Bird flu remains dangerous as it continues to mutate
By Robert S. Boyd, McClatchy Newspapers Wed Feb 20,
2008
WASHINGTON — Like the rumble of distant thunder, bird
flu continues to spread across Asia , Africa and Europe .
Although it's been out of the news lately in the United States,
scientists say that avian influenza, as it's also known, remains
a serious threat to human and animal health...
By Robert S. Boyd, McClatchy Newspapers Wed Feb 20,
2008
WASHINGTON — Like the rumble of distant thunder, bird
flu continues to spread across Asia , Africa and Europe .
Although it's been out of the news lately in the United States,
scientists say that avian influenza, as it's also known, remains
a serious threat to human and animal health...
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Health Boundaries Bite
Vitamin C is a natural antibiotic
- (among other things)
When I had tetanus and little money, causing Doctors to refuse to see
me, I couldn't get a prescription for Metronidazol, the antibiotic used to
kill clostridia, the tetanus causing bacteria.
By chance I found a web site focusing on the dangers of vaccinations. I
wrote the webmaster saying that if I'd had a tetanus shot it would have
been vastly better than getting the disease since tetanus kills about half the
people who get it.
The webmaster, however, pointed me to a page of hers showing a study
in which vitamin C had been given to chickens which were then poisoned
with strychnine, which is similar to tetanus. None receiving the vitamin C
died nor did they have as severe symptoms as those not receiving vitamin
C. In another study people in Bangladesh with tetanus were given vitamin
C and none had as severe symptoms, and none died.
I immediately began taking several 500mg. vitamin C with a lot of water
and a couple crackers three or four times a day. I didn't know how much
I should take and hoped the amount I was taking was about right.
What happened next made all the difference: I got a terrible toothache
from an impacted dental implant. My face swelled. My vision blurred as
the swelling put pressure on my optic nerve, and the pain was extreme.
I decided to take 15 of the 500 mg. vitamin C three times a day with a lot
of water. It was now almost impossible to eat due to pain and swelling.
The day after I began taking the large amount of vitamin C there was
improvement: I no longer felt like screaming from the pain. By the third
day the swelling was down and the pain was mostly a memory.
I was, to say the least, impressed.
Still, I was surprised to find a paper published on the internet by Dr.
Thomas E. Levy saying that vitamin C would be effective against anthrax
and plague used in biological warfare and comparing vitamin C to well
known antibiotics.
I liked the sound of Dr. Levy's disclaimer, "It would be inappropriate to
try to treat the plague with only vitamin C, even though it’s effect on
other bacterial diseases would predict a high likelihood of complete
clinical success in the treatment of plague." Imagine that, I thought,
"likelihood of complete clinical success."
While I wondered whether it could be true I stuck with vitamin C in
relatively high amounts and since then my dental infection has been under
control except for periodic flares due to stress (I've noticed that the
infection makes my hair fall out -- at its worst I am constantly covered in
strands). With each flare (and there haven't been all that many) I increase
my vitamin C intake and shortly thereafter my hair loss begins to lessen,
corresponding with a reduction in pain and tiredness from the infection.
This makes me think that if you are losing hair you may have a hidden
infection and vitamin C might make a significant difference.
Because there are two very different ways to use vitamin C: taking a lot
to deal with serious disease and infection, or, taking an ongoing small
dose to keep ones immunity strong and protective, it's important not to
confuse them.
To see the protection enhancing qualities of vitamin C, look at a study
that followed 2,000 residents of a rural Japanese community and found
something surprising at the end of 20 years. While the risk of stroke in
those with the highest serum levels of vitamin C was 29% lower than in
those with the lowest serum levels of vitamin C, the surprising thing was
that the risk of stroke in those who consumed vegetables 6-7 days a week
was 54% lower than in those who consumed vegetables 0-2 days a week.
That's nearly twice the protection from eating foods containing vitamin C.
Another extremely interesting study followed 870 men over 25 years. It
found that those consuming more than 83 mg of vitamin C daily had 64%
less lung cancer than those who consumed less than 63 mg per day.
That made me rethink something I read years ago about how eating
carrots reduced cancer from smoking. I so believed it that when I was
driving and saw kids smoking I would stop, park and go over and tell
them about carrots. What is really interesting is that several of the kids
said they had a great aunt or grandfather who had smoked all the years of
a long life, some over ninety years and had always loved carrots and
eaten them, and had not gotten cancer.
Because I associate carrots with vitamin A, it didn't occur to me that
there was vitamin C in carrots and the vitamin C was providing the
protection.
Here's a list of foods containing vitamin C. Do any of the foods surprise
you?
me, I couldn't get a prescription for Metronidazol, the antibiotic used to
kill clostridia, the tetanus causing bacteria.
By chance I found a web site focusing on the dangers of vaccinations. I
wrote the webmaster saying that if I'd had a tetanus shot it would have
been vastly better than getting the disease since tetanus kills about half the
people who get it.
The webmaster, however, pointed me to a page of hers showing a study
in which vitamin C had been given to chickens which were then poisoned
with strychnine, which is similar to tetanus. None receiving the vitamin C
died nor did they have as severe symptoms as those not receiving vitamin
C. In another study people in Bangladesh with tetanus were given vitamin
C and none had as severe symptoms, and none died.
I immediately began taking several 500mg. vitamin C with a lot of water
and a couple crackers three or four times a day. I didn't know how much
I should take and hoped the amount I was taking was about right.
What happened next made all the difference: I got a terrible toothache
from an impacted dental implant. My face swelled. My vision blurred as
the swelling put pressure on my optic nerve, and the pain was extreme.
I decided to take 15 of the 500 mg. vitamin C three times a day with a lot
of water. It was now almost impossible to eat due to pain and swelling.
The day after I began taking the large amount of vitamin C there was
improvement: I no longer felt like screaming from the pain. By the third
day the swelling was down and the pain was mostly a memory.
I was, to say the least, impressed.
Still, I was surprised to find a paper published on the internet by Dr.
Thomas E. Levy saying that vitamin C would be effective against anthrax
and plague used in biological warfare and comparing vitamin C to well
known antibiotics.
I liked the sound of Dr. Levy's disclaimer, "It would be inappropriate to
try to treat the plague with only vitamin C, even though it’s effect on
other bacterial diseases would predict a high likelihood of complete
clinical success in the treatment of plague." Imagine that, I thought,
"likelihood of complete clinical success."
While I wondered whether it could be true I stuck with vitamin C in
relatively high amounts and since then my dental infection has been under
control except for periodic flares due to stress (I've noticed that the
infection makes my hair fall out -- at its worst I am constantly covered in
strands). With each flare (and there haven't been all that many) I increase
my vitamin C intake and shortly thereafter my hair loss begins to lessen,
corresponding with a reduction in pain and tiredness from the infection.
This makes me think that if you are losing hair you may have a hidden
infection and vitamin C might make a significant difference.
Because there are two very different ways to use vitamin C: taking a lot
to deal with serious disease and infection, or, taking an ongoing small
dose to keep ones immunity strong and protective, it's important not to
confuse them.
To see the protection enhancing qualities of vitamin C, look at a study
that followed 2,000 residents of a rural Japanese community and found
something surprising at the end of 20 years. While the risk of stroke in
those with the highest serum levels of vitamin C was 29% lower than in
those with the lowest serum levels of vitamin C, the surprising thing was
that the risk of stroke in those who consumed vegetables 6-7 days a week
was 54% lower than in those who consumed vegetables 0-2 days a week.
That's nearly twice the protection from eating foods containing vitamin C.
Another extremely interesting study followed 870 men over 25 years. It
found that those consuming more than 83 mg of vitamin C daily had 64%
less lung cancer than those who consumed less than 63 mg per day.
That made me rethink something I read years ago about how eating
carrots reduced cancer from smoking. I so believed it that when I was
driving and saw kids smoking I would stop, park and go over and tell
them about carrots. What is really interesting is that several of the kids
said they had a great aunt or grandfather who had smoked all the years of
a long life, some over ninety years and had always loved carrots and
eaten them, and had not gotten cancer.
Because I associate carrots with vitamin A, it didn't occur to me that
there was vitamin C in carrots and the vitamin C was providing the
protection.
Here's a list of foods containing vitamin C. Do any of the foods surprise
you?
A List of Foods Containing Vitamin C
Parsley, fresh . . . . . 2 tbs . . . 2.7 . . . . 9.97
Broccoli, steamed . . . . . 1 cup . . 43.7 . . . 123.40
Cauliflower, boiled . . . . . 1 cup . . 28.5 . . . 54.93
Strawberries . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 43.2 . . . 81.65
Lemon juice, fresh . . . . 0.25 cup .15.3 . . . 28.06
Romaine lettuce . . . . . . 2 cup . . 15.7 . . . 26.88
Mustard greens, boiled . . . 1 cup . . 21.0 . . . 35.42
Brussel sprouts, boiled . . . 1 cp . . 60.8 . . . 96.72
Papaya . . . . . . . . . 1 each . 118.6 . . . 187.87
Kale, boiled . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 36.4 . . . .53.30
Turnip greens, cooked . . . 1 cup . . .28.8 . . . 39.46
Grapefruit . . . . . . . . . .0.50 . . . 36.9 . . . 44.00
Kiwifruit . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 46.4 . . . 57.00
Cantaloupe, balls/cubes . . . 1 cup . . .56.0 . . . 67.52
Oranges . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . 61.6 . . . 70.00
Cabbage, boiled . . . . . . . 1 cup . . .33.0 . . . 30.15
Tomato, ripe . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . .37.8 . . . 34.38
Swiss chard, boiled . . . . . 1 cup . . .35.0 . . . 31.50
Collard greens, boiled . . . . 1 cup . . 49.4 . . . 34.58
Raspberries . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 60.3 . . . 30.76
Asparagus, boiled . . . . . . 1 cup . . .43.2 . . . 19.44
Celery, raw . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . .19.2 . . . 8.40
Spinach, boiled . . . . . . . 1 cup . . .41.4 . . . 17.64
Cucumbers, slices, with peel . 1 cup . . 13.5 . . . . 5.51
Fennel, raw, sliced . . . . . .1 cup . . 27.0 . . . .10.44
Pineapple . . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 76.0 . . . .23.87
Watermelon, balls/cubes . . .1 cup . . .48.6 . . . 14.59
Green beans, cooked . . . . 1 cup . . .43.8 . . . 12.13
Cranberries . . . . . . . . . 0.50 cup . 23.3 . . . . 6.41
Summer squash, cooked . . .1 cup . . .36.0 . . . . 9.90
Cloves, dried, ground . . . . 2 tsp . . . 14.2 . . . . 3.56
Winter squash, baked . . . . 1 cup . . . 80.0 . . . 19.68
Basil, dried, ground . . . . . 2 tsp . . . . 7.5 . . . .1.84
Cayenne pepper, dry . . . . 2 tsp . . . 11.2 . . . .2.72
Blueberries . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . . 81.2 . . ..18.86
Carrots, raw . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . . 52.5 . . .11.35
Garlic . . . . . . . . . . . .1 oz-wt . . 42.2 . . . 8.85
Apricots . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . .16.8 . . . .3.50
Calf's liver, braised . . . . . 4 oz-wt . 187.1 . . . 35.16
Sweet potato, baked . . . . .1 . . . . . 95.4 . . . 17.06
Plum . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 36.3 . . . 6.27
Green peas, boiled . . . . . .1 cup . . 134.4 . . . 22.72
Onions, raw . . . . . . . . .1 cup . . . 60.8 . . . 10.24
Oregano, dried, ground . . . 2 tsp . . . .9.2 . . . 1.52
Chili pepper, dried . . . . . .2 tsp . . . 25.5 . . . 3.84
Leeks, boiled . . . . . . . . 0.50 cup . 16.1 . . . .2.18
Potato, baked, with skin . . .1 cup . . 133.0 . . . 15.74
Yam (Dioscorea), cooked . . 1 cup . . 157.8 . . . 16.46
Banana . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 108.6 . . . .10.74
Apples . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . .81.4 . . . . 7.87
Beets, Boiled . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . . 74.8 . . . .6.12
Shiitake mushrooms . . . . . 8 oz-wt . .87.2 . . . . 5.98
Pear . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 97.9 . . . . 6.64
Grapes . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . . 61.6 . . . . 3.68
Corn, yellow, cooked . . . . 1 cup . . 177.1 . . . .10.16
Avocado, sliced . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 235.1 . . . 11.53
- Serving Cals Amount(mg)
Parsley, fresh . . . . . 2 tbs . . . 2.7 . . . . 9.97
Broccoli, steamed . . . . . 1 cup . . 43.7 . . . 123.40
Cauliflower, boiled . . . . . 1 cup . . 28.5 . . . 54.93
Strawberries . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 43.2 . . . 81.65
Lemon juice, fresh . . . . 0.25 cup .15.3 . . . 28.06
Romaine lettuce . . . . . . 2 cup . . 15.7 . . . 26.88
Mustard greens, boiled . . . 1 cup . . 21.0 . . . 35.42
Brussel sprouts, boiled . . . 1 cp . . 60.8 . . . 96.72
Papaya . . . . . . . . . 1 each . 118.6 . . . 187.87
Kale, boiled . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 36.4 . . . .53.30
Turnip greens, cooked . . . 1 cup . . .28.8 . . . 39.46
Grapefruit . . . . . . . . . .0.50 . . . 36.9 . . . 44.00
Kiwifruit . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 46.4 . . . 57.00
Cantaloupe, balls/cubes . . . 1 cup . . .56.0 . . . 67.52
Oranges . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . 61.6 . . . 70.00
Cabbage, boiled . . . . . . . 1 cup . . .33.0 . . . 30.15
Tomato, ripe . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . .37.8 . . . 34.38
Swiss chard, boiled . . . . . 1 cup . . .35.0 . . . 31.50
Collard greens, boiled . . . . 1 cup . . 49.4 . . . 34.58
Raspberries . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 60.3 . . . 30.76
Asparagus, boiled . . . . . . 1 cup . . .43.2 . . . 19.44
Celery, raw . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . .19.2 . . . 8.40
Spinach, boiled . . . . . . . 1 cup . . .41.4 . . . 17.64
Cucumbers, slices, with peel . 1 cup . . 13.5 . . . . 5.51
Fennel, raw, sliced . . . . . .1 cup . . 27.0 . . . .10.44
Pineapple . . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 76.0 . . . .23.87
Watermelon, balls/cubes . . .1 cup . . .48.6 . . . 14.59
Green beans, cooked . . . . 1 cup . . .43.8 . . . 12.13
Cranberries . . . . . . . . . 0.50 cup . 23.3 . . . . 6.41
Summer squash, cooked . . .1 cup . . .36.0 . . . . 9.90
Cloves, dried, ground . . . . 2 tsp . . . 14.2 . . . . 3.56
Winter squash, baked . . . . 1 cup . . . 80.0 . . . 19.68
Basil, dried, ground . . . . . 2 tsp . . . . 7.5 . . . .1.84
Cayenne pepper, dry . . . . 2 tsp . . . 11.2 . . . .2.72
Blueberries . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . . 81.2 . . ..18.86
Carrots, raw . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . . 52.5 . . .11.35
Garlic . . . . . . . . . . . .1 oz-wt . . 42.2 . . . 8.85
Apricots . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . .16.8 . . . .3.50
Calf's liver, braised . . . . . 4 oz-wt . 187.1 . . . 35.16
Sweet potato, baked . . . . .1 . . . . . 95.4 . . . 17.06
Plum . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 36.3 . . . 6.27
Green peas, boiled . . . . . .1 cup . . 134.4 . . . 22.72
Onions, raw . . . . . . . . .1 cup . . . 60.8 . . . 10.24
Oregano, dried, ground . . . 2 tsp . . . .9.2 . . . 1.52
Chili pepper, dried . . . . . .2 tsp . . . 25.5 . . . 3.84
Leeks, boiled . . . . . . . . 0.50 cup . 16.1 . . . .2.18
Potato, baked, with skin . . .1 cup . . 133.0 . . . 15.74
Yam (Dioscorea), cooked . . 1 cup . . 157.8 . . . 16.46
Banana . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 108.6 . . . .10.74
Apples . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . .81.4 . . . . 7.87
Beets, Boiled . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . . 74.8 . . . .6.12
Shiitake mushrooms . . . . . 8 oz-wt . .87.2 . . . . 5.98
Pear . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 97.9 . . . . 6.64
Grapes . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cup . . . 61.6 . . . . 3.68
Corn, yellow, cooked . . . . 1 cup . . 177.1 . . . .10.16
Avocado, sliced . . . . . . . 1 cup . . 235.1 . . . 11.53
I find it extremely interesting that vitamin C is said to help get rid of
h.pylori which often takes up residence in the stomach and which is
associated with gastric cancer and interferes with vitamin B12 absorption.
I noticed when I was having large amounts of vitamin C and later
Metronidazol that each caused a kind of "clean out" that looked as if my
insides had been wiped clean.
After that I wondered if taking 23 grams of vitamin C a day (two 500 mg
vitamin C is one gram) may not have been enough to kill the tetanus
causing clostridia when I am such a large person, six feet tall and heavy.
For the Metronidazol to kill it I had to take the largest dose there is for
three weeks.
It is important to recognize that vitamin C is powerful and can be used
against dangerous things. It is not to be taken lightly. It would NOT be
good to take high doses for prevention.
Illustrating this, one night Jay Leno was talking about some man who had
been on his show tauting the wonders of vitamin C. The man said he took
huge amounts and was planning on living an extremely long time, and
right there on the show, the words barely out of his mouth, he died.
What I have found is that vitamin C is excellent for dealing with problems
like the infection in my jaw and tetanus. I have been controlling the
infection with vitamin C for a couple years now and overall I am seldom
tired from the infection, though, under extreme stress I can feel it getting
the better of me and beginning to cause swelling and pain.
But even with all the stress in my life the times that vitamin C stops
controlling the infection are minimal. (I take 9-18 grams a day.)
I am, however, reducing that because of what I've read while composing
this page: in cases of diabetes it has been shown that vitamin C helps
some but harms others. The difference pivots on genetic makeup and two
particular genes, haptoglobin 1 and haptoglobin 2. The study concluded
that those with diabetes should not take more than 250 mg a day of
vitamin C; vitamin C in food was not associated with increased
cardiovascular mortality.
Because so often what is good for one person is not good for another, it is
so important to keep notes when beginning a new supplement. By keeping
notes you give yourself the ability to go back and see how the substance
affected you, expectations aside.
It is sad, literally sad, that drugs are prescribed for everyone as if anyone
with a particular health problem is the same as anyone else with that
problem, even though within each study of a drug there were people who
did not improve from its use or indeed had adverse reactions.
It is sad that we are encouraged to trust doctors 100% rather than being
encouraged to pay more attention to our own health and to keep notes so
that we effectively have our own personal study of how each supplement
and medicine that we take works for us (or, against us).
Three other studies:
In the Nurses' Health Study premenopausal women with a family
history of breast cancer who consumed an average of 205 mg/day of
vitamin C from foods had a 63% lower risk of breast cancer than those
who consumed an average of 70 mg/day.
In the Swedish Mammography Cohort women who were overweight
and consumed an average of 110 mg/day of vitamin C had a 39% lower
risk of breast cancer compared to overweight women who consumed an
average of 31 mg/day.
In the Vitamin C in the Human Stomach Study vitamin C in gastric
aspirate and plasma were measured in 73 patients undergoing endoscopy.
Vitamin C concentrations were significantly lower in those with
hypochlorhydria and there was a correlation between gastric juice and
plasma concentrations. Patients with normal endoscopic findings had
significantly higher intragastric concentrations of vitamin C than those
with gastric cancer, pernicious anaemia, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, or
after gastric surgery.
Think about how easy it is pare the skin off an apple, halve and avocado,
or scoop the insides from a kiwi. It's much easier than going in for a flu
shot, and MUCH easier than getting the flu. Give yourself the small
amount of time to do these little things for yourself. You will benefit not
just from the vitamins in natural produce, but from the moments of relief
from stress.
And, keep notes. In my case, I kept notes on the dental infection and on
tetanus as they were affected by the vitamin C I took.
Prior to that I had found that by taking vitamin C a cold sore went away
in less than a day, always.
You can order vitamin C on line. It's a little further than half way down
the page.
And then, there's this:
h.pylori which often takes up residence in the stomach and which is
associated with gastric cancer and interferes with vitamin B12 absorption.
I noticed when I was having large amounts of vitamin C and later
Metronidazol that each caused a kind of "clean out" that looked as if my
insides had been wiped clean.
After that I wondered if taking 23 grams of vitamin C a day (two 500 mg
vitamin C is one gram) may not have been enough to kill the tetanus
causing clostridia when I am such a large person, six feet tall and heavy.
For the Metronidazol to kill it I had to take the largest dose there is for
three weeks.
It is important to recognize that vitamin C is powerful and can be used
against dangerous things. It is not to be taken lightly. It would NOT be
good to take high doses for prevention.
Illustrating this, one night Jay Leno was talking about some man who had
been on his show tauting the wonders of vitamin C. The man said he took
huge amounts and was planning on living an extremely long time, and
right there on the show, the words barely out of his mouth, he died.
What I have found is that vitamin C is excellent for dealing with problems
like the infection in my jaw and tetanus. I have been controlling the
infection with vitamin C for a couple years now and overall I am seldom
tired from the infection, though, under extreme stress I can feel it getting
the better of me and beginning to cause swelling and pain.
But even with all the stress in my life the times that vitamin C stops
controlling the infection are minimal. (I take 9-18 grams a day.)
I am, however, reducing that because of what I've read while composing
this page: in cases of diabetes it has been shown that vitamin C helps
some but harms others. The difference pivots on genetic makeup and two
particular genes, haptoglobin 1 and haptoglobin 2. The study concluded
that those with diabetes should not take more than 250 mg a day of
vitamin C; vitamin C in food was not associated with increased
cardiovascular mortality.
Because so often what is good for one person is not good for another, it is
so important to keep notes when beginning a new supplement. By keeping
notes you give yourself the ability to go back and see how the substance
affected you, expectations aside.
It is sad, literally sad, that drugs are prescribed for everyone as if anyone
with a particular health problem is the same as anyone else with that
problem, even though within each study of a drug there were people who
did not improve from its use or indeed had adverse reactions.
It is sad that we are encouraged to trust doctors 100% rather than being
encouraged to pay more attention to our own health and to keep notes so
that we effectively have our own personal study of how each supplement
and medicine that we take works for us (or, against us).
Three other studies:
In the Nurses' Health Study premenopausal women with a family
history of breast cancer who consumed an average of 205 mg/day of
vitamin C from foods had a 63% lower risk of breast cancer than those
who consumed an average of 70 mg/day.
In the Swedish Mammography Cohort women who were overweight
and consumed an average of 110 mg/day of vitamin C had a 39% lower
risk of breast cancer compared to overweight women who consumed an
average of 31 mg/day.
In the Vitamin C in the Human Stomach Study vitamin C in gastric
aspirate and plasma were measured in 73 patients undergoing endoscopy.
Vitamin C concentrations were significantly lower in those with
hypochlorhydria and there was a correlation between gastric juice and
plasma concentrations. Patients with normal endoscopic findings had
significantly higher intragastric concentrations of vitamin C than those
with gastric cancer, pernicious anaemia, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, or
after gastric surgery.
Think about how easy it is pare the skin off an apple, halve and avocado,
or scoop the insides from a kiwi. It's much easier than going in for a flu
shot, and MUCH easier than getting the flu. Give yourself the small
amount of time to do these little things for yourself. You will benefit not
just from the vitamins in natural produce, but from the moments of relief
from stress.
And, keep notes. In my case, I kept notes on the dental infection and on
tetanus as they were affected by the vitamin C I took.
Prior to that I had found that by taking vitamin C a cold sore went away
in less than a day, always.
You can order vitamin C on line. It's a little further than half way down
the page.
And then, there's this:
The Journal of Nutrition published a study in October, 2006
showing that vitamin C boosted immune response and that a
deficiency increased "lung pathology" in male mice that were
given the influenza virus.
The finding is important because Bird Flu is increasing
around the world:
showing that vitamin C boosted immune response and that a
deficiency increased "lung pathology" in male mice that were
given the influenza virus.
The finding is important because Bird Flu is increasing
around the world:
Linus Pauling Institute Recommendations
The Linus Pauling Institute recommends a vitamin C
intake of at least 400 mg daily—the amount that has
been found to fully saturate plasma and circulating cells
with vitamin C in young, healthy nonsmokers (13).
Consuming at least five servings (2½ cups) of fruits
and vegetables daily may provide about 200 mg of
vitamin C. Most multivitamin supplements provide
60mg of vitamin C.
The Linus Pauling Institute recommends a vitamin C
intake of at least 400 mg daily—the amount that has
been found to fully saturate plasma and circulating cells
with vitamin C in young, healthy nonsmokers (13).
Consuming at least five servings (2½ cups) of fruits
and vegetables daily may provide about 200 mg of
vitamin C. Most multivitamin supplements provide
60mg of vitamin C.
Bird Flu aside, 36,000 Americans are reported to die from the influenza
virus each year. That being true it is a good idea to know something about
vitamin C and have it on hand.
virus each year. That being true it is a good idea to know something about
vitamin C and have it on hand.
After reading that genetic makeup impacts whether
vitamin C helps or hurts in diabetes I began to see
this picture of Linus Pauling, the man who made
vitamin C a household word by publishing his
studies of its chemical-medical-nutritional
properties, and his wife, Ava Helen, differently.
I began to wonder if her genetics were such that
while vitamin C kept her husband looking young, it
prematurely aged her -- she had been his student
when they met.
vitamin C helps or hurts in diabetes I began to see
this picture of Linus Pauling, the man who made
vitamin C a household word by publishing his
studies of its chemical-medical-nutritional
properties, and his wife, Ava Helen, differently.
I began to wonder if her genetics were such that
while vitamin C kept her husband looking young, it
prematurely aged her -- she had been his student
when they met.
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Your fingernails reflect your health --
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Karen Kline
Your fingernails reflect your health --
Learn some warning signs --
Karen Kline