I found this to be interesting:

http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html

I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not suffered
much from allergies since.

On 15/07/2014 5:45 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I found this to be interesting:
>
> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>
>
> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
> suffered much from allergies since.

No more "natural" than drugs!
Graham

On 7/15/2014 6:45 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I found this to be interesting:
>
> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>
>
> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
> suffered much from allergies since.

So you can eat everything now, right?

On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> I found this to be interesting:
>
>
>
> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>
>
>
> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not suffered
>
> much from allergies since.

Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all you do is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away from those QUACK sites.

In article >, says...
>
> On 7/15/2014 6:45 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > I found this to be interesting:
> >
> > http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
> >
> >
> > I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
> > suffered much from allergies since.
>
> So you can eat everything now, right?

snork..

Janet UK.

On 7/15/2014 1:15 PM, Roy wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I found this to be interesting:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>
>>
>>
>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not suffered
>>
>> much from allergies since.
>
> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all you do is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away from those QUACK sites.
>

May I point out that opium is a very natural product that could cause
you to stop noticing allergies for a while.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On 7/15/2014 1:15 PM, Roy wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I found this to be interesting:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>
>>
>>
>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not suffered
>>
>> much from allergies since.
>
> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all you do is make
> the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away from those QUACK sites.
>
Good luck with that suggestion. Actually, too much vitamin C
(alledgely) can be detrimental.

Jill

On 2014-07-15 12:49 PM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:

>>
>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>> suffered much from allergies since.
>
> So you can eat everything now, right?


LOL

On 2014-07-15 1:48 PM, James Silverton wrote:

>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all
>> you do is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away
>> from those QUACK sites.
>>
>
> May I point out that opium is a very natural product that could cause
> you to stop noticing allergies for a while.
>


My crazy health food Nazi SiL claims that mega doses of vitamin C can
cure allergies.

She is under the impression that all natural products are automatically
good for you. Years ago she was pushing Celestial Seasonings teas. I
dared to suggest that you don't know what is in those herbal teas and
they might actually be toxins. She rejected that possibility, but a
just a few weeks later there was a news story about a woman who was
hospitalized after ODing on atropine. Seems that the compound was in one
of the mysterious herbs and flowers in the tea. Thinking that it is all
organize and therefore good for you, she was drinking 20-30 cups a day.

There are a lot of natural and organic compounds that are deadly.

On 7/15/2014 3:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-07-15 1:48 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>
>>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all
>>> you do is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away
>>> from those QUACK sites.
>>>
>>
>> May I point out that opium is a very natural product that could cause
>> you to stop noticing allergies for a while.
>>
>
>
> My crazy health food Nazi SiL claims that mega doses of vitamin C can
> cure allergies.
>
> She is under the impression that all natural products are automatically
> good for you. Years ago she was pushing Celestial Seasonings teas. I
> dared to suggest that you don't know what is in those herbal teas and
> they might actually be toxins. She rejected that possibility, but a
> just a few weeks later there was a news story about a woman who was
> hospitalized after ODing on atropine. Seems that the compound was in one
> of the mysterious herbs and flowers in the tea. Thinking that it is all
> organize and therefore good for you, she was drinking 20-30 cups a day.
>
> There are a lot of natural and organic compounds that are deadly.

I actually knew Linus Pauling, the great vitamin C guru (my supervisor's
professor and two real Nobel prizes too!) and he had me taking large
quantities of C for years to no effect or detriment either.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

"graham" > wrote in message ...
> On 15/07/2014 5:45 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I found this to be interesting:
>>
>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>
>>
>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>> suffered much from allergies since.
>
> No more "natural" than drugs!
> Graham

But there are no side effects!

"Moe DeLoughan" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/15/2014 6:45 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I found this to be interesting:
>>
>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>
>>
>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>> suffered much from allergies since.
>
> So you can eat everything now, right?

What? No. I have food intolerances. Not allergies. And this is for
seasonal allergies. Not food allergies. Not the same thing.

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I found this to be interesting:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>
>>
>>
>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>> suffered
>>
>> much from allergies since.
>
> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all you do
> is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away from those
> QUACK sites.

---
Well it is working for me!

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/15/2014 3:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2014-07-15 1:48 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all
>>>> you do is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away
>>>> from those QUACK sites.
>>>>
>>>
>>> May I point out that opium is a very natural product that could cause
>>> you to stop noticing allergies for a while.
>>>
>>
>>
>> My crazy health food Nazi SiL claims that mega doses of vitamin C can
>> cure allergies.
>>
>> She is under the impression that all natural products are automatically
>> good for you. Years ago she was pushing Celestial Seasonings teas. I
>> dared to suggest that you don't know what is in those herbal teas and
>> they might actually be toxins. She rejected that possibility, but a
>> just a few weeks later there was a news story about a woman who was
>> hospitalized after ODing on atropine. Seems that the compound was in one
>> of the mysterious herbs and flowers in the tea. Thinking that it is all
>> organize and therefore good for you, she was drinking 20-30 cups a day.
>>
>> There are a lot of natural and organic compounds that are deadly.
>
> I actually knew Linus Pauling, the great vitamin C guru (my supervisor's
> professor and two real Nobel prizes too!) and he had me taking large
> quantities of C for years to no effect or detriment either.

I have read about the vitamin C in many places. It's cheap and it won't
hurt you.

I will not take herbs willy nilly. When they first came out with Pirates
Booty and related snacks, it was all loaded with herbs. I don't like those
kinds of snacks to begin with but when I was gifted with a case, I got rid
of it.

I don't know if they had complaints or what. The snacks were purported to
make you feel good.

I don't know if they quit making them for a time but they are making them
again now, with less variety and no herbs.

I do take herbs for very septic things and sometimes just short term. I
believe that I had an allergic reaction to Pau D'Arco so I quit taking it.
It made my lips go numb.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/15/2014 1:15 PM, Roy wrote:
>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I found this to be interesting:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>>> suffered
>>>
>>> much from allergies since.
>>
>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all you
>> do is make
>> the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away from those QUACK
>> sites.
>>
> Good luck with that suggestion. Actually, too much vitamin C
> (alledgely) can be detrimental.

Cite for that please!

In article >, says...
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...

> > Good luck with that suggestion. Actually, too much vitamin C
> > (alledgely) can be detrimental.
>
> Cite for that please!

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/

"Can vitamin C be harmful?

Taking too much vitamin C can cause diarrhea, nausea, and stomach cramps. In people
with a condition called hemochromatosis, which causes the body to store too much
iron, high doses of vitamin C could worsen iron overload and damage body tissues."

It goes on to say that excess Vit C can have a negative interaction with some
prescribed medications, and with chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

http://www.news-medical.net/health/V...e-Effects.aspx

possible links between excess vit c and kidney stones; and early
miscarriage

Janet UK

"janet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, says...
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>
>> > Good luck with that suggestion. Actually, too much vitamin C
>> > (alledgely) can be detrimental.
>>
>> Cite for that please!
>
> http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/
>
> "Can vitamin C be harmful?
>
> Taking too much vitamin C can cause diarrhea, nausea, and stomach cramps.
> In people
> with a condition called hemochromatosis, which causes the body to store
> too much
> iron, high doses of vitamin C could worsen iron overload and damage body
> tissues."

And I'm sure that people who have that condition would know this. I worked
with a lady who had it and she was very careful with her diet.
>
> It goes on to say that excess Vit C can have a negative interaction
> with some
> prescribed medications, and with chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
>
> http://www.news-medical.net/health/V...e-Effects.aspx
>
And people who take those things or are on those treatments likely would
know it too.

> possible links between excess vit c and kidney stones; and early
> miscarriage

Taking excess vitamins would not be advised for pregnant women. Can't speak
for the kidney stones.

I don't know about Vitamin C. When I moved to where I now live (upper Midwest) I suffered from allergies big time. First summer here was heck. I love this area, though, and a farmer told me to chew a little fresh honeycomb, 3/4-1inch square every day. Went through three honeycombs and quit. I never even really noticed that I was no longer tearing up and sneezing. It worked, though. No attacks.

I sure don't know the science; but I buy one honey comb per year, consume it over two or three weeks, and I have yet to have an attack again.

Gotta be local honey, though, because that contains the allergens in the area. Kind of a crude vaccination of sorts. I dunno, just know it worked well for me.

On 2014-07-15 6:01 PM, wrote:
>
>>> Good luck with that suggestion. Actually, too much vitamin C
>>> (alledgely) can be detrimental.
>>
>> Cite for that please!
>
>
> http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/#h8
>


Well done. It never ceases to amaze me that people who tend to lie in
usenet at the first to demand cites. Julie has been caught again.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> I have read about the vitamin C in many places. It's cheap and it won't
> hurt you.

Wrong. Vitamin C is metabolized via oxalate,
so large doses can give you kidney stones.
You can't absorb much more that 400 milligrams
daily, so very high doses (above 1000 mg daily)
increase risk of kidney stones while providing
no benefit at all. If you want higher doses,
you have to get it by injection.

On 7/15/2014 6:01 PM, wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:58:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 7/15/2014 1:15 PM, Roy wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> I found this to be interesting:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>>>>> suffered
>>>>>
>>>>> much from allergies since.
>>>>
>>>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all you
>>>> do is make
>>>> the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away from those QUACK
>>>> sites.
>>>>
>>> Good luck with that suggestion. Actually, too much vitamin C
>>> (alledgely) can be detrimental.
>>
>> Cite for that please!
>
>
> http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/#h8
>
Great citation/site, thanks lucretia! And I quote:

"How much vitamin C do I need?

The amount of vitamin C you need each day depends on your age. Average
daily recommended amounts for different ages are listed below in
milligrams (mg).

Life Stage Recommended Amount
Birth to 6 months 40 mg
Infants 7–12 months 50 mg
Children 1–3 years 15 mg
Children 4–8 years 25 mg
Children 9–13 years 45 mg
Teens 14–18 years (boys) 75 mg
Teens 14–18 years (girls) 65 mg
Adults (men) 90 mg
Adults (women) 75 mg
Pregnant teens 80 mg
Pregnant women 85 mg
Breastfeeding teens 115 mg
Breastfeeding women 120 mg

If you smoke, add 35 mg to the above values to calculate your total
daily recommended amount."

If Julie actually read the link, nowhere does it say taking tons of
Vitamin C is really harmful but it's pretty much useless. And it can be
a problem in terms of drug interactions and specific medical conditions.
Still, there is no need to dose yourself with tons of Vitamin C. It
won't be any more beneficial. As others have said, it just gets peed
out. Your body can only absorb so much of it. The rest is waste
going down the toilet but the money goes right into the pockets of the
alleged health supplement company.

Jill

On 7/15/2014 5:52 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Roy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I found this to be interesting:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>>
>>>
>>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>>> suffered much from allergies since.
>>
>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all
>> you do is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away
>> from those QUACK sites.
>
> ---
> Well it is working for me!

It's all in your mind. Ever heard of the placebo effect?

Jill

On Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:17:19 -0500, barbie gee >
wrote:

> and, some people get upsets from it. (diarrhea, if we need to
> get specific)

Thank you for defining stomach/GI upset because I had no idea what
that meant!

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/15/2014 6:01 PM, wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:58:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 7/15/2014 1:15 PM, Roy wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>> I found this to be interesting:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>>>>>> suffered
>>>>>>
>>>>>> much from allergies since.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all
>>>>> you
>>>>> do is make
>>>>> the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away from those
>>>>> QUACK
>>>>> sites.
>>>>>
>>>> Good luck with that suggestion. Actually, too much vitamin C
>>>> (alledgely) can be detrimental.
>>>
>>> Cite for that please!
>>
>>
>> http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/#h8
>>
> Great citation/site, thanks lucretia! And I quote:
>
> "How much vitamin C do I need?
>
> The amount of vitamin C you need each day depends on your age. Average
> daily recommended amounts for different ages are listed below in
> milligrams (mg).
>
> Life Stage Recommended Amount
> Birth to 6 months 40 mg
> Infants 7–12 months 50 mg
> Children 1–3 years 15 mg
> Children 4–8 years 25 mg
> Children 9–13 years 45 mg
> Teens 14–18 years (boys) 75 mg
> Teens 14–18 years (girls) 65 mg
> Adults (men) 90 mg
> Adults (women) 75 mg
> Pregnant teens 80 mg
> Pregnant women 85 mg
> Breastfeeding teens 115 mg
> Breastfeeding women 120 mg
>
> If you smoke, add 35 mg to the above values to calculate your total daily
> recommended amount."
>
> If Julie actually read the link, nowhere does it say taking tons of
> Vitamin C is really harmful but it's pretty much useless. And it can be a
> problem in terms of drug interactions and specific medical conditions.
> Still, there is no need to dose yourself with tons of Vitamin C. It won't
> be any more beneficial. As others have said, it just gets peed out.
> Your body can only absorb so much of it. The rest is waste going down the
> toilet but the money goes right into the pockets of the alleged health
> supplement company.

I don't take tons but I do take extra.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
---
>> Well it is working for me!
>
> It's all in your mind. Ever heard of the placebo effect?

Yeah and it's not that.

> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:58:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 7/15/2014 1:15 PM, Roy wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> I found this to be interesting:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>>>>> suffered
>>>>>
>>>>> much from allergies since.
>>>>
>>>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all you
>>>> do is make
>>>> the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away from those QUACK
>>>> sites.
>>>>
>>> Good luck with that suggestion. Actually, too much vitamin C
>>> (alledgely) can be detrimental.
>>
>> Cite for that please!
>
>
> http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/#h8

Helps prevent toxic chemotherapy from working properly. Sure.

Much over 2000 will produce diarea. Tolerance level and weight taken into
account.

Spreading out dose is better.

Helps reduce bad effects of smoking.

Greg

"Julie Bove" > wrote:
> I found this to be interesting:
>
> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>
> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
> suffered much from allergies since.

My brothers doctor recommended it for some kind of problem he was having.

I've been taking it for 40+ years.

Greg

gregz > wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> I found this to be interesting:
>>
>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>
>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>> suffered much from allergies since.
>
> My brothers doctor recommended it for some kind of problem he was having.
>
> I've been taking it for 40+ years.
>
> Greg

I just found, using 1000-1500 of c, reduce blood glucose levels. Much over
that can increase glucose levels.

Greg

"gregz" > wrote in message
...
> gregz > wrote:
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>> I found this to be interesting:
>>>
>>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>>
>>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>>> suffered much from allergies since.
>>
>> My brothers doctor recommended it for some kind of problem he was having.
>>
>> I've been taking it for 40+ years.
>>
>> Greg
>
> I just found, using 1000-1500 of c, reduce blood glucose levels. Much over
> that can increase glucose levels.

Hmmm... I take 2,000 mg daily in split doses plus whatever is in my multi.
I will check that out.

On 7/16/2014 12:40 AM, Nellie wrote:

> That's true for the water soluble vitamins B C And D. Vitamin A at high levels can be toxic.
>
Vitamin D is _fat_ soluble, not water soluble.

On 2014-07-16 12:41 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/15/2014 5:52 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Roy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> I found this to be interesting:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>>>> suffered much from allergies since.
>>>
>>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all
>>> you do is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away
>>> from those QUACK sites.
>>
>> ---
>> Well it is working for me!
>
> It's all in your mind. Ever heard of the placebo effect?
>

That's okay. Her husband doesn't like placebo and the daughter won't
even try it.
;-)

On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 4:28:56 AM UTC-7, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 7/16/2014 12:40 AM, Nellie wrote:
>
>
>
> > That's true for the water soluble vitamins B C And D. Vitamin A at high levels can be toxic.
>
> >
>
> Vitamin D is _fat_ soluble, not water soluble.


Indeed it is. What was I thinking? I stand corrected.

Nellie

On 7/16/2014 7:03 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-07-16 12:41 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/15/2014 5:52 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Roy" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> I found this to be interesting:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>>>>> suffered much from allergies since.
>>>>
>>>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all
>>>> you do is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay
>>>> away
>>>> from those QUACK sites.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Well it is working for me!
>>
>> It's all in your mind. Ever heard of the placebo effect?
>>
>
> That's okay. Her husband doesn't like placebo and the daughter won't
> even try it.
> ;-)

And Julie's allergic to it.

On 16/07/2014 3:47 AM, wrote:

>
> Plus there are other vitamins which are really bad in excessive doses,
> ones like vitamin E which is absorbed and collected in your fat
> tissues.
>
> But then again, if you want expensive pee, I suppose you will go for
> mega doses of C. Think of the money it made for Paulin and still
> makes for big pharma - they certainly are charities one feels the need
> to make a contribution to, can't have them crying over the bottom
> line.
>
There was an ad on tv recently by (I think) Jameson's, a "natural"
vitamin manufacturer and supplier of quack products. Part of it said
that it sourced its Vit C from sugar beet grown in the Scottish
Highlands. ********! I seriously doubt there is any serious arable
farming there and certainly not on the scale needed.
However, one of about 3 factories in the world that synthesizes Vit C
from sugar is in Scotland.
Graham

On 16/07/2014 1:46 AM, gregz wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> I found this to be interesting:
>>
>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>
>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>> suffered much from allergies since.
>
> My brothers doctor recommended it for some kind of problem he was having.
>
> I've been taking it for 40+ years.
>
> Greg
>
And now you look like an orange? {:-)
Graham

On 7/15/14, 7:45 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
> suffered much from allergies since.

Correlation does not imply causality. Ever heard that before?

-- Larry

On 7/16/14, 10:09 AM, graham wrote:
> On 16/07/2014 1:46 AM, gregz wrote:
>> I've been taking it for 40+ years.
>>
>> Greg
>>
> And now you look like an orange? {:-)
> Graham

Greg's last name is Boehner.

-- Larry

Nellie wrote:
>
>Vitamin A at high levels can be toxic.

Unless specified what level it's drivel... anything at "high" levels
can be toxic, even water.

Vitamins ideally should always be taken under the auspices of ones
medical professional... which suppliments and how much depend on
several factors, such as usual diet, blood work, age, weight, sex,
ones medications, etc. That said the typical one a day OTC
multi-vitamins don't contain enough of any one ingredient to be toxic
to the average individual, unless one has a particular medical
condition and/or is taking particular Rx meds they are safe...
everyone should have a complete physical once a year, that's when to
discuss suppliments.

On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:03:37 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-07-16 12:41 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/15/2014 5:52 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Roy" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:45:03 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> I found this to be interesting:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>>>>> suffered much from allergies since.
>>>>
>>>> Any excess vitamin C will be voided by your excretory system so all
>>>> you do is make the Vitamin C vendors more money. My advice...stay away
>>>> from those QUACK sites.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Well it is working for me!
>>
>> It's all in your mind. Ever heard of the placebo effect?
>>
>
>That's okay. Her husband doesn't like placebo and the daughter won't
>even try it.
>;-)

Julie hasn't enough of a mind to be affected by the placebo effect,
she's safe. hehe

On 7/15/2014 10:11 AM, graham wrote:
> On 15/07/2014 5:45 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I found this to be interesting:
>>
>> http://www.realsimple.com/health/pre...111/page3.html
>>
>> I upped my vitamin C consumption perhaps 2 years ago and I have not
>> suffered much from allergies since.
>
> No more "natural" than drugs!
>
But vitamin C does have a mild anti-histamine effect -
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1578094>