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Vitamin C is helping Chinese coronavirus patients, but the mainstream media won’t cover it because so-called “journalists” are all pharma whores

March 12, 2020 -

Just as stories are starting to emerge from China about how well vitamin C is working on patients with pneumonia, news feeds and search results are being overrun with stories warning people about the dangers of megadoses of vitamin C. And while no one would advocate injecting yourself with the vitamin at home, the truth is that even relatively small doses of the vitamin, like those you’d find in a multivitamin, are having an impact.

While some websites ...

Vitamin C infusions being studied in China as possible treatment for coronavirus-related pneumonia

March 05, 2020 -

With cases numbering in the hundreds of thousands around the world and a rising death toll, such a therapy could prove very valuable.

Past studies like one from New Zealand have shown that patients who are critically ill tend to have levels of vitamin C that are dangerously low – so low, in fact, that even supplements of the recommended daily intake wouldn’t do much to help.

Vitamin C is considered a strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-viral....

Vitamin C and other antioxidants can prevent cell toxicity linked to the water contaminant hexavalent chromium

November 22, 2019 - Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant that can boost the natural defenses of the body, particularly the immune system. They work by protecting cells from harmful substances called free radicals. These free radicals can cause oxidative stress, which has been associated with many chronic diseases such as heart disease. Increasing your vitamin C intake can boost your antioxidant levels by up to 30 percent, helping to fight inflammation.

Vitamin C may ...

Vitamin C found to prevent gestational diabetes

July 22, 2019 -

Although scientists aren’t exactly sure what causes gestational diabetes, it’s believed that the hormones in the placenta that help babies develop interfere with the action of the mother’s insulin, making her need more of it. When the resultant lack of insulin causes glucose to build up in her blood, it can put her on the path to gestational diabetes.

The condition is usually only temporary and lasts until the baby is born, but it can cause problems for the baby and mother ...

Vitamin C reduces time spent in the ICU, researchers find

June 10, 2019 - Vitamin C deficiency is quite prevalent in ICUs. Hemila and Chalker cited a study of elderly patients confined to a hospital due to acute respiratory infections. The vitamin plasma levels in one out of every three patients measured less than 11 micromoles per liter. Those low levels made patients vulnerable to scurvy.

"One study in a hospital in Paris reported that 44% of patients had vitamin C plasma levels less than 6 ?mol/L," they reported. "Another survey, ...

Vitamin C’s antioxidant power found to reduce glucose levels in diabetics

May 28, 2019 - Vitamin C can do so much for your body

The prospect of vitamin C helping diabetics is excellent news, but it’s not terribly surprising to those who research the nutrient. That’s because its antioxidant strength has been shown to help reduce your risk of a host of chronic diseases, such as heart disease. Some studies have found that it can reduce your levels of bad cholesterol, or LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. It also helps your body to absorb iron better, preventing ...

Vitamin C is the safest and most effective way of eliminating the threat of sepsis

May 16, 2019 -

Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant that bolsters the immune system and the general well-being of a person. Its many health benefits include fighting off infectious colds and influenza, improving the functions of the heart and blood vessels, and supporting the proper function of the skeletal, renal, and respiratory systems.

The vitamin is available in both natural food sources and health supplements. As such, vitamin C is very cheap and easy to obtain. It ...

Vitamin C levels modulate anxiety and anorexia – study

May 02, 2019 - Vitamin C deficiency could cause neurological damage while adding vitamin C to the diet could improve or reverse symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Vitamin C, anxiety, and depression

One study, published in the Journal of Neurochemistry and conducted by researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, deprived mice of vitamin C. As mice became deficient in the vitamin, they started to exhibit depressive and submissive behaviors....

Vitamin C reduces anxiety and stress-induced anorexia

April 25, 2019 -

These findings suggest that vitamin C levels in the body may modulate anxiety and stress-induced anorexia.

Learn more about the importance of vitamin C by visiting Prevention.news.

Journal Reference:

Koizumi M, Kondo Y, Isaka A, Ishigami A, Suzuki E. VITAMIN C IMPACTS ANXIETY-LIKE BEHAVIOR AND STRESS-INDUCED ANOREXIA RELATIVE TO SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN SMP30/GNL KNOCKOUT MICE. Nutrition Research....

Vitamin C supplementation before exercise can help hasten your post-workout recovery, researchers find

April 10, 2019 -

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has been shown in a study to increase the body’s antioxidant capacity after exercising, facilitating the recovery process. In the study, researchers from Thailand recruited healthy women aged 22 to 25 who had been sedentary for at least a year. The crossover study saw participants ingesting a capsule on an exercise day – either 1,000 milligrams of ascorbic acid or a placebo – before carrying out 30 minutes of cycling at a moderate ...

Vitamin C reduces cataract risk by a whopping 30%

January 29, 2019 - Vitamin C: An antioxidant powerhouse

The research team believes that it is likely vitamin C’s antioxidant properties that account for its ability to prevent cataracts. Natural Health 365 reported:

As an antioxidant, vitamin C helps to prevent excessive free radical molecules, which can damage tissue and cells. Antioxidants, like vitamin C, can prevent that damage.

While the fluid around the eye lens is normally already high in ...

Vitamin C: A safer way to recover from drug addiction

January 29, 2019 - Vitamin C supplementation can also promote restful sleep and improve your overall sleeping patterns. This can allow you to start feeling better, even after only a short amount of time. The effects of vitamin C therapy can be felt in as little as 12 hours of taking your first doses of vitamin C. A recommended oral dose of 25 to 85 g of sodium ascorbate (vitamin C) over the course of each day can immediately improve your mental alertness, visual ...

Vitamin C improves lung function, prevents COPD

November 26, 2018 -

COPD is an inflammatory lung disease marked by breathing difficulties, persistent coughing or wheezing, and increased production of mucus. The term also covers other progressive lung diseases which contribute to the condition, including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and non-reversible asthma. In a report released by the World Health Organization, around three million people die from COPD -- making it the third leading cause of death after heart disease and stroke. Around ...

Vitamin C can prevent gout

November 14, 2018 -

Gout is one of the most common types of arthritis that causes severe pain, swelling, and stiffness in a joint, typically affecting the joint in the big toe. This condition is caused by excess uric acid in the bloodstream. Earlier studies on vitamin C have reported that higher amounts of it can help increase the amount of uric acid eliminated through the urine.

For the study, the researchers assessed the vitamin C intake of more than 46,000 men between ...