Preventing Illnesses and Diseases with Vitamin C
http://www.encognitive.com
Vitamin C – The Most Essential Nutrient
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) is a vitamin only because it is a nutrient essential for life that is not manufactured in the body and must be obtained from outside sources. Every living thing on this planet except primates (Including man) and guinea pigs produce their own Vitamin C internally, do not require it in their diet, and do not suffer from a host of diseases and maladies caused by Vitamin C deficiencies.
Vitamin C is manufactured internally from glucose by a four-step process, each requiring a specific enzyme. Humans have the first three enzymes but the fourth is damaged and non functional apparently from a genetic mutation that occurred in our distant ancestors. It seems that we really have a species wide genetic disease. Perhaps fixing this genetic defect should be a primary goal for the genetic engineers of this century. There is a fifth step in vitamin C cycle, the conversion of ascorbic acid into mineral ascorbates in the liver.
The price of vitamin C deficiency is staggering. Mammals with the enzyme can live 8-10 times their maturity age. Mammals without it have a hard time living to 3-4 times their maturity age. Therefore, if humans had the gene to make their own vitamin C, the human life span could be more like 300 years. Humans have cardiovascular disease and arthritis while other mammals do not. Humans are also more susceptible to viruses and infections than animals with their own vitamin C.
What Vitamin C Does for Us
What does vitamin C do for us? There are more than ten thousand published scientific papers that make it quite clear that there is not one body process and not one disease or syndrome that is not influenced by vitamin C.
Vitamin C is particularly known for these functions:
* Antioxidant Activity – Free radicals cause oxidative damage to cells and organs, accelerates aging, contributes to arteriosclerosis and cancer. Vitamin C is a powerful and important antioxidant.
* Collagen Synthesis – Collagen is the foundation of all connective tissue, literally everything that holds the body together. Scurvy is the result of deterioration of the blood vessels resulting in hemorrhage, bleeding gums, bruising, loose teeth, tendency of bones to fracture, etc. Maladies affecting tendons, ligaments, skin, bone, teeth, cartilage, heart valves, intervertebral discs, cornea, and eye lens also result from vitamin C deficiency. There is a long continuum between scurvy and optimum tissue integrity. Most of us suffer from sub-clinical scurvy.
* Immune System – Vitamin C is a requirement for the proper functioning of our immune systems. It is involved in white blood cell production, T-cells, and macrophages. Without Vitamin C in adequate quantities, our own body’s best defense against disease is left without fuel.
* Cardiovascular System – Cats and rats do not develop arteriosclerosis. The antioxidant properties of vitamin C help prevent the formation of arterial plaque. The support of connective tissues enables arteries to be strong and elastic, reducing the risk of aneurisms, stroke, and other problems.
http://www.advance-health.com/c.html
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May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Unbelievably …
Unbelievably BRILLIANT man! Thank you Dr. Pauling.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
@bonzaibb12 OJ has …
@bonzaibb12 OJ has mad sugar, really unhealthy
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Lack of vitamin C …
Lack of vitamin C was quite evident with the early explorers in the 1500s and earlier. For whatever reason, we need to supplement with vittamin C.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
this guy is …
this guy is brilliant!
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Well our bodies do …
Well our bodies do make vitamin d3 on skin exposed to sunlight. But we cover up with clothes today.
And vitamin C, we probably used to get plenty of in our foods for eons, and, as Dr. Pauling points out, the mutant who lost this ability could use that energy for something else, say, developing better brain power so had the advantage.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
not even the best …
not even the best machines on the planet are perfect, but with wisdom we reach for perfection or ignore wisdom and accept common entropy.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
why has the human …
why has the human body stopped making its own vitamin c and vitamin d , why has the human body evolved to get rid of this , so we have to take pills and food to replenish our body with these vitamins
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Iron and minerals …
Iron and minerals are not produced in the body. No one goes around claiming IRON is the HOLY GRAIL. one substance is not the holy grail.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
I love the turmoil …
I love the turmoil surrounding this age old topic=)
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
I agree.
I agree.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
It is sad that …
It is sad that smart men make up stories about millions of years ago. You’d think he was there seeing it all happen. Everyone knows that microbes are a simpler life form than humans and animals but Evolutionists fail to explain why more complex life tended to arise when it was a liability rather than an asset. That one fact Explodes the myth of Evolution.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
I almost died from …
I almost died from Scurvy 3 months ago . I had surgery on my sinus’s and a week later almost blead to death . I had 4 surgeries to save my life an artery ligated and several blood transfusions. I drank a half gallon of OJ a week, a bannana a day and a salad a day but developed it still. The cause was Chron’s disease and little beneficial flora . I take probiotics and digestive enzymes daily now as well as 1,500mg of vit C. My skin has improved as well
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
A geologist visit’s …
A geologist visit’s a biochemists’ lab. Upon entering the door, the geologist is overpowered by a thick smell. He notices is chemist is not affected by it.
Recognizing the smell, he asks; “Why does it smell like burning rhesus monkey?
…and the chemist says “Really? Well, I guess when you’re around it all the time…”
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
They are doing this …
They are doing this for market share. Most of the poor quality supplements are manufactured by big pharma. They are synthetic fractionated crap which should be in the same category as toxic drugs. All Vit C is not created equal!
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Enough research on …
Enough research on Vitamin C — there are many other anti-oxidants out there that need more research and findings.
Did you know that cigarette smokers have a greater need for Vitamin C than non-Smokers because it is used to neutralize compounds in cigarette smoke. Studies have shown that cigarette smokers have lower levels of Vitamin C. Additionally, Vitamin C has a synergistic relationship with bioflavonoids.
Do more research on this and don;t give cigarettes to the monkeys for this test.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
I’ve always thought …
I’ve always thought that it is quite peculiar how they refer to vitamins and minerals as micro nutrients. There is nothing micro about vitamins and minerals.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
They’re doing this …
They’re doing this because the governments have been poisoning us since the 30s and 40s with the Innoculation program, food sources, tap water, chemtrails etc… The only thing that keeps us well is vitamin c.
I am not a conspiracy theorist, I have just recently found this out. Look up project gardenplot and do some research to understand more.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
wow its been known …
wow its been known for a while (by a few) that vitamin C is an effective aid in aid Cancer treatment. There are clinics in Mexico (where big pharm has less of a stronghold)like the Oasis Clinic, where vitamin C infusions are used as PART of a more effective treatment of cancer. In the U.S. many treatment centers like the Issels in Arizona are using Vitaming C infusions for the treatment of Cancer.
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Presummably, only …
Presummably, only through natural selection, if you’re an evolutionist. Unfortunately brains and know how are no longer attractive traits to the opposite sex
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Camu Camu has the …
Camu Camu has the highest source of NATURALLY occuring Vit.C. it is paramount to optimal health to get a natural source that is readily available to the cells otherwise you are wasting your money. synthetic/commercial Vit.C blocks receptor sites. having all the other co-factors increases bio-availabilty. Camu Camu has Leucine, Serine, for mood/nervous system & Limonene: shown to reduce appetite and aid
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blessings
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
why are they doing …
why are they doing this???
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Vitamin C is vital/ …
Vitamin C is vital/essential to life but it seems now that there is alot of concern that Canada is illegalizing it and may only be recieved through an MD. If this happens the USA may follow or have a reduction in supply. Bill 51c is said to be the blame caused by drug companies manipulating the Government..
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Any thoughts on …
Any thoughts on there being an organelle living inside your body/cells that migrates magnetically?
Are you keeping it moving as much as you used to?
As much as it needs to?
Can you think of ways to?
Search + Share ~ Magnetrition
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
So, some day, these …
So, some day, these genes will be activated again…
May 29th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Dr Linus Pauling …
Dr Linus Pauling also did research on tobacco addiction in England. When subjects craved cigarettes, they stuck a straw through an orange and sucked on it. 79% showed decrease in smoking in 3 weeks, 20% quit altogether. Physiological: Orange has vitamin c and natural sugars. Vitamin c detoxed the body and natural sugars replaced the cravings.
Psychological: the straw is shaped similar to a cigarette.