After 40 years of research, Dr. Irwin Stone stated his conclusion that an ancient genetic mutation left the primate virtually alone among animals in not producing ascorbic acid in his own body. by labeling ascorbic acid a “vitamin” and attaching to it a “minimum daily requirement,” most people exist in a state of sub-clinical scurvy-the symptoms of which are attributed to other ailments. by the 1950s Dr. Stone’s work with ascorbates had explained the success of Dr. Klenner’s use of ascorbic acid to treat polio. by the 1960s, Dr. Stone’s work had attracted the attention of Nobel laureate Dr. Linus Pauling . Dr. Pauling was then able to successfully apply “mega-ascorbate therapy” to a variety of ailments-including cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
The answer is to change our thinking about vitamin C-which is really a metabolite that is essential to health and healing at the molecular level. Dr. Stone’s foundational research has provided us with the knowledge to ward off disease, counteract the ill effects of pollution and prolong our lives-easily and inexpensively.

Vitamin C is not just for colds
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient and powerful anti-oxidant. A primary function of vitamin C is maintaining collagen, a protein necessary for the formation of connective tissue in skin, ligaments and bones. It is essential in healing wounds, fractures and burns since it facilitates the formation of connective tissue and in the prevention and treatment of artherosclerosis and high blood pressure. Vitamin C also aids in forming red blood cells, strengthens blood vessels and prevents hemorrhaging.

In his book “Nutrition against Disease,” Dr. Roger Williams observed, “Collagen is not only the most abundant protein in our bodies, it also occurs in larger amounts than all other proteins put together. It cannot be built without vitamin C. No heart or blood vessel or other organ could possibly perform its functions without collagen. No heart or blood vessel can be maintained in healthy condition without vitamin C.”

How much vitamin C do we need?
Vitamin C is most well-known for its use as a preventative for the common cold and flu. Thousands can attest to the fact that taking several grams of vitamin C throughout the day for the next couple of days after the onset of a cold or flu minimizes the symptoms and speeds up recovery. The reason is that vitamin C enhances immunity. High blood levels of ascorbic acid have been shown to protect against a myriad of infections, free radicals, the harmful effects of pollution and even cancer.

Vitamin C is also called an “anti-stress” vitamin since it is essential in the formation of adrenaline. Large concentrations of ascorbic acid are found in the adrenal glands. during times of high stress, the level of adrenal ascorbic acid is rapidly used up.

Signs of deficiency

Scurvy, the disease caused by severe vitamin C deficiency, is marked by a failure of strength, general restlessness and rapid exhaustion. The final stages of scurvy are marked by profound exhaustion, diarrhea, and lung and kidney ailments.

Most people today suffer from what is known as “sub-clinical” scurvy. Bleeding gums, swollen or painful joints, slow-healing wounds and fractures, bruising, nosebleeds and impaired digestion are a few of the obvious signs of vitamin C deficiency. Less obvious signs include susceptibility to bacterial and viral infections, arthritis, arteriosclerosis, heart disease, various autoimmune diseases and cancer.
In the early 1900s, a disease known as Barlow’s disease occurred in bottle-fed infants and was characterized by broken bones, bruises, and sores that wouldn’t heal. Pasteurization (and heating of any kind) destroys the vitamin C in milk and mothers did not know the importance of supplementing their babies’ diet with fresh orange juice as a source of vitamin C. Today we have many cases of Barlow’s disease among formula-fed infants whose meager vitamin C reserves are depleted with each vaccine administered. Only today Barlow’s disease has been renamed Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Note: At this time we have relatively unfettered access to vitamin C and other vitamins, herbs and supplements. but organized medicine is pushing global governments, including the U.S., to regulate these products like drugs.

Chapters: Linus Pauling, Vitamin C, Vitamin C Megadosage, Orthomolecular Psychiatry, Megavitamin Therapy, Abram Hoffer, Catherine Kousmine, Redox Therapy, Fred R. Klenner, Humphry Osmond, Irwin Stone, Vitamin C and the Common cold, Journal of …

Orthomolecular Medicine: Linus Pauling, Vitamin C, Vitamin C Megadosage, Orthomolecular Psychiatry, Megavitamin Therapy, Abram Hoffer

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Chapters: Linus Pauling, Vitamin C, Vitamin C Megadosage, Orthomolecular Psychiatry, Megavitamin Therapy, Abram Hoffer, Catherine Kousmine, Redox Therapy, Fred R. Klenner, Humphry Osmond, Irwin Stone, Vitamin C and the Common cold, Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Carl Pfeiffer, Myers’ Cocktail, Richard Kunin, Pfeiffer Treatment Center, British Society for Ecological Medicine. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 164. not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species, in which it functions as a vitamin. in living organisms, ascorbate is an anti-oxidant, since it protects the body against oxidative stress. it is also a cofactor in at least eight enzymatic reactions, including several collagen synthesis reactions that cause the most severe symptoms of scurvy when they are dysfunctional. in animals, these reactions are especially important in wound-healing and in preventing bleeding from capillaries. Ascorbate (an ion of ascorbic acid) is required for a range of essential metabolic reactions in all animals and plants. it is made internally by almost all organisms; notable mammalian group exceptions are most or all of the order chiroptera (bats), and one of the two major primate suborders, the Anthropoidea (Haplorrhini) (tarsiers, monkeys and apes, including human beings). Ascorbic acid is also not synthesized by guinea pigs and some species of birds and fish. all species that do not synthesize ascorbate require it in the diet. Deficiency in this vitamin causes the disease scurvy in humans. it is also widely used as a food additive. Scurvy has been known since ancient times. People in many parts of the world assumed it was caused by a lack of fresh plant foods. The British Navy started giving …more: booksllc.net/?id=32509