Vitamin C - Information and Health Benefits

Articles and Studies

Other

• Ester-C gets tolerability boost - Nutra USA
• Vitamin C could lower body fat levels - Nutra USA
• Vitamins E and C Confirmed Safe At High Doses - NPI Center
• Discovery Shows New Vitamin C Health Benefits - Science Daily
• Alternative Medicine: Vitamin C - The Epoch Times
• Vitamin C supplement to beat diabetes and heart disease - Nutra USA
• Low Blood Levels of Vitamin C Linked to Mortality - Medscape
• Vitamins C And E Support Breathing Following An Operation - Intelihealth
• Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy Reduces Bioavailability of Dietary Vitamin C - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamins Help After Heart Transplant - WebMD
• Antioxidants Resolve Radiation Side Effects - Nutrition Science News
• Parkinson's Defense - Nutrition Science News
• Antioxidant Vitamins Block Homocysteine's Acute Toxic Effects - Nutrition Science News
• The Vitamin C Controversy - Life Extension
• Bad studies may be more dangerous than vitamins... Does Vitamin C Really Damage DNA? - Jack Challem
• Stressed out? Vitamin C is possibly the perfect chill pill - CNN
• An Antioxidant Update? - Dr. Weil
• Oxidation-Resistant Version of Vitamin C Slows Age-Dependent Telomere Shortening - Life Enhancement Magazine
• Second Sight - Nutrition Science News
• Breathe Easy with Vitamin C - Nutrition Science News
• Paleolithic Nutrition: Your Future Is In Your Dietary Past - The Nutrition Reporter
• Vitamin C Removes Lead From Blood Stream In Men - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamin C Deficit Linked To Skin Disease - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamin Supplements May Help Asthmatics Cope With Air Pollution - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamin C May Help Ward Off Osteoporosis - WebMD
• Vitamin C May Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis - WebMD
• Excess Vitamin C May Worsen Osteoarthritis - WebMD

Diabetes

• The Prediabetic Epidemic - Nutrition Science News
• Vitamins C and E May Reduce Risk, Complications of Diabetes - WebMD
• Vitamin C May Aid People with Diabetes - New Hope Natural Media
• Vitamins C and E may enhance effectiveness of insulin for diabetes - University of California at Irvine
• Antioxidants May Reduce Harmful Complications Of Diabetes - Doctor's Guide

Cancer

• Vitamin C and cancer: The irrefutable evidence - Positive Health
• Vitamin C 'helps to fight cancer' - BBC NEWS
• Ascorbic Acid in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer - Alternative Medicine Review
• Study: Vitamin C May Fight Cancer - WebMD
• Vitamin C vs Cancer - DoctorYourself.com
• Cancer Tumors Shown To Consume Large Amounts Of Vitamin C - ScienceDaily
• Linus Pauling and Vitamin C Therapy for Breast Cancer - Healthy.net
• High Doses of Vitamin C Fight Cancer - MedicineNet
• Ulcer Therapy, Vitamins May Team Up to Prevent Stomach Cancer, Drugs Halted, Healed Abnormalities With Cancer Potential - WebMD
• Lower Vitamin C Means Higher Cancer Risk for Men - WebMD
• Supplements & Herbs In Cancer Treatment - Healing Cancer Naturally

Digestive Health

• Low Vitamin C Tied to Ulcer Bug - WebMD
• Vitamin C May Protect Against Ulcer-Causing Bacteria - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamin C Reduces Oxidant Stress In Renal Failure - Doctor's Guide
• Ulcer Agent Lowered in Vitamin C Study - Natural Foods Merchandiser
• Low Vitamin C Levels Linked to Increase in Gallbladder Disease - Doctor's Guide
• High C Linked to Fewer Gallstones - Nutrition Science News
• What About Vitamin C and Kidney Stones? - Linus Pauling Institute

Cognitive

• E and C May Give Older Women a Mental Edge - Natural Foods Merchandiser
• Antioxidants May Reduce Alzheimer's Disease Risk - Clinical Psychiatry News
• Vitamin C May Improve Alzheimer's Treatments - WebMD
• Vitamins C and E May Lower Alzheimer's Risk - WebMD
• Vitamin Supplement Use May Reduce Effects Of Alzheimer's Disease - Doctor's Guide
• Some Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's, Others Might Increase Risk - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamin C Shown To Cross The Blood Brain Barrier - Doctor's Guide

Vision

• Zinc, Antioxidants Prevent Some Forms of Vision Loss - WebMD
• Vitamin C Reduces The Odds Of Developing Early-Onset Cataract - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamins and Vision, Lots of "C" May Help You See Later in Life - WebMD
• Long-Term Vitamin C Use Cuts Cataract Risk In Older Women - Doctor's Guide

Cardio

• Vitamin C and Vascular Disease - by Ron Kennedy, M.D.
• Vitamin C beats statins in cholesterol - heart disease - Health Supreme
• Heart Disease & Vitamin C - C for Yourself
• The Cure for Heart Disease: Condensed - TheCureForHeartDisease.com
• How Vitamin C Prevents Heart Attacks - Life Extension Foundation
• Low vitamin C intake linked with stroke risk - American Heart Association
• Vitamins restore blood vessel performance in kids with high cholesterol - American Heart Association
• Diet Rich in Vitamin C Decreases Stroke Risk - Medscape
• Vitamin Supplements Improve Blood Vessel Function - Physician's Weekly
• Vitamins E and C Lower Kids' Heart Risks - WebMD
• Vitamin C Lowers Heart Disease Risk - WebMD
• Low Vitamin C Increases Stroke Risk - WebMD
• Vitamin C May Prevent Platelet Aggregation - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamin C Beneficial In Heart Disease - Doctor's Guide
• Antioxidants, At Certain Levels, May Reduce Blood Pressure - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamin C Inhibits Cell Death In Congestive Heart Failure Patients - Intelihealth
• Arterial Disease Depletes Body of Vitamin C - WebMD
• Study Says Vitamin C Helps Prevent Strokes - Intelihealth
• Low Stroke Rates Associated With Vitamin C Level In Bloodstream - Doctor's Guide
• Vitamin C May Help a Smoker's Heart, Study Shows - WebMD
• Study: Vitamin C Pills Linked To Artery Clogging - Intelihealth
• Vitamin C: A possible treatment for high blood pressure - CNN
• High blood pressure: Newest research explores prevention, treatment - CNN
• Vitamin C, Fish, And A Gout Drug Target Artery Damage From Smoking - Intelihealth
• Vitamin C May Play Role In Protecting Heart, Lungs From Disease - Doctor's Guide

Healing

• Healing Vitamin C - Psychology Today
• Wound Healing and Nutrition - Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
• Wound Healing: Vitamins that may be helpful - Healthnotes
• The Healing factor: Vitamin C Against Disease - The Vitamin C Foundation
• Vitamin E & C Supplements Found to Improve Outcomes For Surgical Patients - SupplementQuality.com

Colds and Flu

• Colds and Flu and Vitamin C - cForYourself.com
• Vitamin C and colds - U.S.News & World Report
• Is vitamin C effective for treating a cold? - ChemistryQuestion.com
• Vitamin C in Treatment of the Common Cold - Vanderbilt U.
• Vitamin C and Colds - Positive Health
• Vitamin C May Fight Colds After All - WebMD

Gum Disease

• Vitamin C Deficiency Increases Risk for Gum Diease - American Academy of Periodontology
• Calcium and Vitamin C Nourish Healthy Teeth and Gums
• Dental Health & Vitamin C - C for Yourself
• Studies Link Low Dietary Calcium, Vitamin C With Increased Risk of Gum Disease - School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo
• Low Dietary Calcium, Low Vitamin C Linked To Increased Risk Of Gum Disease - Doctor's Guide

Other Informative Pages

• Vitamin C - WholeHealthMD
• Vitamin C - Linus Pauling Institute
• Vitamin C - MayoClinic
• Vitamin C - Readers Digest
• Vitamin C - New Hope Natural Media

Books on Vitamin C

• Ascorbate: The Science of Vitamin C - by Dr. Steve Hickey and Dr. Hilary Roberts
  
• Curing the Incurable: Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases, and Toxins - by Thomas E. Levy, M.D. J.D.
  
• Vitamin C: The Future Is Now - by Jeffrey S. Bland, Ph.D.
  
• Cancer and Vitamin C: A Discussion of the Nature, Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Cancer With Special Reference to the Value of Vitamin C - by Ewan Cameron and Linus Pauling
• The Vitamin C Controversy: Questions and Answers - by Emanuel Cheraskin, M.D.
  
• Vitamin C in Health and Disease - by Lester Packer