sorry to bother you. I have been watching you on youtube for a while and thought that you might be able to help. Ive been taking ascorbic acid powder at first when I got it I took 10 grams in a few cups of water, then 5, then 4, then 2, and then 1 gram in 250ml of water.
I recently have been having chest pains from the ascorbic acid I believe. I didnt know that sodium ascorbate was the better form to take, but I have been taking the ascorbic acid for almost a year. Has this caused any long term damage to me in this form, and or am I getting acid reflux from this is this where the pain is coming from. I feel so sad inside not knowing what ive done to myself.
Since I am not on youtube, I wonder if I am being confused with someone? Perhaps Dr. Levy (who does prefer sodium ascorbate.)
I strongly advocate taking vitamin C as pure ascorbic acid, and only moderating if there are problems such as GERD (acid reflux), in which case, the vitamin C can be switched in part or in whole to sodium ascorbate. Linus Pauling himself added a teaspoon of bicarb (sodium bicarbonate or baking soda) to his drink of 9000 mg of ascorbic acid. See HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER (1986)
I'm not understanding your protocol, are you saying that you have been reducing the amount of vitamin C you take daily, or the amount in a single dose?
Mys guess is that you are correct. You are experiencing acid reflux (at the bottom of your esophagus/throat) and should therefore add the bicarb to your ascorbic acid until your GERD quiets or is cured.
To understand why LOW stomach acid causes GERD - I recommend that book WHY STOMACH ACID IS GOOD FOR YOU by Dr. Jonathan Wright and Lane Lenard.
I too experienced GERD, and I document how I "cured" it in this forum post http://vitamincfoundation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=11177