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View Post: foodconsumer.org - Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel ...
24 Nov 2009
For example, taking large doses of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) on a regular basis lowers your level of copper, so if you are already deficient in copper and take high doses of vitamin C, you can compromise your immune system. ...
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View Post: new research findings two
24 Nov 2009 by concerned heart  
As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers has raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains of the flu -- antioxidants. In an article appearing in the November 2009 .... For example, taking large doses of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) on a regular basis lowers your level of copper, so if you are already deficient in copper and take high doses of vitamin C, you can compromise your immune system. ...
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View Post: Fight Influenza Naturally: Vitamin C
24 Sep 2009 by Future Naturopath  
Where in nature do you find "ascorbic acid"? The answer is nowhere. Most companies use chemical ascorbic acid that mimics real Vit C. Now again on the onset of influenza however by all means you can take those dosages of Vit C(ascorbic ...
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View Post: Nutrisphere: Vitamin C and chronic illnesses
6 Nov 2009 by Nutrisphere  
The curative agent in the citrus fruit, of course, was ascorbic acid or vitamin C. While scurvy is one of the oldest known deficiency diseases (beri-beri ranks up there as well), vitamin C today is still a controversial ... Which brings us to the fascinating subjects of vitamin C and the common cold and influenza, vitamin C and cancer, and vitamin C and heart disease. Linus Pauling won two more Nobel Prizes than I ever will, and was certainly no dummy. ...
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View Post: Flu, Viruses, and Vitamin C Megadoses: A Personal Statement ...
17 Nov 2009 by Signs of the Times  
One chemistry professor told me that he had heard of Pauling's book and the vitamin C therapy but didn't think taking a big dose of an acid, even a mild one like ascorbic acid, would be good for the body. ... can verify whenever one treats a cold or influenza with vitamin C. Although in previous years I typically got a secondary bacterial infection in my lungs, requiring antibiotics and another two weeks for recovery beyond the duration of the cold, now with my vitamin C ...
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View Post: Archief Roodbont: griep
12 Nov 2009 by roodbont  
Vitamin C. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is the vitamin most often associated with warding off viral respiratory infections. A Cochrane systematic review of 30 randomized trials involving more than 11000 adults concluded that prophylactic vitamin C supplementation (200 mg or more daily) is not ... Vitamin C has mild in vitro antiviral activity against influenza virus, and vitamin C deficiency impairs effective immune response to influenza viral infections in male mice. ...
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View Post: A Mom After God's Own Heart
23 Nov 2009 by A Mom After God's Own Heart  
Many families are being hit hard not only by H1N1, but also my regular influenza and the common cold. When it comes to cold remedies I tend to shy away from medicines as much as possible. I try to use as natural of products as I can. ... Ingredients: Honey proprietary blend (buckwheat, wildflower), water, natural flavors, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), citric acid, zinc gluconate. Contains NO Dextromethorphan or Alcohol. My Review: So when I received Zarbee's Children's Cough ...
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View Post: Flu Vaccines, I better get it because if I don't the media says I ...
16 Nov 2009 by admin  
conclusively proven that influenza shots prevent flu-related deaths in people over the age of 65.” In 2006 the British Medical Journal reported “In children under 2 years inactivated vaccines had the same field efficacy as placebo, and in healthy ... Supplement with good quality vitamins, especially Vitamins A, C (complete form of Vitamin C, not just ascorbic acid), and E which all boost the immune system, a complete B-Vitamin complex as B-Vitamins are vital in every ...
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View Post: Holy Basil or "Tulsi" Prevents Infections: Ancient Medicine with ...
20 Nov 2009
Tulsi has been used to treat infectious diseases caused by bacteria such as pertussis, bronchial asthma, etc. and viruses that causes bronchitis, herpes simplex virus, influenza, and other communicable diseases. ... Ascorbic Acid or Vitamin C - anti-inflammatory, anti-viral; Beta Carotene - Cox -2 Inhibitor, Cox - 1 inhibitor, Immunostimulant (stimulates the immune system); Beta Caryophyllene - anti-inflammatory; Carvacrol - anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, ...
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