the following event, started my interest, in vitamins and herbs. i am married with two teenaged boys. When the boys where aged about 3 or 4 they where always having endless colds, and viruses, as they do at that age. on one ocassion(excuse spelling please). the younger boy had a high temperature, and had been vomitting, i had rang the doctor, but was unable to get an appointment. i was very worried, as was my wife. i had read that vitamin c if taken in higher doses, can help the immune system, and i had bought some high dose vitamin c for mysef 1000mg tablets. i decided to give my poor sick boy the 1000mg tablet, i was a little worried about giving such a high dose, but took a chance.
to my amazement, within half an hour, this little boy was up and running around as if nothing had happened. his temperature had come down, and he seemed quite well. after that i gave the vitamin c every time they where not well, and time and time again, the vitamin c did the trick. now weather i was right to give it is another matter, and also i thought, perhaps i am wrong to stop them from getting viruses that they may get worse latter on in life, i dont know!!. the vitamin c did not work on 100% of ocassions, once he got chicken pox, it didnt work then, although it did lessen the symptoms, i think.
i would be interested to know what other members think about this
regards mike
ps always take 500mg vitamin c per day now, in fact all of us do!