From the article:
“ABSTRACT
A method of utilizing vitamin C in amounts just short of the doses which produce diarrhea is described (TITRATING TO BOWEL TOLERANCE). The amount of oral ascorbic acid tolerated by a patient without producing diarrhea increases somewhat proportionately to the stress or toxicity of his disease. Bowel tolerance doses of ascorbic acid ameliorate the acute symptoms of many diseases. Lesser doses often have little effect on acute symptoms but assist the body in handling the stress of disease and may reduce the morbidity of the disease. However, if doses of ascorbate are not provided to satisfy this potential draw on the nutrient, first local tissues involved in the disease, then the blood, and then the body in general become deplete of ascorbate (ANASCORBEMIA and ACUTE INDUCED SCURVY). The patient is thereby put at risk for complications of metabolic processes known to be dependent upon ascorbate.”
I don’t listen to Savage, but am generally interested in vitamin regimes. My comment on skimming that article is:
WOW! That’s a lot of vitamin C!
I was feeling cruddy Friday night when I heard Savage’s show.
Saturday, based on this abstract, I took four doses of vitamin C at a strength of 10,000 mg (10.0 gram) doses over a four hour time interval.
Yes, I got a little gassy, but I felt much better by Saturday afternoon, thank you very much!!!
bfl
I always tell everyone Orange Juice is the universal cure-all
Lately TUMERIC has gotten my attention. I ate something heavily seasoned with tumeric and the next day I did not need my reading glasses... looking into taking it in capsule form- will report back later.
The dosage was: Buy the largest bottle of 1000 mg Vitamin C I could find and a half gallon of OJ. Take 10,000mg all at once with OJ, then take 1,000mg every hr after that untill the bottle is gone...I never did see a Dr.
I’d be curious to know if Vitamin C helped chronic fatigue or sleeping disorders.
I see the article is 1981. I’m guessing this report is coming out because some TV doctors are saying Vit.C is not effective. I have had anecdotal experiences where it has worked just fine.
ACUTE INDUCED SCURVY
“Shiver me timbers, a right trig antiedoat fer sure, yar, Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh!”
Cap’n Tim Blood
9 out of 10 seadogs agree, for scurvy: `It’s Gotta be VitameatavegiCee’
Vitamin C is great stuff but balance is important also.
Vitamin C will Chelate the metals out of your system perhaps causing shortages of vital nutrients so I would compensate with some extra minerals at the mega-dose levels.
I’ve used vitamin C several times to succesfully deal with infections. The most I’ve ever taken was about 30 grams in one day. Usually I’ll take an initial 5-10 gram dose which reaches bowel tolerance, and then 2 grams every other hour afterwards.
Buy the powder form in 8 or 16 ounce sizes. Just ordered an additional 8 ounce bottle in case I should develop flu symptoms. Take a gram to 1 1/2 grams each day during winter, about 1/2 gram in summer.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/DIY-LET/
This group discusses how to make the newest, most effective form of vitamin C ...Called liposomal encapsulated vitamin C. You can take large doses orally. That are as effective as the megadoses that Dr Cathcart can only administer orally
This New Zealand farmer with a severe lung infection...His life was saved with vitamin C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhkoFcOMII
I currently take C in the form of magnesium ascorbate
sfl