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Health Ranger update: Science laboratory, EPA watch water test results, Nutrition Rescue vitamin C donations, Ranger Buckets and more

5/9/2016 - I wanted to give everybody an update on some of the key projects we're pursuing right now: Our science laboratory, the EPA watch water test results, our "Nutrition Rescue" vitamin C donations, and the status of our Ranger Buckets (storable organic food). For starters, thank you for all your water...

Did you know that most vitamin C comes from GMO corn and is made in Chinese chemical plants?

5/5/2016 - So, you've decided to supplement your diet with extra vitamin C because you don't think you're getting enough, but you want to know where the brand you are considering purchasing actually comes from. Those are good instincts on your part, because the truth is, if you were planning on picking up a bottle...

Vitamin C, ascorbic acid and food-based nutrients: Three nutritional wisdom breakthroughs I've come to realize as a food research scientist

4/28/2016 - I've learned a lot about vitamin C over the last few years, and I wanted to share my latest findings as a food research scientist running a world-class laboratory (CWClabs.com, which is now very close to achieving ISO 17025 accreditation). For the record, I'm also the author of Food Forensics, launching...

Health Ranger launches 'Nutrition Rescue' program to deliver immune boosting vitamin C to cancer treatment victims all across America

4/26/2016 - Today we're launching "Nutrition Rescue," an initiative that donates vitamin C to people in need, both in the United States and around the world. The program is based on our announcement of non-GMO, 100% China-free vitamin C that's meticulously tested in our laboratory. For every bottle of vitamin C...

For people with cataracts, a diet rich in vitamin C can stop the condition from progressing as rapidly

4/12/2016 - Diets rich in vitamin C provide a person with multiple benefits, but now researchers believe it also has another use for a more serious condition: cataracts. "While we cannot totally avoid developing cataracts, we may be able to delay their onset and keep them from worsening significantly by eating...

Health Ranger launches dried Organic Golden Berries as amazing superfruit, available now in long term storable cans to add critical vitamin C to any food supply

3/1/2016 - Fresh out of our certified organic kitchen in Texas, we're got a new batch of Health Ranger Select Dried Golden Berries that are 100% organic, Kosher-certified, non-GMO and offered at an extraordinary value. Get the 16 oz. pouch for as little as $22.95 or take advantage of the long shelf life of...

Vitamin C helps improve post-exercise breathing difficulties

1/24/2016 - Vitamin C may help ease exercise-induced breathing problems, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, and published in the journal Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. Some people, including many with asthma, suffer from bronchoconstriction or other...

Hate to exercise? Vitamin C supplements can mimic some benefits of exercise, such as boosting heart health in obese people

9/17/2015 - One of the most common treatment recommendations for people who are overweight is that they get some form of exercise daily. However, studies have shown that fewer than half of those who are diagnosed as obese actually follow this advice. Now, the obese and exercise-averse have a new weapon in their...

Vitamin C for heart disease - shown to greatly reduce risk of world's number one cause of death

8/9/2015 - It's the leading cause of death worldwide, but heart disease has an enemy in vitamin C, according to new research out of Denmark. Scientists from the University of Copenhagen and Herlev and Gentofte Hospital found that the risk of suffering cardiovascular disease and early death is reduced as blood...

Eating more vitamin C can help you live longer

8/1/2015 - Of all the vitamins, vitamin C is perhaps the best-known and most familiar to the general public. What most people know is that this vitamin can help to strengthen the immune system. There are dozens of over-the-counter products for taming the flu and or colds which contain high amounts of vitamin C...

The human body is capable of producing vitamin C when exposed to 'germs' - breakthrough research

6/10/2015 - For all that it claims to be, modern science has only barely breached the tip of the iceberg in understanding how the human body works, including its amazing ability to epigenetically adapt for optimal survival. Although each one of us is a single being, our bodies rely on a multitude of tiny organisms...

Vitamin C shown to annihilate cancer

6/4/2015 - Vitamin C is a well-known antioxidant and is commonly used to fight off a cold. Recent studies have cast a much brighter light on this underrated and extremely necessary vitamin. Researchers from the University of Kansas found that high doses of intravenously supplied vitamin C effectively eradicates...

IV vitamin C therapy: A cancer perspective

4/16/2015 - Cancer patients need to understand the danger of vitamin C deficiencies - especially when looking to overcome a cancer diagnosis. In truth, most people suffering with any chronic degenerative disease are vitamin C deficient. Sadly, it's a fact that Western medicine refuses to recognize due to the influence...

Vitamin C outperforms vaccines

3/27/2015 - The idea of a "silver bullet" that can cure humankind of a broad variety of the diseases that plague it, from cancer to measles to the flu, has long been a dream of patient and physician alike. What if that silver bullet were to come not in the form of the latest risky vaccinations but in the form of...

Make your own vitamin C at home, and make it better than anything store-bought

3/24/2015 - So you may not know that almost all of the vitamin C supplement manufacturers are making their vitamin C from genetically engineered corn. What! You exclaim. How am I supposed to get enough vitamin C into my family if I don't buy store bought supplements? Answer: You make your own! What you are about...

Vitamin C - fruits and vegetables with the highest concentrations (recipe)

1/18/2015 7:35:37 PM - We've all had it drilled into us: citrus fruits are the source for vitamin C. But citrus fruits aren't the only source. They aren't even the best source! The amount of vitamin C in one serving of papaya, strawberries, pineapple, bell pepper, broccoli, or Brussels sprouts exceeds the amount of vitamin...

Vitamin C protects plants from damaging sun rays

1/17/2015 - Although biologists have known for a couple of decades that plants create vitamin C in their chloroplasts to protect them from excess sunlight, the mechanics of that process were unknown until recently. Plant chloroplasts use chlorophyll to convert light energy of the sun into sugars that can be used...

Homemade vitamin C

10/11/2014 - Vitamin C is best known for strengthening the immune system. This potent antioxidant also has many other important roles that control significant aspects of our health. Vitamin C helps detoxify our bodies, protects and promotes healing of all of our cells, and helps us deal with both mental and physical...

Vitamin C for taming tension, burning fat, and much more

9/22/2014 - If you have undesirable fat around your midsection or would like to support cardiovascular health or reduce diabetic symptoms, vitamin C can help. Not only does it improve stamina, boost immunity, lessen stress response and curtail inflammation, but it also encourages insulin sensitivity and lowers...

Supplemental calcium is the wrong approach to age-related bone loss

7/26/2014 - A popular mantra for dealing with osteoporosis and other forms of age-related bone loss is to take supplemental calcium and get on a bisphosphonate drug like Fosamax. But health expert Dr. Suzanne Humphries, M.D., says this is a majorly flawed approach, and that a combination of bioavailable vitamin...

Inadequate vitamin C levels boost risk of most deadly type of stroke by nearly 50 percent

7/3/2014 - Every year in the US, more than 800,000 people suffer the devastating effects of a stroke, and 150,000 will die as a consequence of the fourth-leading cause of mortality. The sad part of this story is that many of these deaths are preventable by altering lifestyle habits and adhering to a diet that...

Top foods with more vitamin C than an orange

6/20/2014 - Without enough vitamin C, cell growth and circulatory health can be compromised (1). Vitamin C is necessary to ensure that the system develops properly and is able to function well every step of the way; however, many people may be deficient in this nutrient, which can lead to an inability for the immune...

Vitamin C supplementaion in pregnant smokers improves lung function of newborns

6/7/2014 - Vitamin C supplements may offset some of the damage done to the lung function of babies born to women who smoke while pregnant, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, and published in the journal JAMA. The study was released online to...

Greatest sources of vitamin C - Prevent and destroy disease naturally with these foods

4/11/2014 9:11:47 AM - Few nutrients are held to such high regard in the West as vitamin C. This essential antioxidant, which is commonly called the "anti-aging" vitamin, performs a large number of important roles in our bodies, from scavenging free radicals, aiding collagen production, healing wounds and much more. Despite...

Top 5 foods for vitamin C

3/31/2014 - Vitamin C is a nutrient that has received a lot of attention over the years. It has been used by many households to combat colds, and is now getting acclaim for treating cancer. It's best to get vitamin C in whole food for its synergistic effect with other nutrients, and these are 5 great ways to do...

Vitamins C and E and selenium protect kidneys and bones from toxic cadmium

3/27/2014 - Cadmium is a widespread and highly toxic heavy metal to which most people are exposed simply through its contamination of their food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists cadmium as number seven on its list of the 275 most hazardous substances. Fortunately, research suggests that...

Vitamin C: how much do you know about this essential antioxidant?

3/20/2014 - Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is found in many fruits and vegetables. Since our bodies don't store it (excess amounts of the vitamin exit the body through our urine), we need to constantly supply our bodes with it in order to remain healthy. While most people understand that vitamin C...

Vitamin C supplementation and proper nutrition decrease absorption of toxic cadmium

3/7/2014 - Cadmium poisoning is a very serious health issue that often goes undiagnosed; its somewhat generic symptoms include things like chronic anxiety, stomach pains, kidney damage and even death. But a cohort of scientific literature reveals that regular supplementation with high-dose vitamin C combined with...

Vitamin C could reduce risk of stroke

3/1/2014 - The benefits of vitamin C on the immune system have been well documented for a number of years. Vitamin C is crucial to the overall health of the body in its efforts to fight off infections - both bacterial and viral. Recent research has discovered another advantage to ensuring that levels of vitamin...

Vitamin C can help reduce your risk of a stroke

2/24/2014 - Vitamin C is a necessary daily supplement for a number of reasons, but new data suggest that it can also cut your chances of suffering a stroke. A new study that is set to be presented to a conference of experts later in the year indicates that eating foods rich in vitamin C -- oranges, strawberries,...

High-dose vitamin C injections shown to annihilate cancer

2/19/2014 - Groundbreaking new research on the cancer-fighting potential of vitamin C has made the pages of the peer-reviewed journal Science Translational Medicine. A team of researchers from the University of Kansas reportedly tested the effects of vitamin C given in high doses intravenously on a group of human...

How to cure pneumonia naturally with vitamin C

2/5/2014 - Pneumonia is the eighth killer disease in the world. It is caused by both bacteria and viruses. One is likely to get the disease after having a cold or a flu infection. Pneumonia caused by a virus can be very dangerous because it cannot be cured by antibiotics. No matter the amount of antibiotics you...

Vitamin C cured one man's pneumonia in three hours

1/21/2014 - Thousands have been saved from death and devastating viral diseases, such as double pneumonia, polio, and others with mega-dose injected ascorbic acid or IV solutions of sodium ascorbate. Now LET (liposomal encapsulation technology) allows six grams of orally ingested vitamin C to have the clinical...

Slash your risk of stroke by 42 percent with vitamin C

1/2/2014 - Each year, over 15 million people worldwide suffer from a stroke. As the second-leading cause of disability and death in people over the age of 60, stroke is devastatingly common. Fortunately, a familiar nutrient can drastically reduce the odds of it occurring. Research published in the American Journal...

IV vitamin C helps cancer patients

12/12/2013 - Most cancer patients are vitamin C deficient. In fact, it's fair to say, most chronically ill people suffer (greatly) from inadequate nourishment. Let's be real - poor nutrition increases your risk of inflammation, toxicity, chronic fatigue and depression. Bottom line, if the goal is to fully recover...

IV vitamin C infusions reduce muscle fatigue associated with COPD

12/5/2013 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a rather vague name for a chronic disorder that inhibits breathing and oxygen delivery to the blood. It manifests in decreased lung capacity from various reasons and inhibits breathing. It can get progressively worse, leading to chronic bronchitis or...

Erase a decade off your face, dodge cancer and conquer inflammation with these vitamin C-rich foods

12/5/2013 - With the cold and flu season in full swing, fortification with vitamin C is one of the most effective and potent methods for dodging illness. And yet, this well-known nutrient is often overlooked as an outstanding anti-aging, cancer-destroying, disease-busting and mood-boosting addition to the diet....

How commercial 'vitamin C' supplements can adversely affect your health

11/24/2013 - With the onset of winter, and cold, damp weather, comes the misery of colds, influenza and other seasonal bugs. Many people will purchase vitamin C in the hope of keeping seasonal diseases at bay, but without realizing the true nature of this popular supplement and its potentially harmful consequences. Most...

Liposomal vitamin C: More potency and less expense than IV mega-dose vitamin C

10/20/2013 - Liposomal vitamin C is a lipid encapsulation of ascorbic acid granules that delivers more vitamin C to cells orally than even mega-dose intravenous (IV) vitamin C. At first, vitamin C expert Dr. Thomas Levy found this hard to believe, even as clinical results were being achieved. Then he analyzed...

Vitamin C proven to cure over 30 major diseases

10/17/2013 - Over 75 years of medical research and clinical practice reveals, overwhelmingly, that vitamin C has the power to ignite the 'self-healing response'. I know what you're thinking - if vitamin C is so good for us - why haven't you been told about this curative nutrient? Well, the answer will soon become...

Vitamin C helps eliminate chronic disease

9/20/2013 - Vitamin C experts like Drs. Steve Hickey, Hillary Roberts, Frederick Klenner, Thomas Levy plus many others have dedicated their lives to shedding light on this valuable 'forgotten therapy' for a wide range of chronic health issues. Don't expect to hear this information from your conventionally-trained...

Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB bacteria: Study

8/29/2013 - Tuberculosis (TB) was once thought to be totally under control, an ancient, historical disease that has been handled easily with a course of antibiotics over a few to several months. Now, TB is making a strong comeback mostly among the less well-off financially and the more immune challenged. This...

Vitamin C lowers the harmful effects of air pollution, study finds

8/28/2013 - Vitamin C is one of the most important antioxidants on Earth, and its ability to aid tissue growth and repair is well-known. However, British researchers at the Imperial College of London have found another good reason to eat more oranges and lemons - vitamin C can also guard us against the negative...

What you need to know about camu camu

8/19/2013 - Myciaria dubia, or camu camu, is a low growing bush native to the Amazon rainforest. It ranges in size from a bush to a tree, and produces small reddish purple fruit, a bit larger than a cherry or a grape, for decades. The fruit is tart due to the high content of vitamin C. That high vitamin C content...

Consumer alert: Most common vitamins, including children's vitamins, found to contain GMOs

7/30/2013 - A Natural News investigation reveals that an alarmingly large number of multivitamins and individual nutrient vitamins are formulated with ingredients derived from genetically modified corn. This is the "dirty little secret" of the vitamin industry, but it's not one the mainstream media will touch...

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant daily spewing radiation across northern hemisphere

6/20/2013 - On March 11, 2011, an earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred 130 km off the coast of Honshu Island, Japan. Located in the region are four nuclear power plants with 11 total reactors (all of which shut down automatically when the quake hit). While three of the reactors in the Daiichi...

Vitamin C can kill every virus known to mankind

6/14/2013 - If you suffer from fatigue, muscle weakness, achy joints and muscles, bleeding gums or leg rashes - you could be vitamin C deficient. Everything from the common cold to cancer can't resist the healing power of vitamin C. In fact, there is not a known virus that can survive in the presence of this essential...

Reduce blood pressure naturally with vitamin C: Study

6/7/2013 - In 2012, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine conducted a systemic meta-anaysis of 29 different studies on the effects of vitamin C for reducing high blood pressure (BP), entitled "Effects of vitamin C supplementation on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." The the studies'...

The Australian kakadu plum is rich in vitamin C and phytochemicals

6/6/2013 - The kakadu plum, also called the gubinge or the billygoat plum, is a flowering plant native to Arnhem Land in northern Australia. Despite their name, the fruits of the kakadu plum plant - simply called kakadu plums - are more closely related to the almond than the plum, and they are unusual for fruits...

Low vitamin C levels linked to increased heart disease risks: Have you had your dose today?

5/29/2013 - A recent Danish study observed that several other studies have recorded evidence of vitamin C deficiency as a high risk factor for heart disease. This study's conclusion was to merely propose a protocol for further study, ensuring the randomized double-blind approach for "science based evidence." This...

Synthetic vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, kills beneficial probiotic bacteria in the gut

4/27/2013 4:46:06 PM - Most people nowadays are well informed about the numerous health benefits of vitamin C, and find ways to incorporate it in their diets, either by taking supplements or eating more foods that contain the vitamin. While the many benefits of vitamin C are well-documented, such as its ability to boost the...

A powerful way to kill cancer from the inside out

4/11/2013 - A lack of education kills more people than cancer, heart disease and conventional medicine combined. Would we really see so much death and destruction if the majority of the people really knew about the value of fresh, clean food, water and air? And, if people really knew the truth about cancer - would...

Camu camu: An incredible source of vitamin C and flavonoids

4/6/2013 - Camu camu, also called camocamo and cacari, is a small tree that grows alongside rivers in the central and western Amazon basin in South America. It bears purple, cherry-sized berries which, due to their extreme acidity, are typically sweetened into jams, jellies, and juices rather than eaten raw. The...

IV vitamin C doubles survival time of pancreatic cancer patients in new clinical trial

2/17/2013 - A small Phase I clinical trial in the U.S. has just shown that adding IV (intravenous) vitamin C to a common chemo drug for pancreatic cancer extended patients' average survival time to 12 months, compared to historical survival times of 5.65 months for such patients. More remarkable is that three of...

More evidence: Vitamin C does protect against colds

2/15/2013 - By the time he died in 1994, Linus Pauling had long been branded a "quack" by mainstream medicine and much of the mainstream media. Why? Because he advocated the use of vitamin C to treat many diseases, including the common cold. He claimed the medical establishment had long ignored important studies...

Six signs you are vitamin C deficient

12/18/2012 - The common disease directly attributed to vitamin C deficiency is scurvy. Scurvy creates a malaise of fatigue and lethargy, affects bone and muscle strength, and stifles the immune system. Some nutritional experts consider scurvy a manifestation of acidosis, extreme acidity or low pH. That condition...

Baby can suffer if mom has low vitamin C intake during pregnancy

11/30/2012 - University of Copenhagen scientists have found that maternal vitamin C deficiency can have significant effects on the baby's brain development, which cannot be corrected with after birth vitamin C supplementation. This new research brings further evidence that the mother's diet is crucial in shaping...

Eat your cruciferous veggies

11/18/2012 8:59:10 PM - Before getting into why you should do this, let's lay out the playing field. The team is made up of bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, kohlrabi, radishes, rutabaga, turnips, and watercress. First and foremost, cruciferous veggies contain lots of cancer-crushing...

Lack of vitamin C could permanently damage unborn babies' brains

11/18/2012 - Could poor nutrition and, specifically, a lack of vitamin C in pregnant women be causing permanent damage to the brains of unborn babies? University of Copenhagen scientists have just published some disturbing research conclusions in the scientific journal PLOS ONE suggesting that could be the case. The...

Latest research on camu camu

11/13/2012 - As disease epidemics reach astonishing numbers in our country, combined with the cost of healthcare, more and more people are researching their options for maintaining or regaining their health and quality of life. After trying western medicine and fad diets, it becomes obvious that there is no way...

Vitamin C prevents bone mass loss to protect against osteoporosis

10/13/2012 - Medical science has known for more than a century that vitamin C is essential to prevent scurvy, and more recently has been demonstrated to help prevent deterioration of the delicate inner endothelial lining of the arteries supplying the heart. In this way, vitamin C prevents vascular dysfunction that...

The true history of camu camu, nature's most potent source of natural Vitamin C

10/2/2012 - A nutritiously dense superfruit from the Amazon rainforest, camu camu (Myrciaria dubia) is the most potent botanical source of Vitamin C in the world. With 30 to 50 times more vitamin C than an orange, ounce for ounce, this purple cherry-sized fruit has a sour taste, which is why the people of Peru,...

Vitamin C and beta-carotene help protect against Alzheimer's dementia

9/21/2012 - Alzheimer's dementia strikes fear in millions of aging individuals, as this memory robbing disease strikes one in eight older Americans and more than half over the age of 80. Pharmaceutical companies have lined up in an attempt to find a synthetic pill that will prevent or treat this condition. Despite...

IV vitamin C achieves clinical success with prostate and breast cancer

9/19/2012 - IV (intravenous) vitamin C therapy has already been clinically proven to markedly improve quality of life for cancer patients, but a new landmark study has shown for the first time it can reduce inflammation and tumor markers in prostate cancer and breast cancer patients. The science behind IV vitamin...

Man saved by vitamin C to lead protest at corrupt Auckland Hospital

9/16/2012 - A New Zealand dairy farmer who overcame life-threatening pneumonia using intravenous vitamin C injections is staging a protest at the hospital that wanted to kill him rather than administer the unconventional treatment. On September 15 from 12-2 p.m., Allan Smith will protest Auckland Hospital's continued...

Vitamin C lowers blood pressure, improves vascular function to lower heart attack and stroke risk

9/12/2012 - Increased blood pressure, even before clinically diagnosed as hypertension, is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke. Elevations of just 3 to 5 millimeters of mercury can dramatically raise the risk of a fatal heart attack or cerebrovascular event. Nearly 30 percent of US adults...

How to completely protect yourself from increasing Fukushima radiation dangers

7/26/2012 1:55:52 AM - Experts predict the worst radiation is coming to the American West Coast, and it's potentially worse than Japan's radiation levels. Many radiation protective supplements have been proposed, from iodine to various herbs. Yet there is one that is overlooked even though it was used successfully in the...

Vitamin C and the big 'C'

6/5/2012 - Vitamin C can curb the growth of cancer cells according to New Zealand scientists who provided hard evidence to the connection between the vitamin C and killing "the big C" (cancer). Vitamin C kills cancer because cancer cells do not have the enzyme catalase to break down hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into...

Vitamin C cured polio during the epidemic of 1948 - 49

4/27/2012 - It's common for shills and Internet "trolls" commenting on vaccination articles to reference the "eradication of polio" as a vaccine triumph. No mention is made of how polio continues, often from polio vaccinations but under different names. But worse than that is the shield of silence obscuring...

Amla berries contain twenty times the vitamin C in oranges, making them a true superfood

2/28/2012 - Amla berries, also known as Indian gooseberries, are a tart, light green to yellow fruit well known in Ayurvedic traditions to be a sacred fruit which heals both the physical and emotional heart. Scientists have confirmed the benefits of amla berries as an antioxidant, due to the fact that amla berries...

Vitamin C proven to help protect Fukushima victims from radiation poisoning, cancer

2/17/2012 - Pretreatment with intravenous vitamin C and other oral antioxidants has been demonstrated once again to provide significant protection against radiation poisoning and cancer. Dr. Atsuo Yanagisawa, M.D., Ph.D., from the Japanese College of IV Therapy recently conducted a study which found that Fukushima...

Rose hips provide vitamin C, relieve osteoarthritis, and may prevent diabetes

1/28/2012 - When a rose fades and the petals drop off, the round seed pod that is left on the stem is called a rose hip. Rose hips are technically fruit. They are considered super-foods because rose hips contain more vitamin C than grapefruit and oranges. They also contain vitamins A, D, and E, iron, and powerful...

Treat cancer with IV vitamin C - Recent clinical success

1/17/2012 - The use of IV (intravenous) vitamin C to treat cancer is growing in popularity around the world as positive research continues to accumulate and build a strong case for its effectiveness. The latest cohort study out of Germany is one more example, showing that IV vitamin C markedly improves the quality...

Get the benefits of mega-dose IV vitamin C without IVs - by yourself

1/14/2012 - An earlier internet story that went viral featured the saga of a New Zealand man, Alan Smith, in a coma on life support for nine weeks. Yet he walked out of the hospital after 13 days of intense vitamin C treatments. What's surprising is that only the beginning phase was high doses administered by IV....

Vitamin C mega-dosing continues to unleash healing miracles around the world

1/8/2012 - Remember the story of Alan Smith from New Zealand, and his dramatic recovery from a coma with mega-dose vitamin C? That story went viral and was featured in the New Zealand version of "60 Minutes." But some sources didn't have it quite right. The mega-dose vitamin C was not by IV for the last two weeks....

The science of vitamin C - The evidence of its beneficial effects on health is undeniable

12/1/2011 - Among all supplemental vitamins, vitamin C may be the most controversial. The scientist most responsible for bringing vitamin C's benefits to the public, Linus Pauling, has been vilified in an attempt to kill the messenger and marginalize the message. But proof of vitamin C efficacy continues despite...

The relationship between glucose and vitamin C plays a huge role in health

11/18/2011 - Vitamin C is made naturally in almost all living animals except humans, primates and guinea pigs. Dogs and cats produce their own vitamin C from ingested food that have metabolized into glucose. Humans must consume vitamin C from its food sources, or they risk severe health problems. There is an intimate...

Vitamin C may be effective treatment for heart failure, scientists announce

11/14/2011 - According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), approximately 5.7 million people in the US suffer from heart failure and it takes the lives of about 300,000 Americans each year. Currently, heart failure has no cure although certain medications and lifestyle changes can help many people live longer;...

More than just vitamin C - Enjoy the health benefits of oranges

11/11/2011 - Oranges are one of the most widely eaten fruits in the world. They make an excellent snack, are great for breakfast and are extremely versatile in their many uses in recipes. Oranges are also a very nutritionally dense food that is renowned for its vitamin C content and all the health benefits that...

Anti-caking food additives lower nutritional content of foods

10/11/2011 - A team of researchers from Purdue University recently published a study in the Journal of Food Science showing that the addition of anti-caking additives to powdered food products increases the rate at which vitamin C degrades. Anti-caking agents are frequently added to powdered foods to prevent the...

Vitamin C provides beautiful skin, enhanced immunity and cancer prevention

9/28/2011 - Vitamin C is one of the most well known, cost effective and universally beneficial antioxidants that we know of today. This vitamin topically and internally encourages beautiful skin, helps boost the immune system, and aids in the prevention of several types of cancer. Vitamin C and skin health Vitamin...

Treat cancer - Recent research shows natural combinations boost IV vitamin C

9/16/2011 - The latest research on high dose, intravenous vitamin C continues to confirm its cytotoxic effects on many cancers in tissue culture models. Results have been so promising that oncologists are now researching the combination of vitamin C with standard chemo drugs. Not surprisingly, vitamin C was found...

Amolo - Supply your body with the vitamin C it needs

7/24/2011 - Vitamin C is critical to the success of the immune system, as understood by its ability to help fight off colds and other minor illnesses, but Vitamin C is also important for many other systems of the body. Though the substance is found in several different sources, one of the most concentrated sources,...

Vitamin C protects and heals the body from radiation exposure

4/17/2011 - With the current nuclear reactor event in Japan people are running to the stores to fill up on potassium iodine. Many other options are available to avoid radiation contamination and detox the body. Unlike iodine, which can cause some adverse conditions if taken in doses too large or too long, there...

The health benefits of vitamin C go well beyond a stronger immune system

4/11/2011 - Vitamin C is perhaps best known for its ability to strengthen the immune system. But this potent nutrient also has many other important roles that control significant aspects of our health. When we get enough in our diets, vitamin C helps detoxify our bodies, promotes healing of all of our cells,...

Study helps confirm effectiveness of intravenous vitamin C in fighting cancer

4/6/2011 - A new open-access, collaborative study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine provides a credible, scientific rationale for the use of intravenous vitamin C as a treatment for cancer. Citing 246 references and supported by both oncologists and alternative medicine practitioners, the study...

Vitamin C can improve and restore gum health

4/4/2011 - Gum health rarely receives the attention it deserves. However, knowing that three-quarters of Americans over the age of 35 are suffering from gum disease coupled with the fact that researchers believe gum disease is connected to heart disease means gum health is something to be taking seriously. Powerful...

FDA seeks to limit liquid IV vitamin C production for mega dose therapy

2/1/2011 - Apparently the notoriety of New Zealander Alan Smith`s cure from his near death coma by using mega dose IV vitamin C has made waves. Enough perhaps to splash some salt in the eyes of certain FDA officials. According to a recent urgent alert from the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), based in the belly...

C is for chestnut and vitamin C

1/16/2011 - Have you heard the word about chestnuts? They are a unique member of the nut family, with a surprising collection of nutritional benefits, appealing texture and flavor, and a variety of uses. Unlike any other nut, chestnuts are a significant source of vitamin C. Vitamin C is a huge asset to your...

The Power of Vitamin C revealed on the next NaturalNews Talk Hour

1/13/2011 - Are you getting enough Vitamin C, at the right time, in the right form to ensure maximum immunity and longevity? The NaturalNews Talk Hour presents The Power of Vitamin C - with our special guest Thomas Levy, M.D., board-certified cardiologist and author of six books on health-related issues. Find...

FDA outlawing injectable vitamin C to further destroy health of Americans

1/6/2011 - Not content to kill 100,000 Americans each year with deadly Big Pharma drugs while censoring the truth about the healing effects of herbs, nutritional supplements and natural medicines, the FDA has now set out to deny Americans access to yet another lifesaving medicine known simply as vitamin C. As...

Vitamin C - Cure colds to cancer

12/21/2010 - Vitamin C from citrus was introduced a couple of centuries ago as a cure for scurvy rampant among British mariners. But just what is scurvy? Scurvy is actually defined as a deficiency of vitamin C. Its myriad manifestations appear today. It appears that scurvy was not a particular disease, but a condition...

High levels of Vitamin C in the blood can reduce diabetes risk

12/15/2010 - Mega dosing with Vitamin C has proven to be beneficial in curing diseases and viruses - from the common cold to cancer. Many books by Linus Pauling and thousands of patient cases by Dr Levy, Dr Cathcart and Dr Klenner have proven Vitamin C to be miraculous in its ability to help the body heal. However,...

Vitamin C Mega Dosing - Big Pharma suppresses an inexpensive powerful cure

12/3/2010 - A recently publicized dramatic recovery from virtual death using IV high dose vitamin C created a strong impression in New Zealand and Australia. The highly publicized event down under brought to light a marginalized existing therapy that is inexpensive, safe, and effective. Despite the abundance...

Vitamin C and Pomegranate Effectively Prevent and Treat Heart Disease

10/15/2010 - Heart disease claims the lives of nearly 900,000 Americans each year, caused largely by a diet of processed junk food, excess calories, obesity and smoking. Many people are under the false impression that heart disease is inevitable and once diagnosed it can only be controlled by a low fat diet and...

How to Use Vitamin C for Adrenal Support

9/25/2010 - Many alternative health experts consider vitamin C to be the most important nutrient for adrenal fatigue recovery. Healthy adrenal function requires vitamin C, and some of the highest concentrations of vitamin C in the whole body are found in the adrenal glands. If you`ve experienced symptoms like fatigue,...

Vitamin C Prevents Cancer, Stroke, Diabetes and Heart Disease

9/20/2010 - Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin that can prevent major diseases such as diabetes, heart attacks, strokes and even cancer. Because vitamin C cannot be manufactured in the human body, intake from foods or supplements is necessary. Vitamin C is easily sourced in citrus fruits, as well as cherries...

Vitamin C puts the brakes on cancer cell growth

8/11/2010 - A half century ago, Linus Pauling began his pioneering research into how vitamin C impacts health (https://www.naturalnews.com/025802.html). Now, almost 25 years after Pauling's death, a new study backs up his contention that vitamin C has remarkable healing and protective benefits. In fact, now scientists...

Nutritional Supplements Prevent Hair Loss: Vitamin C, Lysine, Omega 3

5/19/2010 - Hair loss occurs naturally every day and increases with age. Also known as alopecia, hair loss can be caused by problems with circulation or hormones. Drugs, including steroids, can cause hair loss, as can bacterial infections, vitamin deficiencies, and some hair treatments, such as coloring hair and...

High-dose vitamin C therapy proven effective

3/18/2010 - There is a double standard in Western medicine when it comes to assessing the efficacy of vitamins compared to pharmaceutical drugs. While medical science recognizes that dose levels affect how well a drug works, the same principle is not considered valid for vitamins. As a result, 75 years of physician...

Vitamin C Provides Powerful Health Benefits

10/6/2009 - Vitamin C has always been claimed to be an essential nutrient for overall health and well being. Humans are not able to produce this vitamin themselves and it is therefore recommended that we take a supplement, or eat 5 servings of fruit and vegetables daily, to ensure the correct dosage. Recent research...

Vitamin C Deficiency May Damage Babies’ Mental Development

9/20/2009 - According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), learning disabilities are disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do math calculations, coordinate movements, or direct attention. And the number of Americans with these kinds...

Vitamin C Boosts Life Expectancy and Removes Plaque from Blood Vessels

8/26/2009 - A high intake of vitamin C is shown to improve life expectancy by six years. Not only does vitamin C help prevent the diseases that shorten life, but the vitamin itself has life sustaining properties. Vitamin C is known to help prevent heart attacks and strokes. It repairs blood vessels and helps reduce...

Scientists Discover Vitamin C can Halt Diabetes Damage

7/8/2009 - A team of US and British scientists has discovered that a combined therapy of insulin and vitamin C can stop disease-related blood vessel damage in patients with Type I diabetes. Researchers at the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center in Oklahoma and the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, UK,...

Vitamin C Shown to be Vital for Optimum Health

6/3/2009 - Vitamin C or ascorbic acid offers many health benefits including being a powerful antioxidant. Recent studies have shown the numerous benefits of including Vitamin C as part of a daily regimen. Vitamin C can decrease health risks. The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of Vitamin C in order to prevent...

Vitamin C Stops the Growth of Some Cancerous Tumors in Mice

5/14/2009 - 30 years ago the famous Nobel laureate Linus Pauling said that vitamin C supplements can prevent cancer, a highly controversial statement at the time. Now a team of Johns Hopkins scientists have shown that vitamin C stops the growth of some tumors in mice. The Study The study was lead by Chi Dang,...

Vitamin C Prevents Gout

4/26/2009 - A high daily intake of vitamin C may reduce the risk of gout in men, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. In a 20-year study on 47,000 male health care professionals, researchers found that...

Anti-Vitamin C Study Seriously Flawed and Misleading

3/9/2009 - A recent study published in Cancer Research (2008; 68:8031-8038) warned that high doses of vitamin C could harm cancer patients by making chemotherapy drugs ineffective. But now a detailed report in the current issue of the journal Alternative and Complementary Therapies explains that the anti-vitamin...

Universal Vaccine for the Flu? Look No Further Than Vitamin C and Zinc

2/23/2009 - The mainstream media is ablaze today with talk of an important new discovery that could lead to a "universal vaccine" that ends all colds for a lifetime. This universal vaccine, researchers say, would target a common configuration of proteins that occurs in virtually all cases of influenza, including...

Diet High in Vitamin C Reduces Risk of Diabetes

2/12/2009 - High levels of dietary vitamin C intake may reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Metabolic Science at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England, and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. At the study's start,...

A Simple and Natural Facemask with Vitamin C

1/16/2009 - Vitamin C is an extremely common skin care ingredient, since vitamin C is necessary for healthy skin. Vitamin C has been scientifically validated for reducing wrinkles and rejuvenating the skin. Yet many vitamin C products do not work, and may actually cause more harm than good. Camu camu is a S. American...

Vitamin C Shown to Preserve Bone Density in Older Men

10/31/2008 - Vitamin C is often called "The king of the anti-oxidants" and for good reason. Vitamin C has shown to be effective in treating over forty-six separate health concerns in either a primary or supporting role. It has been shown to either diminish or totally alleviate the symptoms or conditions for which...

J.E. Williams Talks About Three Antioxidants You Should Not Do Without

10/10/2008 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at (http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com) . In this excerpt, Dr. J.E. Williams shares on how to boost your immune system to fight the flu and avoid diseases. Renegade Water Secrets with Dr. J.E. Williams, a pioneer...

In Cancer Scare Story, Medical Researchers Admit Vitamin C Protects Cells from Free Radical Damage

10/1/2008 - In headlines around the world, Vitamin C is once again under attack. The vitamin is extremely dangerous, researchers now say, because it might "interfere with the toxic effects of chemotherapy." These mainstream media articles, of course, are attempting to convince cancer patients to stop taking vitamins...

Top Five (Virtually Unknown) Reasons You May Need More Vitamin C

9/30/2008 - Back in the late l950s and l960s, Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling turned his attention to studying and documenting how vitamin C could improve health status and help the human body resist and heal from disease. His reward? By the time of his death in l994, he had been branded a "quack" by a large part...

Top Five Secret Reasons You May Need More Vitamin C

9/24/2008 - Back in the late l950s and l960s, Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling turned his attention to studying and documenting how vitamin C could improve health status and help the human body resist and heal from disease. His reward? By the time of his death in l994, he had been branded a "quack" by a large part...

Author and Nutritionist David Wolfe Discusses Nutritional Myths

8/2/2008 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Fountain of Youth Summit, which can be found at (http://fountainofyouthworldsummit.com) . In this excerpt, David Wolfe shares on the myths about calcium and life changing MSM. The Fountain of Youth World Summit with David Wolfe, nutrition authority...

How to Beat and Prevent the Avian Flu and Other Influenzas

4/23/2008 - Are you worried about the possible outbreak of the Avian Flu among humans? Perhaps you should be! I hope that all of the publicity about the Bird Flu proves to be a false alarm, as well as the theories that it may be a deliberately engineered flu, but I have to tell you that from what I have learned...

Vitamin C: There May Be a Modern Chronic Deficiency

4/11/2008 - Vitamin C. Mmmm . . . maybe you think of a tall glass of Florida orange juice. Or maybe you grab it at the beginning of the cold season. But would you associate it with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or cancer? Maybe you should. According to an article published in October 2007, in the Journal of Nutrition,...

Interview: Greg Kunin from Ola Loa reveals the health secrets of drinkable vitamins

4/10/2008 - In this NaturalNews exclusive interview, Mike Adams (the Health Ranger) interview Greg Kunin of Ola Loa (www.DrinkYourVitamins.com) about nutrition, quality supplements, disease prevention and much more. Adams received no money to conduct this interview and earns nothing from the sale of Ola Loa products. Mike:...

The Vitamin Hoax: Big Pharma Speaks Through Reader's Digest Magazine

2/4/2008 - The cover of the November 2007 issue of Reader's Digest magazine makes a strong statement through a featured article entitled The Vitamin Hoax: 10 Not to Take. Written by Reader's Digest Senior Research Editor, Neena Samuel, the article cautions readers not to be duped into purchasing vitamins and supplements....

Interview with Dr. Hank Liers Part 5: Superior nutrition for pet health

12/30/2007 - The following is part five of an interview between Mike Adams and Dr. Hand Liers, the chief formulator of products sold by Health Products Distributors, Inc. (HPDI) (www.IntegratedHealth.com). To see all parts of this interview, search this site for "Dr. Hank Liers." Dr. Liers: I feel our animals...

A New Understanding of the Effect of Vitamin C on Cancer Cells

11/6/2007 - More than thirty years ago Linus Pauling and coworkers pioneered the therapeutic use of high doses of vitamin C (ascorbate) on terminal cancer patients, with promising results. Attempts by mainstream medicine to confirm Pauling's results failed, largely because patients were given vitamin C orally,...

Surgery found to increase vitamin C requirements

9/3/2007 - If you're heading into surgery, you're going to need some extra vitamin C. Andreas Rumelin, MD, of the University of Bonn, Germany, and his colleagues recently investigated how surgery leads to a rapid decrease in vitamin C blood levels and its increased "clearance" from the body. "A reduction of...

How to Tone Your Blood Vessels and Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease

7/7/2007 - Personal trainers have long praised the health benefits of toning your muscles. Now, medical researchers are looking at a similar approach for toning of your blood vessels. Think of it as getting really buff blood vessels. So, what's blood-vessel tone got to do with your health? The better the...

Super blackcurrants with boosted vitamin C (press release)

10/2/2006 - Scientists are working with the company behind the popular British fruit drink Ribena to boost the vitamin C content of blackcurrants in a move that would be a major benefit to consumers and farmers. Researchers have tracked the production and storage of vitamin C in blackcurrant bushes and are now...

The common cold is no match for natural healing therapies: minerals, herbs and foods stave off colds and flus

10/24/2005 - It happens to everyone, sometimes multiple times a year. That's why it's called the common cold, right? But while we're all familiar with the common cold, we may only know of one or two ways to fight it, which usually involve some sort of over-the-counter medication, or the folk remedy, a bowl of chicken...

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