Professor Ian Brighthope on IV Vit C

[majkinetor]

[ofonorow]

Unfortunately, as long as IV/C has the potential to bankrupt hospitals, it doesn't matter how well it works.

And for those still reading , our own (unintentional) research has unequivocally demonstrated that not all IV/C are created equal!

There are basicallytwo major forms of IV/C - the "mild" and currently only commercial form (from Bioniche) is buffered ascorbic acid. The product is vitamin C, and can flush toxins, say after dental work.

In my opinion, the pH is probably too low to take the commercial I/Vs continuously w/out vein damage.

On the other hand, the I/Vs developed and used by the late Dr. Robert Cathcart, III, MD, are not only safe (proper pH) but perhaps an order of magnitude more effective! (My current alt. doc didn't believe there could be much difference, but now is engaging on a side-project to have both analyzed to identify the difference so that he can write a paper.) THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT DRAMATIC. The so-called Herxheimer reaction is the give away. If you are looking for maximum therapeutic effect, the IV must be sodium ascorbate mixed per Cathcart's instructions PDF: http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/ivc/civprep.pdf VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgi-7xPrCAg

And now you can get the Cathcart style sodium ascorbate for IV from a few compounding pharmacies (with a prescription).

[majkinetor]

What is the reason for hypoglicemia, I wonder ... ? Vitamin C boosts insulin release ?

[ofonorow]

Good question about insulin - as Pauling would say, "What do we know?"

Alt docs familiar with IV/C actually GIVE insulin with the C to promote more vitamin C entry into cells. Usually towards the end of a course of IV/C treatment.

Any study that shows vitamin C raises serum insulin would be of interest. (Pauling/Stone did not write about this,
to my knowledge, so I doubt the effect (vitamin C promotes insulin secretion) is large. But I am willing to learn.)

Depends on the definition of "hypoglycemia." If functional, the patient craves sweets, perhaps it is due to competition with C in the plasma, and less glucose reaches cells. If the blood plasma is actually become depleted of glucose then it may be something else.

For example, adrenal fatigue causes hypoglycemia because cortisol (glucorticoids) have an effect on the liver, creating glucose during sleep and periods of fasting. When they are not present, the liver is not stimulated to make glucose. So high vitamin C may be somehow interferring with this glucose regulating mechanism.

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