90% Of Vitamin C And Most Vitamins A, B12 And E Are Made In China. Are They Safe?
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Robin P.Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:37pm
I was surprised to learn that China is one of the largest exporters of many common drugs and vitamins. About 90% of all Vitamin C sold in the US is from China. China also produce 50% of the world's asprin and 35% of acetaminophen (Tylenol) as well as most Vitamins A, B12 and E.
Since the United States does not require country-of-origin label ...
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Vitamin C and Fat Burning
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Tina C.Posted
Fri 07 Nov 2008 2:20pm
People with low levels of vitamin C in their blood burn 25% less fat than those who do not have low concentrations.
Here is a link to the study's abstract:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16945143?dopt=Abstract
Co what?
This is because Vitamin C is a co-factor (something like a chemical "helper") for your body's production of carni ...
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The Many Benefits of Vitamin C
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Chris ..Posted
Sat 06 Nov 2010 12:15am
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Vitamin C is hugely important - But just how important is it and to what extent should we be looking to eat Vitamin C rich foods or load up on supplemental Vitamin C? The first thing to remember is that our bodies cannot produce Vitamin C by themselves and therefore we need to get a good daily dose via diet at t ...
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New Report Says Vitamins A, C and E are 'a waste of time and may even shorten your life'
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Robin P.Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:37pm
Study from Great Britain shows vitamins do not extend life and may even cause premature death, according to a respected group of international scientists.
After reviewing 67 studies involving more than 230,000 men and women, the experts say there is no convincing evidence that taking supplements of the antioxidant vitamins A, C and E can mak ...
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Vitamin C and the Goldilocks Theory of Medicine
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Alvin B. LinPosted
Sat 09 Feb 2013 3:00am
You remember Goldilocks, right? She of the 3 bears fame? The picky eater who didn't like her porridge either too hot or too cold? As I've alluded to in many posts, medicine is like Goldilocks. You want things just right, neither too high nor too low. Case in point is vitamin C . If you don't have enough, you run the risk of develop ...
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Vitamin C & Cancer
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Sandy H.Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:24pm
Recent Worldwide Newspaper headlines claimed that a study showing high doses of Vitamin C given intravenously could destroy cancer cells was a "breakthrough discovery". This infuriated many doctors who have been using IV Vitamin C since the 1970's as part of natural health remedy treatments for cancer. Dr Robert Cathcart has been using IV Vitamin ...
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Vitamin C May Benefit Knee ...
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passion4livingPosted
Sat 09 Oct 2010 7:30pm
Vitamin C May Benefit Knee Health
09/06/10
Most people know that vitamin C is critical to human health; few likely know why it is needed. The body needs vitamin C to form collagen, the main protein in the connective tissues and blood vessels. Scurvy, which is now rare, is disease that is caused by a severe vitamin C deficiency. Th ...
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The Life Saver: How to Get More Vitamin C in Diet
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SonzyPosted
Fri 20 Jul 2012 3:03am
Antioxidants Thwart Chronic Ailments
Antioxidants is the key word in good health. We all know the story how antioxidants can prevent the formation of free radicals and make them inactive. And thus antioxidants delay aging, prevent cancer and a variety of other chronic ailments.
Vitamin C, the Vital Role
One such antioxidant is V ...
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Vitamin C Decreases Athletic Performance
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Dr. Craig R.Posted
Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:27am
A new study demonstrates that supplementing with vitamin C actually decreases athletic performance. Its a great study because the authors actually figured out why they got the results they did--here's the synopsis:
The researchers took a group of "healthy, sedentary men" and divided them into 2 groups. Group A did routine aerobic exercise f ...
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