Wed, 25 Oct 2006
More Positive Vit C IV News
This study states the important issue with vitamin C
right up front:
The impact of vitamin C on oxidative stress-related diseases is moderate because of its limited oral bioavailability and rapid clearance.It's important to take note that non of the studies which are sited as refuting vitamin C's ability to prevent or treat common cold or influenza mention this (at least non that I have seen). The whole idea of reaching (as proposed by Cathcart) bowl tolerance is an attempt to get as much vitamin C in your system as is possible (as opposed to just recommending an RDA). The whole point of this study (or at least the brief synopsis at Pubmed) is to see if parenteral (new word for me, it means IV from what I can tell) administration is more effective in dealing with oxidative stress. The authors suggest that it is.
Another item which is not a formal study is this post at the vitamin C foundation by a person suffering from Ovarian Cancer:
Scan is now completely clear- Terminal Ovarian cancer 3C Hi, my last scan is completely clear of cancer. In July I had substantial cancer on my bowel and a 1.5 cm tumour in the pelvic cavity. I have ovarian cancer 3C resistant to chemotherapy. Now my body appears to be clear of cancer and ascites. The IV SA was an amazing course of treatment. 100grams IV, four hours drip daily for six weeks with few side effects and a great deal easier than the previous two courses of unsuccessful chemo that I have endured. I thank you all for all your support and advice over these past four months. I am no longer terminally ill. I pray that the future will be bright now for my husband and children. I also take many supplements and have changed my diet radically. I will continue on the same programme for at least two years. If anyone wants to know the full list of supplements that I take please feel free to contact me. My consultant said the scan results are incredible and the Hospice are amazed. Marian M. ( Blackburn UK)This person's husband is a physician and he encouraged her to get the treatment despite resistance from the main stream institutions involved.
This is obviously not a formal study and so I'm sure it would be scoffed at if you brought it up to a doctor. But I don't see how we can get any movement on research without these kinds of things happening. I don't know exactly how research is determined. What are the organizations involved and how is research prioritized? Notice also that the study above is done outside the US. I wonder if there is such a stigma to vitamin C in the US that researchers are discouraged from even trying to propose a study and seek a grant?
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