vitamin C

[Guest guest]

So true ... My specialist kinda laughed when I told him about Vitamin C. He said

not to believe any medical research that came out of France. I was so depressed

I almost gave the Vitamin C up. Then a few wonderful people on lifted my

spirits and my hope came back. That was three years ago. Now the vitamin C

research is here in the USA.

[Guest guest]

Lissa,

I use the time release GNC brand. I take 7 or 8 grams a night. My daughter, 13,

actually takes more than I do. We take what our bodies can handle without side

effects of stomach cramps, etc. Good luck with the V/C and 504 plan.

[Guest guest]

Can someone tell me about Vit.C??

Geri

[Guest guest]

Geri,

Go to our Files section, there's information and research on Vitamin C

(Ascorbic Acid) for CMT 1A there. You may also want to search our

Archives starting with April 2004 and search forward for related posts

on this subject.

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Hey guys,

Can someone fill me on taking Vitamin C to help with your CMT or even just point

me towards the study?

Liz

[Guest guest]

Liz, yes, hi,

Go into our Files - look for Ascorbic Acid Folder/or Vitamin C,

then open. I can't remember where I filed everything. lol

~ Gretchen

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crayfishfeed@... writes:

> Does anyone have any

> expertise in the matter of rosehips?>>

I have several roses and some weedy roses on my property. I generally let the

weedy roses go to seed/hips, but cut off the pretty ones for more blooms. The

hips is the pulp/flesh around the center stone. And I'm told type to type, it

varies in the amount of Vit C. Also told that yellow or orange bell peppers

have as much or more. I seldom make tea from rose. I buy powered Vit C at

health food store, and it bills itself as Buffered C-Complex with rose hips,

acerola, bioflavinoids " . In my limited experience, powered vit C is much more

accessible and potent than the common pills that everyone takes. When I feel

coming

down with a cold, I take a teaspoon of powdered Vit C, prolly 3 grams, and it

does help keep the cold from progressing, usually.

[Guest guest]

Ive made rosehip tea from our roses before. I cut them off when all

the petals fall away and let them dry inside the house, like hanging

in the kitchen. I let them dry on the plant once and the bugs got

there first.

I believe there is still considerable Vit C left once they have been

heated with water, but not quite sure how much. Ive also heard that

its good to crush or cut them open rather than just infuse them whole.

That said, rosehips are not a really *great* source of Vit C, and if I

was looking for a boost I would eat things like red/orange bell

peppers, and even mung sprouts rival the amounts in most other known

Vit C foods.

HTH, Sita.

>

> I was reviewing my options for vitamin C and I know rosehips are a good

> source. Usually it's available in a tablet or a powder. I was at wild

> oats the other day, in the bulk seasoning section, and looked up and

> say that rosehips are available in this form (dried). I thought it

> would be better to get it in this form b/c maybe there is less

> available in the traumatized form of powder and pills. I have looked a

> few times online to see how to take it and the main thing I keep

> finding is that people take it as a tea. If it's taken as a hot tea,

> how will it have any vitamin C left in it? Does anyone have any

> expertise in the matter of rosehips?

>

[Guest guest]

What about Amla C+?

On Mar 11, 2007, at 6:39 AM, Sita wrote:

> That said, rosehips are not a really *great* source of Vit C, and if I

> was looking for a boost I would eat things like red/orange bell

> peppers, and even mung sprouts rival the amounts in most other known

> Vit C foods.

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Hello, I'm new to the group.

I've been told that the inside of the skin of an orange contains more

vitamin C than any other source. Can't remember where I heard that now. But

what I do is let it dry and run it through my herb grinder. Just have to be

sure to get it from organic oranges.

[Guest guest]

I always thought that Amla was a great source, but I have recently read thats

its a misconception. It has compounds that resemble Vit C, and very little real

C, however I believe the body does not differenciate between the two. This link

has the info:

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm

HTH,

Sita.

Parashis <artpages@...> wrote:

What about Amla C+?

On Mar 11, 2007, at 6:39 AM, Sita wrote:

> That said, rosehips are not a really *great* source of Vit C, and if I

> was looking for a boost I would eat things like red/orange bell

> peppers, and even mung sprouts rival the amounts in most other known

> Vit C foods.

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Sita,

> I always thought that Amla was a great source, but I have recently read

> thats its a misconception. It has compounds that resemble Vit C, and very

> little real C, however I believe the body does not differenciate between the

> two. This link has the info:

>

> http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm

Thank you for this important information. These compounds don't

really resemble vitamin C and they certainly are not interchangeable

with vitamin C. They are antioxidants, but the main function of

vitamin C is not as an antioxidant, but as a vitamin (i.e. a unique

cofactor for a number of different essential enzymes).

Chris

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[Guest guest]

Did you read the article Chris? I thought that was the jist, but thanks for

clearing that up :-)

Sita

Masterjohn <chrismasterjohn@...> wrote:

Sita,

> I always thought that Amla was a great source, but I have recently read

> thats its a misconception. It has compounds that resemble Vit C, and very

> little real C, however I believe the body does not differenciate between the

> two. This link has the info:

>

> http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm

Thank you for this important information. These compounds don't

really resemble vitamin C and they certainly are not interchangeable

with vitamin C. They are antioxidants, but the main function of

vitamin C is not as an antioxidant, but as a vitamin (i.e. a unique

cofactor for a number of different essential enzymes).

Chris

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On 12 Mar 2007 14:20:23 -0700, Sita Bouchie de Belle

<familydebelle@...> wrote:

> Did you read the article Chris? I thought that was the jist, but thanks for

> clearing that up :-)

I didn't read the whole thing, but I scanned to the part that was

relevant to what you were talking about and read it to see what

compounds you were referring to. If you look at the picture they have

there of one of the polyphenols, and then look at vitamin C:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C

.... you can see vitamin C is a lot different, most notably much smaller.

Chris

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[Guest guest]

I'm not an expert but a long time ago someone told me that the white

rind of the orange was a bioflavinoid and was helpful in getting the

Vit C into your body. The rind, on the other hand, was inhibiting to

the C.

I would investigate that further before I ate the rind.

On Mar 12, 2007, at 5:30 AM, Top Enchilada wrote:

> I've been told that the inside of the skin of an orange contains more

> vitamin C than any other source. Can't remember where I heard that

> now. But

> what I do is let it dry and run it through my herb grinder. Just have

> to be

> sure to get it from organic oranges.

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On 3/13/07, Parashis <artpages@...> wrote:

> I'm not an expert but a long time ago someone told me that the white

> rind of the orange was a bioflavinoid and was helpful in getting the

> Vit C into your body. The rind, on the other hand, was inhibiting to

> the C.

A lot of people view vitamin C as an antioxidant, and since flavonoids

are antioxidants and are often found with vitmain C in plant foods, it

appears that they somehow work in concert with each other. But if

vitamin C were simply an antioxidant it wouldn't be called a vitamin.

Vitamin C is an important enzyme cofactor and performs a wide array of

physiological functions through this role, and to my knowledge

flavonoids have more or less nothing to do with it.

Chris

--

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Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You:

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for that link. I need not throw away my expensive bottle

of Amla. What do you consider a great choice of C?

thanks

On Mar 12, 2007, at 11:17 AM, Sita Bouchie de Belle wrote:

> I always thought that Amla was a great source, but I have recently

> read thats its a misconception. It has compounds that resemble Vit C,

> and very little real C, however I believe the body does not

> differenciate between the two. This link has the info:

>

> http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, it's good to have long held misconceptions cleared up. What

about the rind; is it an inhibitor?

On Mar 13, 2007, at 3:48 AM, Masterjohn wrote:

> On 3/13/07, Parashis <artpages@...> wrote:

>> I'm not an expert but a long time ago someone told me that the white

>> rind of the orange was a bioflavinoid and was helpful in getting the

>> Vit C into your body. The rind, on the other hand, was inhibiting to

>> the C.

>

> A lot of people view vitamin C as an antioxidant, and since flavonoids

> are antioxidants and are often found with vitmain C in plant foods, it

> appears that they somehow work in concert with each other. But if

> vitamin C were simply an antioxidant it wouldn't be called a vitamin.

> Vitamin C is an important enzyme cofactor and performs a wide array of

> physiological functions through this role, and to my knowledge

> flavonoids have more or less nothing to do with it.

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[Guest guest]

just to clarify - as I stated originally, I use only the INSIDE of the skin,

or pithy part. I do not use the rind.

[Guest guest]

This is so interesting b/c I have taken amla and just had this

feeling it wasn't helping. Actually I was also at the dentist and

they put this stuff on your tongue to see if you have enough vit. C

in your system and it indicated that I hadn't and I was taking amla

at the time. Also a medical intuitive who I use said it wasn't doing

that much for me and maybe even bothering my stomach if that means

anything to anyone.

I know goji berries are supposed to be high but they have too much

sugar. I'm liking the orange peel idea, I just wonder how hard it is

too digest. I take Dr. 's cayenne extract sometimes but

then hypoadrenal people are supposed to stay away from spicey foods

so it gets confusing.

I just am so skeptical of powders and such even though I have the

garden of life perfect food which has acerola cherry. I wonder where

one can get the actual cherry from. That seems to be an ideal

solution.

>

> > I always thought that Amla was a great source, but I have

recently

> > read thats its a misconception. It has compounds that resemble

Vit C,

> > and very little real C, however I believe the body does not

> > differenciate between the two. This link has the info:

> >

> > http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm

> Parashis

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[Guest guest]

Hi.... my doctor is Weston Price oriented and recommends this:

http://www.radiantlifecatalog.com/prod.cfm/ct/2/pid/1062

I really like the taste and the effects, and recommend it too.

Tim Reeves

>

> > I always thought that Amla was a great source, but I have

recently

> > read thats its a misconception. It has compounds that resemble

Vit C,

> > and very little real C, however I believe the body does not

> > differenciate between the two. This link has the info:

> >

> > http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm

> Parashis

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>

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have any

> expertise in the matter of rosehips?

Crayfish,

put the rosehips in a jar, cover with apple juice and let sit overnight.

It will make the most delicious jam. You can blend it to make it

smooth or leave chunky.

hey, what is the optimal ph for urine?

tb

[Guest guest]

, thanks that sounds good and easy.

In terms of ph it's so complicated, that I don't even find it

practical. I read it should fluctuate throughout the day with it

peaking at 4 am and 4 pm and having lows around ten am and pm.

Then I read it's supposed to be lower than your saliva first thing in

the morning.

Here's the macdaddy on ph as far as I know

http://www.healthydetox.org/articles/product_research/ph_management_of

_detox.html

>

> Does anyone have any

> > expertise in the matter of rosehips?

>

> Crayfish,

>

> put the rosehips in a jar, cover with apple juice and let sit

overnight.

>

> It will make the most delicious jam. You can blend it to make it

> smooth or leave chunky.

>

> hey, what is the optimal ph for urine?

> tb

>

[Guest guest]

>

> just to clarify - as I stated originally, I use only the INSIDE of

the skin,

> or pithy part. I do not use the rind.

,

So you just scape out the white stuff. (I haven't eaten an orange in so

long I dont even remember what they look like inside)

[Guest guest]

I shall get some. Still wonder what other supplement form is out there

since discovering my Amla C+ isn't C after all. Dismay

On Mar 18, 2007, at 11:49 AM, crayfishfeed wrote:

> Just to follow up, I remember something about Vitamin C and paprika

> and I found this article which was interesting http://www.all-

> creatures.org/health/paprika.html

>

> This guy won a nobel prize for his study of Paprika. I think that's

> amazing. If paprika is a good source of vitamin c, it is super

> convenvient.

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