Mega Dose Vitamin C

As always with my blog, these are my personal beliefs and experiences. I am in no way diagnosing, prescribing, or treating. Please refer to my disclaimer and I recommend getting medical advice before doing anything new.

UPDATE 3/7/20: I highly recommend you order vitamin C now, if you plan on taking this, because it is going our of stock on many websites. It is still on Amazon on and off and this one is my favorite.

Most of my information regarding vitamin c at a therapeutic level comes from the wisdom of Andrew Saul, Ph.D., and Doctor Ralph Campbell. I have two versions of their book, The Vitamin Cure-for infants and for children. They both had great information in them, and I could not choose just one. I highly recommend you own one.

Now they weren't the ones paving the path of therapeutically using high dose vitamin c. Vitamin C in the form of citrus fruits and cabbage were given to sailors to prevent scurvy dating back to the 1600s. Numerous doctors over the centuries have reported great success in treating various illnesses. In the 1930s, the book reported a physician successfully treated polio with high doses of vitamin c. They go on to discuss how they've treated many disorders/illnesses with vitamin c, for example, asthma, ADHD, ear infections, measles, and many more.

The FDA currently recommends ages 4-adult to take 90mg per day. Children ages 1-3 only a measly 15mg!

Of course the FDA isn't going to admit that a simple vitamin will cure most disease, because they don't own vitamin c like they do other pharmaceuticals. Just like CBD, Big Pharma doesn't own CBD right now, but trust me...when they do, they will be marketing the shit out of the benefits. This CBD has immensely helped me with my anxiety, headaches, and PMS. Same goes for elderberry, herbalist and many parents swear by its effectiveness, me included. My husband has even gotten on board, which is a miracle in of itself. I've mentioned before that one year the flu was bad and in our town Tamiflu was not available (I personally would never take Tamiflu). Doctors admitted to the benefits of elderberry syrup and its ability to cut down the severity and duration of cold and flu symptoms.

We don't naturally make vitamin C. Animals make somewhere between 5-10,000mg of vitamin c per day. See the correlation?

“Vitamin C is the world’s best natural antibiotic, antiviral, antitoxin and antihistamine. This book’s recurring emphasis on vitamin C might suggest that I am offering a song with only one verse. Not so. As English literature concentrates on Shakespeare, so orthomolecular (megavitamin) therapy concentrates on vitamin C. Let the greats be given their due. The importance of vitamin C cannot be overemphasized.” ― Andrew Saul, Fire Your Doctor!: How to Be Independently Healthy

In regards to illness: The sicker you are, the more vitamin c your body needs to heal itself. This is why they recommend to take high doses until you reach loose stools (for your body). Not liquid diarrhea, but looser stools than you're used to, then back down the dose, but continue spreading your doses throughout the day. Everyone's body is different and will need a different dose, depending on how sick you are, how open you pathways are in the body, and how you metabolize. So that's why he has rough guidelines in the book, but has a saying, "Take enough C to be symptom free whatever the amount may be". He doesn't recommend a specific brand, but says powdered ascorbic acid is a great option because it doesn't have fillers, is reasonably priced, readily absorbed by the body, and has a long shelf life. I know liposomal vitamin C is the fad right now, but is more expensive, and isn't a necessity for mega dosing. Another article on titrating to bowel tolerance.

It's also better to preventatively take a high dose of C once per day to keep your immune system up, rather than waiting until your ill--because then your body has to work that much harder in healing itself. I discuss how he figures preventative dosing in the blog post I have linked below.

My favorite way to take the sour vitamin c powder and turn it into a 'sweet tart'. 1t maple syrup in a shot glass. Fill shot glass halfway with water and add your dose of vit c. If you want a budget friendly option, use sugar.

For more information on dosing, per this book, see my blog post of supplements we take for prevention of illness.