Re: Vitamin C

Posted by Larry Hoover on December 6, 2002, at 12:15:35

In reply to Re: Vitamin C » Larry Hoover, posted by bluedog on December 6, 2002, at 11:24:06

> > Vitamin C is vastly under-rated as a nutrient, IMHO. The new DRI (Daily Reference Intake) is below 100 mg, even for pregnant and nursing women! Give me a break. 2 grams a day is more like it. Split the dose up for best effect.
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> Larry, I agree that up 2g of Vitamin C would be OK but this would probably be a safe upper limit. However for anyone with chronic fatigue symptoms I would be VERY careful about taking too much Vitamin C as it can actually have the opposite effect to that desired and can act as a PRO-Oxidant under certain conditions. For example see the following link:
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> http://www.cfsresearch.org/cfs/
For a more specific link on that site, see:
http://www.cfsresearch.org/cfs/cheney/34nf.htm
Again, the interplay between nutrients is emphasized.
> > I tend to link atypical depression to burnout, but I may be totally off on that. All the things I mentioned would help with that.
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> I have the same philosophy. If you have CFS and burnout I don't think you are far off base with this view. Really I consider this view much more in line with ancient medical systems as practiced by Chinese medicine practitioners or Ayervedic medicine practitioners who have made this connection for thousands of years. I think it is ironic (and arrogant) that modern medical researchers have only recently started to "discover" this philosophy and then have the nerve to take the credit for their so called discoveries.
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> Keep well
> bluedog
Western medicine has been characterized as allopathy, a philosophy which seeks to produce an effect opposite to the presenting symptom, i.e. symptom management. Frankly, you're not likely to get anything else from what we call M.D.'s.
That said, there are far too many quacks in the fields of naturopathy and homeopathy, and related disciplines. If you can find an M.D. practising what is known as orthomolecular medicine, you're probably going to find someone who integrates nutritional therapy with the best of Western medicine.

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What are you taking Larry? sjb 12/6/02
Re: What are you taking Larry? Larry Hoover 12/6/02
Re: Vitamin C » Larry Hoover bluedog 12/6/02
Re: Vitamin C Larry Hoover 12/6/02
Re: Vitamin C » Larry Hoover bluedog 12/6/02
Thank you - will try your recommendations sjb 12/6/02
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