Re: [Listref] Vitamin C and the Heart
--- Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > (...) found that those women who took > > vitamin C supplements had lower risk of heart > disease. > > > So Linus Pauling was right, after all. Pity that's > too late for his third [or fourth?] Nobel But he advised 'megadoses' on the order of 6-7 *grams*/day; this study used ~ 500-700 milligrams/day. Megadosing can promote renal stones and a type of 'crystal arthritis' - I don't advise over a gram a day, except for during colds/flu when 2g is OK as long as you stay properly hydrated. Debbi __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: [Listref] Vitamin C and the Heart
Debbi wrote: Guinea Pigs And Horses Are Good For The Soul! Maru :D Most definitely! But as much as I love our guinea pigs, hamsters, dog, cat, pygmie hedgehog, hermit crabs, and all the fish, I *really, really* miss having horses. And a local ranch that used to rent riding time stopped doing so due to rising insurance costs. :-( Reggie Bautista _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: [Listref] Vitamin C and the Heart
--- Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alberto wrote: > > >So Linus Pauling was right, after all. Pity that's > > > too late for his third [or fourth?] Nobel > > Debbi replied: > >But he advised 'megadoses' on the order of 6-7 > >*grams*/day; this study used ~ 500-700 > milligrams/day. > > Megadosing can promote renal stones and a type of > >'crystal arthritis' - I don't advise over a gram a > >day, except for during colds/flu when 2g is OK as > long as you stay properly hydrated. > > Even 500 milligrams per day seems like a lot. Isn't > the RDA about 60 milligrams? Yes, 60 or 70mg IIRC; that's the minimum to keep from scurvy etc. I think that there is an argument for increasing the RDA for Vit C, to improve health, rather than the 'stave off disease' current level. I don't recall the proposed 'new' RDA, but it might well be the dose in your MVI. > The daily multivitamin I take has something like 120 > milligrams. An orange has about 70 milligrams, and > I've always heard that is an excellent source of C. > > By way of comparison, like humans, guinea pigs don't > manufacture their own > vitamin C and they typically need 10 to 15 > milligrams per day (typical > weight of an adult male is 1 to 1.5 kg). And while horses do make their own, some feel that they need more for optimal health, and feed supplements. I like to let them graze on dandilions for this (and other) nutrient(s). Guinea Pigs And Horses Are Good For The Soul! Maru :D __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: [Listref] Vitamin C and the Heart
Deborah Harrell wrote: > > (...) found that those women who took > vitamin C supplements had lower risk of heart disease. > So Linus Pauling was right, after all. Pity that's too late for his third [or fourth?] Nobel Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: [Listref] Vitamin C and the Heart
--- Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Debbi wrote: > >Guinea Pigs And Horses Are Good For The Soul! Maru > :D > > Most definitely! But as much as I love our guinea > pigs, hamsters, dog, cat, > pygmie hedgehog, hermit crabs, and all the fish, I > *really, really* miss > having horses. And a local ranch that used to rent > riding time stopped > doing so due to rising insurance costs. :-( More insurance ills... :-/ I guess your state doesn't have an 'equine activities' clause; in CO anyone who engages in "equine activity" 'acknowledges that it is an inherently dangerous practice and an equine professional is not liable for damage' etc. (unless frex you maliciously present as gentle a known vicious horse). My 'liability release' form is two pages long (but I've read ones that are 4 pages of fine print), and specifies that, among other things, a 'horse may spook at any foreign object or sudden motion' etc. etc. etc. What about volunteering at a horse rescue society? They usually need folks to rehab/ride (and of course shovel manure!). Debbi __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: [Listref] Vitamin C and the Heart
Alberto wrote: > So Linus Pauling was right, after all. Pity that's > too late for his third [or fourth?] Nobel Debbi replied: But he advised 'megadoses' on the order of 6-7 *grams*/day; this study used ~ 500-700 milligrams/day. Megadosing can promote renal stones and a type of 'crystal arthritis' - I don't advise over a gram a day, except for during colds/flu when 2g is OK as long as you stay properly hydrated. Even 500 milligrams per day seems like a lot. Isn't the RDA about 60 milligrams? The daily multivitamin I take has something like 120 milligrams. An orange has about 70 milligrams, and I've always heard that is an excellent source of C. By way of comparison, like humans, guinea pigs don't manufacture their own vitamin C and they typically need 10 to 15 milligrams per day (typical weight of an adult male is 1 to 1.5 kg). Reggie Bautista _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
[Listref] Vitamin C and the Heart
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/71/81186.htm "...The data come from 85,118 healthy women studied since 1976 in The Nurses Health Study. Boston Children's Hospital researcher Stavroula K. Osganian, MD, and colleagues found that those women who took vitamin C supplements had lower risk of heart disease. "It's a modest effect. Use of vitamin C supplements lowered heart disease risk by 28%. But every little bit helps. Protection came from rather small doses of vitamin C -- up to about 700 mg per day, including dietary sources such as fruit juice. That's no megadose. But it's 10 times the current Recommended Daily Allowance for women... Debbi Wading Through The Backlog Maru __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
