction in cholesterol and a 45% increase in fibrinolytic activity.” Bordia 

 “If benign materials such as vitamin C are available to repair the injured artery the need for Lp(a) is moot. Without adequate amounts of vitamin C Lp(a) becomes indispensable.”  Doctor Matthias Rath

 “The dose of vitamin C necessary to increase the vitamin C content of the eye lens is equal to or greater than 1000 mg.” Ringvold et al

 “Vitamins K and C used together have shown considerable clinical efficacy when used to treat nausea and vomiting occurring during pregnancy. In a study 91% of patients showed complete remission within 72 hours.” Merkel

 “Vitamin C has been shown to protect the airways from inhaled oxidants.” Ghio et al

“On the other hand, vitamin C is water-soluble and fights free radicals in the plasma. Vitamin C and E help regenerate each other as well. Vitamin C is especially vital in any detoxification programs, as the body needs it for energy to process and eliminate wastes. High doses of vitamin C can have a laxative effect as it attracts water. Vitamin C can be taken until the bowel tolerance level (BTL) is achieved. The BTL varies from one person to another. Some people may reach a tolerance level at four to five grams (4,000-5,000 mg) while others only reach tolerance at 10 to15 grams (10,000-15,000 mg). Cancer patients can easily consume 20 to 30 grams (20,000-30,000 mg) of vitamin C to reach tolerance level, as they require more vitamin C than most people do.” Doctor Michael Lam MD, Note bowel tolerance is greatly affected by NEED when you are seriously sick it may increase 500% or more

“If we do not have sufficient amounts of Vitamin C to effect a constant intracellular concentration, then oxidized LDL and Lp(a) will further attract other oxidized lipids, thus resulting in plaque formation over time. To prevent this, we must flood our bodies with an abundant supply of Vitamin C and E.” Doctor Michael Lam MD

“It is thought the negative effects of sugar result from the elevation of insulin levels and the competition with vitamin C for metabolism transport sites.” Mann

 “High levels of vitamin C can protect levels of vitamin E in tissue and may contribute to the immune-enhancement of vitamin E.”  Niki

“Vitamin C is known to contribute to the development of antibodies and the neutralization of toxins in the building of natural immunity to infectious diseases. There is a very potent chemotherapeutic action of ascorbic acid when given in massive repeated doses, 500 to 1,000 mg (hourly), preferably intravenously or intramuscularly. When thus administered the effect in acute infectious processes is favorably comparable to that of the sulfonamides or the mycelial antibiotics, but with the great advantage of complete freedom from toxic or allergic reactions."  Doctor William J. McCormick 1955

 “Scurvy must have killed many, many people during the ice ages when vitamin C was almost impossible to obtain in quantities sufficient for health. For the survival of the species it is better to die directly or indirectly of arterial plaque after reproducing than to die of scurvy before we have reproduced. If Doctors Rath and Pauling’s theory is correct they lead the way to cure the most prolific killer in North America for a few pennies of ascorbate a day.” Udo Erasmus commenting on the work of Doctors Matthias Rath and Linus Pauling, Note we are still in the ice ages

 “Vitamin C is the most important antioxidant in our bodies, and increased intake of vitamin C plays the key role in preventing and reversing atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes.” Doctor Linus Pauling three time Nobel Prize winner, Note the politicians withheld his third prize

 “Vitamin C is among the strongest and most versatile of the antioxidants. It quenches free radicals and also recharges other antioxidants including vitamin E and glutathione. Vitamin C protects the B vitamins from oxidative damage.” Udo Erasmus

 “A widely publicized study showed that men who took 800 mg of vitamin C a day lived about 6 years longer than those who took the RDA of 60 mg a day.” Life Extension

“The secret behind Nature’s allergy remedy lies in three natural compounds: bromelain, quercetin, and vitamin C. Bromelain comes from the roots of the pineapple tree. Quercetin is plentiful in all kinds of plants, including apples, berries, broccoli, squash, and some nuts and seeds. And of course many fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C. Even though there have been plenty of studies proving their effectiveness, this “triple threat” has slipped under modern medicine’s radar screen. I’ve been using them with great success in my practice for years. What’s more, vitamin C and quercetin reinforce each other. Vitamin C makes quercetin last longer, and quercetin prevents vitamin C from breaking down.”  Doctor Robert J Rowen MD

 “Doctor Robert Cathcart demonstrated that high doses of vitamin C, 40 to 100 grams, orally or intravenously were able to greatly diminish acute viral hepatitis in two to four days. He showed clearing of jaundice within six days.” Murray & Pizzorno, Note when sick your body will absorb more oral vitamin C than when well

“In asthma and allergy settings, vitamin C has been proven effective to combat allergies. A dosage of 1000mg or more has some anti-histaminic effect, but the Vitamin C does much more than that. Because vitamin C is water soluble, its action is slower. A few weeks may be needed to achieve the adequate blood level. In the case of asthma, many studies have shown that a daily vitamin C dosage of 1000-2000mg can improve lung function and reduce the chances of asthmatic attacks. In one study, a daily dose of 2 grams has been shown to reduce asthma. Always try to include bioflavonoids when taking vitamin C, especially in high doses.” Doctor Michael Lam MD

"High doses of vitamins are deliberately not used. Writes Robert F. Cathcart III, M.D.: "I have been consulted by many researchers who proposed bold studies of the effects of massive doses of ascorbate (vitamin C). Every time the university center, the ethics committee, or the pharmacy committee deny permission for the use of massive doses of ascorbate and render the study almost useless. Seasoned researchers depending upon government grants do not even try to study adequate doses." Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, February 2, 2009

"Effective doses are high doses, often hundreds of times more than the US Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) or Daily Reference Intake (DRI). Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D., comments: "Drs. Wilfrid Shute and Evan Shute recommended doses from 400 IU to 8,000 IU of vitamin E daily. The usual dose range was 800 to 1600 IU but they report that they had given 8,000 IU without seeing any toxicity." The Shutes successfully treated over 35,000 patients with vitamin E." Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, February 2, 2009

"The most cost effective of all the nutrients or herbs that you can take to enhance the immune system is high doses of vitamin C and garlic. Plan to dramatically increase the dose when you feel particularly stressed, or fear you are coming down with something."  Doctor Garry Gordon

"Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure declined significantly as the vitamin C level rose." Block et al

"When topically applied vitamin C provides a skin-rejuvenating effect by improving collagen synthesis in the skin that slows down with aging as well as limiting skin damage from free radicals. Topical vitamin C is one of the most effective ways to boost collagen synthesis and slow it's degradation. Applying vitamin C to the skin is 20 times more effective than oral ingestion." Life Extension, Note please continue to get your at least 3 grams/day orally also!

"Supplementing with vitamin C reduces C-reactive protein a marker of inflammation linked with an increased risk of CVD." UCB

"I believe that learning about the risks and benefits of aggressive high-dose IV vitamin C treatment may save lots of lives, since such treatment combines at least two vital functions at once. It can lower heavy metal levels while also lowering the total body burden of pathogens and tumor cells." Doctor Gary Gordon MD

"Children with moderately persistent bronchial asthma may get benefit from their diet supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids, zinc and vitamin C," Mohammed Al Biltagi et al, Tanta University in Egypt. The study adds to a growing body of science linking fish consumption and fruit and vegetable intakes to a reduction in the risk of asthma, or improvements in the symptoms associated with the condition."  Children with Asthma 

"Researchers looked at a large group of older men and women, both smokers and non smokers. They found clear evidence that higher vitamin C intake led to stronger bones. But when the researchers adjusted for potassium intake, the benefits were lost. This means that potassium could account for the improvement. This raises a significant question. Was the benefit from just dietary vitamin C or what comes with dietary vitamin C? The authors said that you can't separate the vitamin C from the other constituents of fruit and veggies (like potassium) and get the same results. So there's obviously a synergistic effect."   Doctor Robert Rowen MD, Note get the complete Vitamin C Complex

"Our study analyzed the effect of sustained exposure to a vitamin C derivative, ascorbic acid 2-phosphate, in human dermal fibroblasts. We investigated which genes are activated by vitamin C in these cells, which are responsible for skin regeneration. The results demonstrated that vitamin C may improve wound healing by stimulating quiescent fibroblasts to divide and by promoting their migration into the wounded area. Vitamin C could also protect the skin by increasing the capacity of fibroblasts to repair potentially mutagenic DNA lesions." Doctor Tiago Duarte et al, University of Leicester

"Aspirin depletes the body of vitamin C. Aspirin is known as one of the most powerful drugs at depleting vitamin C in normally healthy individuals."      [Journal Clinical Pharmacology 1973; 13: 480]

"There is incontrovertible evidence that a shortage of vitamin C, emanating from poor diet, smoking, overuse of alcohol, aspirin, or vitamin-depleting drugs (the very drugs they treat flu patients with – steroids, antibiotics, etc.), is likely the primary cause of flu-related mortality.”  Bill Sardi Health Researcher, Note dehydration and low vitamin D and selenium  levels can do you in also

"The descriptions of flu-related, aspirin-induced lung disease by Doctor Starko are gripping. She cites records of doctors describing aspirin lung as looking like "the lungs of the drowned." There were small hemorrhages in the lungs which appeared "dark and red and wet, dripping wet."  Bill Sardi Health Researcher, Note aspirin drastically eliminates vitamin C from your body. Please read this insightful article  the knowledge will serve you well during our political pandemic

“A Taiwan study on 43 subjects with high lipid levels found that just two kiwis per day could significantly reverse lipid problems. HDL increased, as did vitamin C and vitamin E levels. What's more, their LDL dropped as well. This study confirms a Norwegian study done in 2004. In that trial, two to three kiwis per day dropped triglyceride levels by 15%. They also reduced platelet aggregation by 15%. Platelet aggregation places you at a higher risk of heart attacks and blood clots.”   Doctor Robert Rowen MD, Note kiwis are  high in vitamin C each containing about 90 mg

"Vitamin C – This powerful antioxidant helps your cells and DNA live longer by preventing telomere shortening. It does this by neutralizing harmful free radicals that can cause abnormalities in your DNA and genetic code.”   Doctor Al Sears MD

"Evidence that subsequent all-cause mortality may be predicted by vitamin C intakes and/or status has been obtained in several previous studies, and similarly for carotene and selenium.”    Life Extension, Note you MUST assure ingestion of LARGE amounts of vitamin C, carotene and selenium

“Most people know potato skins are healthy, but few are aware of the reason why. It’s because the skin is a real nutritional powerhouse. Just one fist-sized potato skin provides half your daily ­recommended intake of soluble fibre, potassium, iron, phos­phorous zinc and vitamin C. ‘Pound for pound, potatoes ­contain more vitamin C than oranges, so are perfect for anyone looking to ward off colds.”   Eating fruit and vegetable peel could combat cancer

Vitamin C is your body’s prime ingested water-soluble antioxidant

"Vitamin C used to treat scurvy and other deficiency conditions is more effective when given as a natural food concentrate which includes minerals, rutin and other analogs."   Sally Fallon

 Without Vitamin C you will slowly bleed to death. Vitamin C is a strong vasodilator, relaxing your arteries to promote normal BP (See HBP Protocol) and reduce cardiovascular disease (See Cardiovascular Disease Protocol). Vitamin C has an important role in recharging, supplying an electron,  the other antioxidants such as vitamin E. Vitamin C is found in most fresh foods including meats. Heat destroys Vitamin C, so eating raw fresh foods will provide the most.

Please note and understand ascorbic acid is NOT vitamin C. Ascorbic acid is but one component of ascorbate or vitamin C. The common reference to vitamin C usually means ascorbic acid. We know better.

Vitamin C Plays Many Roles

"Tumours with low vitamin C levels had more of a protein called HIF-1 which allows them to thrive in conditions of stress. The findings are significant as they show, for the first time, a direct relationship between HIF-1 and vitamin C levels in tumours and suggest it would be beneficial for people with cancer cells to have more vitamin C."    Professor Margreet Vissers   Vitamin C can curb cancer growth, say New Zealand researchers

Three of the most important are as an antioxidant directly and indirectly when recharging other antioxidant and as a critical component of collagen production. to include cartridge, joint tissue and other connective tissue.

 Don’t live with Scurvy

 Since we no longer eat lots of raw fresh food Vitamin C can be a problem for many people. Low Vitamin C levels are a root cause of many cardiovascular problems (See Atherosclerosis Protocol). Low vitamin C levels are almost certainly a contributing factor in MANY health problems. The simple brutal fact is that MANY people are walking around with sub clinical scurvy. Vitamin C is one of the few ways we have of ameliorating (See Chelation Protocol) the toxic effects of the fluoride (See Fluoride Protocol) that we are being poisoned with. High levels of vitamin C are thought by many to extend your life as vitamin C is the only known antioxidant able to protect the genetic code regulating your life span; your DNA.

 Vitamin C can cure Disease

"Doctor Thomas Levy, who has provided the definitive proof in his book ‘ Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases and Toxins: Curing the Incurable’. He is one of the world’s experts in effects of vitamin C on viruses. Here’s what he says “I have not found any flu virus for which vitamin C does not exert a virucidal effect, as long as enough vitamin C reaches the virus, such as in any acute infection. Vitamin C is virtually devoid of negative side effects.”  Patrick  Holford

The effective therapeutic dose is based on clinical observation and bowel tolerance. Clinical observation is essentially "taking enough C to be symptom free, whatever that amount may be." Bowel tolerance means exactly what you think it means: the amount that can be absorbed from the gut without causing loose stools. [5,6]. Very high doses, 30,000 - 200,000 mg, divided up throughout the day, are remarkably non-toxic and have been documented by physicians as curing viral diseases as various as the common cold, flu, hepatitis, viral pneumonia, and even polio. [4,5,7]. On first reading this may sound incredible. We invite interested persons to read further, starting with the references listed below, and especially Dr. Frederick R. Klenner's Clinical Guide to the Use of Vitamin C. This short book is posted in its entirety at http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/198x/smith-lh-clinical_guide_1988.htm

Several mechanisms for vitamin C's antiviral effect are known or suggested from studies [4,8]. The antioxidant property of ascorbate promotes a reducing environment in the bloodstream and tissues, enhancing the body's response to oxidative stress from inflammation [9], thereby helping to fight microbes and viruses that propagate in stressful conditions [10]. Ascorbate has been shown to have specific antiviral effects in which it inactivates the RNA or DNA of viruses [11,12,13], or in the assembly of the virus [14]."   Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, December 3, 2009

 Ascorbate can enhance the production of interferon, which helps prevent cells from being infected by a virus [15,16]. Ascorbate stimulates the activity of antibodies [17], and in megadoses seems to have a role in mitochondrial energy production [18] . It can enhance phagocyte function, which is the body's mechanism for removing viral particles and other unwanted debris [4]. White blood cells, involved in the body's defense against infections of all types, concentrate ascorbate up to 80 times plasma levels, which, if you take enough vitamin C, allows them to bring huge amounts of ascorbate to the site of the infection [4]. Many different components of the immune response, B-cells, T-cells, NK cells, and also cytokine production, all with important roles in the immune response, are enhanced by ascorbate [19-23].”       Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, December 3, 2009

"With such a little body, you have to marvel at where all that ascorbate was going. Of course, it is the opinion of those who promulgate the US RDA and related nutritional mythology that almost all of that baby's vitamin C went uselessly into the toilet. Ray and his wife would tell you differently. They would say that their sick child soaked it up like a sponge, and then promptly got better. You choose the answer that works for you.”      Aggressive Dosing of Vitamin C in Serious Disease, Note here we have a classic case of a body in need COMPLETELY accepting and thriving on vitamin C in doses of MANY tens of grams/day

"Many viral infectious diseases have been cured and can continue to be cured by the proper administration of Vitamin C.  Yes, the vaccinations for these treatable infectious diseases are completely unnecessary when one has  the access to proper treatment with vitamin C.  And, yes, all the side effects of vaccinations...are also completely unnecessary since the vaccinations do not have to be given in the first place with the availability of properly dosed vitamin C."   Doctor Thomas Levy M.D., J.D. (Vitamin C,  Infectious Diseases and Toxins p30)

"Subjects who had reduced dietary vitamin C and high CRP had almost twice the risk of dying from CVD over follow-up than those who had a greater intake of vitamin C and lower CRP levels."   Life Extension

 The first physician to aggressively use Vitamin C to cure diseases was Frederick R. Klenner, M.D. Beginning back in the early 1940's. Dr. Klenner consistently cured chicken pox, measles, mumps, tetanus and polio with huge doses of vitamin C. Certainly if it is effective for these diseases it will help tremendously with the flu. From 1943 through 1947 Dr. Klenner reported successful treatment of 41 cases of viral pneumonia using massive doses of vitamin C.

 Vitamin C can help you avoid colds and allergies. Vitamin C boosts your immune system. Vitamin C is also powerfully anti-histamine. It halts the production of histamine and speeds up the breakdown of histamine already in the blood. A 1992 study showed that taking two grams of vitamin C per day lowered histamine levels by 38 percent in healthy adults—after just one week.

Clinical Guide to the Use of Vitamin C

Continuation of  Vitamin C  Protocol (See Vitamin C Protocol Continuation)

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