vitamin c

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    Megadosing Vitamin C? (Increase DHEA, Lower Cortisol)

    Since DHEA is illegal in my country I have been looking for natural ways to increase it through diet/supplements. I found this study where the participants megadosed with 4 grams of Vitamin C daily for ten days. They splitted the dose to 1 gram every 6 hour : Annals NY Acad of Sciences, Jul...
  2. P

    Why Do Some People Bleed From Aspirin Even When Taking Vit. K? The Vascular And Vitamin C Connection

    (Note: I'm not a medical practitioner. I'm merely sharing this information because it may be of your interest. I like learning about aspirin because I use it daily and try to be cautious with it :) ) Many people report bleeding issues from aspirin/salicylates even from low doses, and even...
  3. M

    Vitamin C And Acne

    Vitamin C is supposed to affect the adrenals quite strongly. It is supposed to boost adrenal function. Well my wife has been having colds quite frequently this year as she mixes with lots of babies. She decided to try higher dose Vit C usage to stop the colds and it seemed to help. She would...
  4. F

    Vitamin C For Stress? What Happened?

    I swear I have tried everything over the last year as far as supplements go (and lifestyle) to reduce stress - apart from diet I've tried anything and everything Peat recommends. Nothing has worked except for salt water to a small degree. But the other day I started taking Vitamin C powder to...
  5. E

    Vitamin C, Half Life Ignored!

    not sure if this old news ,but I only discovered it recently.Theres also more info trickling out regarding mega doses making iron more available and reducing iron overload. I am not at all scientific and this is above my head but surely someone like haidut could comment on it . PLEASE...
  6. Amazoniac

    Partners In Defense, Vitamins E And C

    Legends of Kyrandia, a study done to explore the interaction of vits E and C Partners in defense, vitamin E and vitamin C. - PubMed - NCBI "To differentiate the role of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase in this AA-induced tocopherol oxidation, we conducted experiments in which platelet...
  7. DaveFoster

    Vitamin C Prevents Lipid Peroxidation

    Effects of thermal stress and vitamin C on lipid peroxidation and fatty acid composition in the liver of thornfish Terapon jarbua. - PubMed - NCBI In fish. Interestingly, dates are very low in PUFA and also in vitamin c. Oranges are higher in PUFA and very high in vitamin c. Guava is...
  8. Nicholas

    Vit. C/Ascorbic Acid/Blood Vessels/Tobacco Smoking/Liver Burden

    I am considering supplementing Vitamin C (probably the Nutrigold brand i found on Toxinless) because of broken capillaries forming on my face. It's the only supplement that makes sense so far in my research (perhaps in combo. with a little Lysine). There are, obviously, more systemic issues...
  9. M

    Where Does Ray Stand On The "Ascorbic Acid Is Not Vitamin C" Claim?

    Where does Ray stand on the "Ascorbic acid is not Vitamin C" claim? Now, I know that Ray Peat thinks that (at least modern) vitamin C supplements carry the risk of carrying contaminants and at least for that reason, he's not a fan of vitamin supplementation. (Not sure if he, or someone, said...
  10. E

    Humans Generate Vitamin C Via Their Gut Microbes?

    It's been known for years that many B vitamins and also K2 can be generated by the gut microbiome. Now a study shows that vitamin C can also be created "down there". Lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria can do it. http://datateca.unad.edu.co/contenidos/401585/Bacteria_as_vitamin_suppliers.pdf
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    Gum Irritation/Gingivitis: Progesterone With Vitamin C?

    I want to postulate something, that perhaps more intelligent people can analyse. I have taken high dose progesterone for the last few months. Not just 3x 3 drops per day, but more like 10-15 drops, twice a day. Needless to say, I got high, euphoric, anxiety dissolved (hurrah!) and very sleepy...
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    Timing Of Vitamin C And Minerals

    In reading through the research literature, a number of papers claim that vitamin C in the presence of metal ions will have a pro-oxidant behavior, instead of the usual role of vitamin C being an antioxidant. The two metals you most often see in the literature are iron and copper. This...
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    Ascorbic Acid

    I have been taking ascorbic acid for about an year now. It helps me with cold, sneezing, running nose and allergies besides providing me with a sense of calm. I have read Dr. Linus Pauling's work on Vitamin C as well as other users posts in this forum. I guess the concern is really about the...
  14. fabiomln

    Vitamin C Competes With Sugar

    there is some evidence that vitamin C competes with sugar. So someone says that: Glucose and ascorbic acid are constantly competing for insulin transport so diets high in sugar and carbohydrates will decrease the amount of ascorbic acid that enters cells and thus create undesirable effects on...
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    Vitamin C Fine With Zinc; Bad With Copper (or Iron)

    Hi, was eating oysters and I found this: Effects of ascorbic acid on zinc absorption.
  16. haidut

    Vitamin C May Treat Cancer

    Probably everybody has heard of Linus Pauling, and his protocol involving large doses of vitamin C. Unfortunately, when Linus was allowed to test vitamin C in a clinical setting all the trials were conducted with oral instead of intravenous vitamin C. So, since there was not much effect, people...
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    Vitamin C

    Besides orange juice, does anyone supplement with vitamin C?
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    Other Dietary High Vitamin C Sources Besides OJ?

    What other foods are high in vitamin C besides the Oranges? I tried liking OJ,but i still dont like it. My last attempt at trying to incorporate it,is by making gummies with some raw canesugar with it,but if that doesnt work I'm out. Should this be the case,then what foods are also high in...
  19. J

    Mega Dosing Vitamin C

    There is some controversy regarding megadosing of vitamin C. Some claim it can lower cholesterol. What are your thoughts?
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