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This website is about the
healing and anti-inflammatory properties of Vitamin C
The pioneering work with mega-dose Vitamin C is best
referenced through a discussion of the
Myer's Cocktail
This site aims to make Myer's Cocktail type of therapies
more accessible.
There are a few fundamental problem with the concept of
"minimum daily requirements" or Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for
vitamins.
First, they are intended for healthy adults.
Second, they are intended for young adults.
Third, vitamins may have additional benefits that only
become apparent when taken at higher doses. Vitamin C is a particularly
clear example of this.
As we age, and as we develop degenerative diseases, RDA
no longer apply. Also, if you are looking to take your health to the next
level, supplementing with vitamins at levels well beyond the RDA may provide
some benefits that you are searching for.
Part of the problem with mega-dose vitamin therapy is
that the digestive process may simply not absorb vitamins at levels at which
some of these secondary benefits kick in. The Myers cocktail recognizes
this limitation by bypassing the digestive process.
More about the healing properties of Vitamin C
Here is a reprint from
Our Health Coop
IV Vitamin C Makes Cancer Research Waves
It’s about time! The efforts of our favorite Nobel prize-winner, Linus Pauling, are finally gaining well-deserved attention within the conventional medical community.
Let’s go back in history. Pauling’s work with intravenous vitamin C therapy – using 10 grams per treatment - began generating attention among cancer researchers in the 1970s.
Mayo Clinic trials designed to test Pauling’s theories, however, showed that high doses of vitamin C showed little benefit. Oncologists naturally sought answers elsewhere. The problem? The Mayo Clinic trials used oral vitamin C, while Pauling was using intravenous or IV vitamin C.
Fast forward a few decades to a 2006 Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) article. Three cancer patients, tracked for a decade (1996-2006), were treated conventionally and with I.V. vitamin C.
Two of the patients remain alive and well 10 years later (!), and the third, a long-standing cigarette smoker, lived much longer than expected.
One patient had refused conventional chemotherapy and opted instead for vitamin C injections. He received 60 grams, once every 30-60 days, for 4 years. Nine years later, he’s in good health, with no symptoms of cancer recurrence.
So, let’s explore the science of why IV vitamin C trumps oral vitamin C in cancer treatments.
Serum blood levels of vitamin C must reach 1000 µmol/L to be toxic to (and therefore effective against) many types of cancer cells. Taken orally, vitamin C levels, alas, can only reach 70-220 µmol/L. No wonder the Mayo Clinic folks had trouble!
In contrast, IV-administered vitamin C can reach blood levels as high as 14,000 µmol/L! That’s at least 64 times -- and as much as 200 times -- the level that oral vitamin C can achieve. A huge difference in the numbers, a huge difference in the results.
Fast factoid: The measurement “µmol/L” refers to “micromoles per liter,” in this case, measuring ascorbic acid levels per liter of blood plasma. Similarly, homocysteine is measured in terms of micromoles per liter of blood plasma to assess heart health, while creatinine is measured to assess kidney health.
Okay, fair members, taking our science lesson a little further, highly-concentrated IV vitamin C acts in two ways:
1. Vitamin C increases hydrogen peroxide levels. High levels of hydrogen peroxide act much like conventional chemotherapy, but with greater safety and far fewer side-effects.
Remarkably, hydrogen peroxide generates free radicals within tumors, but not within normal cells. Researchers are still scratching their heads as to why, but suspect that hydrogen peroxide may cause damage that normal cells can withstand and mend, while sensitive cancer cells are obliterated.
Yep, vitamin C seems to pull off a deadly bulls-eye when it comes to fighting pernicious cancer cells.
2. Vitamin C inhibits the activity of lysyl oxidase, a protein that is elevated in those cancer cells shown to promote metastasis. Lysyl oxidase normally acts to weave together connective tissue components like proteins, collagen, and elastins – an important job. In cancer cells, however, this weaving activity may help tumors grow and spread.
Read more on studies with lysyl oxidase.
So, fair members, expect to hear more on IV vitamin C therapies. Dr. Hugo Rodier uses IV vitamin C in a version of the Myers Cocktail, and his success has generated interest from the University of Utah School of Medicine. If all goes well, Dr. Rodier’s patients may end up in some articles and case studies.
Meanwhile, Mike Ciell, R.Ph., and Dr. John Young of Foundational Health Center in Tampa have had some amazing results using IV vitamin C therapies as well.
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