I just found out about you and the Pauling Protocol. So happy to have this info! Here are my ?s.
- Wondering about the storage of my Cardio-C XL. Top of canister says KEEP FROZEN but the label says cool, dry place temp 59-77 degrees.
First, if you just found out about this, I admire your reading and retention skills!
The Keep Frozen overrides the boilerplate, which is for standard vitamin C and other products. The proline and its nature to absorb moisture is the reason for our instructions to freeze the Cardio-C products. Freezing from day one extends shelf life indefinitely. Moisture inside the jar, which is a little too large, means that there is air and too much moisture, unless frozen.
How do I take a 6K gram dose? (It doesn’t make sense not to take the minimum therapeutic dosage.) So do I mix 2 1/2 scoops with 8 oz of water/juice or do I also need to multiply the water amount? Does that even matter?
Based on Linus Pauling's recommendations from the Unified Theory video lecture, we recommend one scoop daily for prevention, and two to three scoops daily (which equates to 2 to 3 jars of the original Cardio-C monthly. For the Cardio-C XL, which provides 2 scoops per month, you would need an extra jar every so often for an exact 6 gram dosage.
-Are people adding add’l
solo Vit c powder to get the add’l grams…it appears that you should ingest up to bowel tolerance, yes?
So yes, it would be a good idea to use a vitamin C powder for the additional gram of vitamin C daily, and everyone's is different regarding their need for vitamin C. Depending on your situation, I would start with 2 scoops daily. We know of some who started as high as 6 scoops per day, without apparent issues, but we don't recommend that.
And yes, bowel tolerance, which changes depending on stress and illness, provides an excellent guide for the Vitamin C dosage.
And drink every 4 hrs? Or should I just mix up enough at a time to last me a few hrs and then mix more?
Great question. Ideally taking vitamin C every four hours keeps the blood levels constant using the lowest dosage. I have started filling a water bottle with Cardio-C (and a little extra vitamin C because Vit. C degrades in water over time) and sip throughout the day. Pauling's basic recommendation was at least one dose per day. With two scoops,it would be a good idea to take each scoop separately, say 12 hours apart.
Newest "infallible" (otherworldly Medical Medium) information suggests that glucose is needed before a nutrient can be absorbed into our tissues. (Meaning insulin is required, and liposomes are different.) It is possible that adding glucose ( which is available online as dextrose ) and not table sugar sucrose, would reduce the dosage of vitamin C required. To this end, I have started adding dextrose (D-glucose) to my Cardio-C. The idea is that nutrients must bind with glucose to enter cells.
Type I diabetics have different issues, and must think about their insulin when taking supplements.
-What can you tell me about the Cardio Caps? (I rec’d a postcard on them in my package yesterday.) I am trying to figure out the most economical way to approach this. And if I am having circulation issues now (no angina or heart surgeries and in fact, nothing diagnosed), I think I should be on the therapeutic dose, yes? At what point do people go on the maintenance dose? The case studies in the book were mostly extremely high doses.
If there are no symptoms in your case, I do not follow the reasoning why you would be on a "therapeutic dose?" Wouldn't hurt, but usually that dose is for people nearing the end of their rope. You might try a high dose for a while, but a preventive dosage, after you determine your bowel tolerance, makes the most economic sense.
By the way, I just purchased and have started to use the KardioMobile home ECK/EKG monitor. I am most interested in something called the "PR Interval," but that device should be able to give you a general picture of your heart health. As usual, my heart health after all these years on the Pauling Therapy (circa 1996) seems excellent.
Cardio-C CAPS was developed based upon customer demand, but I think people quickly grow tired of all the capsules. My opinion is that they would be good to use between ordinary Cardio-C drink dosages, and perhaps on vacations and trips, etc.
-Lastly, I ordered a bottle of EDTA before I found you. Should I do that for 30 days and then start the protocol? Since the vit c s/b taken throughout the day and the EDTA requires timing and empty stomach, the 2 products at the same time doesn’t make sense. Do you agree?
Any clarification/advice you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for all your hard work and enjoy the rest of your day!
D. H.
Curious, what makes you think you may have a heart issue requiring EDTA? If it is a high calcium score, read the "Reason for Taking Vitamin K" post at our heart disease forum. http://vitamincfoundation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=11891
The most successful Alt Docs would add Vitamin C and Magnesium to their IV EDTA, so I doubt there is any bad interaction. I wouldn't wait on vitamin C and lysine, starting slowly is fine. Time your EDTA, but I think you can take Pauling's therapy at the same time, for even better results.