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Forum: Vitamin C

31 August 2006

Ima-Prepper – at 03:32

I stumbled across a book on Amazon written by David J. Kennedy

Forgive me if this has been discussed, but in a nutshell the meat of the book appears to say that doses of Vitamin C is the answer to the Bird Flu problem and the warding off. The reviews on this book suprised me.

My understanding is that with H2H/ and or Avian influenza further effect those with the stongest immune systems as they are more susptible to death due to the fact their own immune system attacks the body. Anyone have insite to these Vitamin C claims that appear to be snake oil and misleading?

Ima-Prepper – at 03:33

Whoops here is the book.. http://tinyurl.com/o6w76

I’m-workin’-on-it – at 07:35

The first review of the book was from Dr. Robert F. Cathcart III, M.D. “The ‘experts’ in this disease are either unbelievably stupid or have their heads up the rear of the drug industry.”

I guess refering to Tamiflu.

Others gave glowing reports about the book. Wonder if anyone has already written to them using the links by their names & invited them to Fluwikie so they could compare info?

I don’t know anything about the book, but I’d sure hate to hange my life on the Vitimin C hook & expect to live through this.

INFOMASS – at 08:07

Fluwiki earlier (May 5th Forum on Alternative Treatments) had a piece from Snowy Owl citing a group of UK doctors that suggested high doses of Vitamin C together with Vitamin A and zinc, to be used as a POSSIBLE preventative and at double doses if you get sick. The report was, “The Pivotal Role for Natural Products in Countering an Avian Influenza Pandemic.” Their report was submitted to the WHO in March but I have not heard of any animal trials that tested their suggested therapies of 3 GRAMS of C a day for adults spread over the day; 25 mg of zinc and 20,000 IU of Beta-Carotene, with double doses when sick. Children six and under to get half doses. These doses ok for up to one month, they say. The UK report also suggested very high IV doses of Vitamin C, but only in a hospital setting. High doses of C cause bowel looseness and intake should be reduced if this happens.

Calandriel – at 21:15

Be careful with fat-soluable vitamins like A, D, E and K…these can be stored in the body up to toxic levels (unlike the water-soluable vitamins, which are expelled in the urine.) Investigate well before self-medicating…

INFOMASS – at 21:28

Calandriel: You are right, and pregnant or lactating women also have to restrict intakes of Vitamin A, although the UK doctors say that beta-carotene is supposed to be safer for reasons I do not understand. Since Vitamin E thins the blood, that is also something to consider. A lot of these suggestions should be studied and qualified but might work or help in a dire situation.

heddiecalifornia – at 22:56

Just read an article last week in our local paper, The Argus, about increasing incidence of rickets in Oakland, California in small children seen at the Children’s Hospital. They have had 57 cases in the past year, it appears to be increasing.

    This is in “Sunny” California! 
  The conclusion was that a great number of mothers and infants were not getting enough sunlight nor vitamin D in their diets.  If mom didn’t eat foods high in vitamin D (milk, etc. which have it added) and didn’t go out in the sun, the nursing infants would not get enough and could be seriously ill by six months of age. 
   The article mentioned that there is an increasing lack of vitamin D in people’s diets overall; moms and kids kept indoors to avoid street violence etc. need more.  They noted that in most cases the amount in an ordinary daily multivitamin would be sufficient for most people. 
no name – at 23:12

Just found this on Goggle. Hope the post of site works…first time to try.

{http://wolvertonmd.com/intergrativetherapies/vitamincnew.htm}

no name – at 23:14

Sorry so long of website. Can anyone see what I did incorrectly? Should it have been [these brackets] instead? Thanks.

preppiechick – at 23:18

(yes, lower case brackets- [ and ] )

preppiechick – at 23:22

forgot to mention, you need TWO on each end ( like this ? You also put the http owr www after the first set of double brackets, then the vertical line (|) which is upper case, next to the brackets, then give it a name, then the second set of brackets.

pogge – at 23:24

(yes, lower case brackets- [ and ] )

Actually, a double pair of square brackets and a | between link and link text as in:

[[http://www.somedomain.com/page.htm|link text]]

preppiechick – at 23:24

UGH it is not easy to break it down to show in steps!

double brackets, like this just no spaces ( for display purposes only!)

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28 October 2006

Closed - Bronco Bill – at 20:18

Closed to maintain Forum speed.

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