Comments on: How Much Vitamin C Is Too Much? The Hidden Dangers

By: Zephyr

Zephyr — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 01:59:48 +0000

In reply to carol harshaw. Hello! What dose of mk-7 did you take?

By: George

George — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 08:32:21 +0000

I tried to do a little more research on this topic after my above post. I do not believe the alleged kidney (stone) problem was ever sufficiently proven, so I now have to question this whole Superfoodly article. Indeed, references are missing and the date of the article, 2020, is misinformation (an understatement), because it likely hasn’t even been updated or reviewed since it was written years ago, which is par for the course here. However, I continue to believe, based on current knowledge, that supplementing with less than 1000 mg of vitamin C daily is best – although more is good when you have a cold. You would think that the data on vitamin C would be a little more absolute by now. Not so, and convenient interpretations and misrepresentations are everywhere. Research on nutrition seems to be necessary by most individuals even while, or especially because, the typically encountered mediums are fraught with dishonesty and incompetence.

By: Val

Val — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:56:04 +0000

In reply to Gena Hailey.

You are on the right track with your critique of this article. It goes much further. This piece is full of disinformation, stated in an authoritative manner to make it appear truthful, with zero references to back up these false claims.

For example, the long disproved myth of vitamin C and kidney stones is one of the all-time favorite nonsense claims of corrupt big medicine to discredit Pauling.

And just the misleading presentation about Pauling and his cancer is a clue for anyone with some real knowledge that you get mostly propaganda here. One of the official researchers who falsely debunked Pauling’s work on cancer and falsely denounced high doses of vitamin C use died in his 60s you could say from ignorance and arrogance but then that “study” was a fraud — read the scholarly article “2 Big Lies: No Vitamin Benefits & Supplements Are Very Dangerous” by Rolf Hefti, a published author of the Orthomolecular Medicine News organization.

With almost total certainty you can bet on, the people who ridicule or misrepresent Pauling as the author(s) of this hit piece, are either (1) pawns and hacks of the massive business of conventional medicine, (2) unwitting people who repeat their propaganda, (3) people who never actually looked deeply into Pauling’s work and dietary supplements, or (4) people who fall into a combination of the former categories, or (5) people who have something else to sell instead of it as is the case here.

But you can’t discredit the facts with lies (disinformation). It only exposes and discredits the liars (see above cited source for more info).

By: George

George — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 11:21:20 +0000

I used to take 250mg of vitamin C twice a day and I avoid most (other) supplements that contain much vitamin C. I take extra C on rare occasions when there is a cold virus concern. Over time, the 250mg dosing got impossible to find except for the one expensive manufacturer. So I stopped paying the money and now just take a (more economical) single 500mg dose in the morning. I eat plenty of fruit so I get a good amount of vitamin C from food too. The kidney concern is enough for me to keep my vitamin C daily intake within 1000mg. Good informative article.

By: carol harshaw

carol harshaw — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 21:42:01 +0000

5 yrs ago I had a mri on my back. It turn out my back didn’t have a problem but that I had advanced arteriosclerosis. Of course my dr. wanted to give me a prescription that wouldn’t make it go away but stop it for getting worse. She knows me and of course I told her, give me 3 months and see if I can do something myself about it. I did loads of research and came up with taking 12,000 mg of vitamin c daily, along with an mk7. Three months later I had another mri and my dr. even came out into the waiting room (in front of everyone) and told me my mri was unbelievable! When I went into the room, she wanted to know what I did. I told her and she started doing research on it now. I’m perfect!! I’m 73 yrs old and just had a mri of my brain and ultra sound of my carotid arteries. The person doing the test said he couldn’t believe it that I didn’t have a speck of plaque. In fact, he said it was almost unheard of for someone my age. I’m in absolutely perfect health except for some backaches here and there but if it wasn’t for that, I’d never have found out about my areriosclerosis!

By: Gena Hailey

Gena Hailey — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:02:56 +0000

There are a few things that bug me about this article – besides your headline. First, who is writing this and what are your credentials? Two, where are your sources? I couldn’t find any, maybe I overlooked them? Three, seems like an opinion based article, and the problem with that is there aren’t facts presented here. I personally take about 4,000 mg of vitamin C a day. It’s not synthetic and it’s not sourced in China. lol When I get a bad cold, which I can tell you rarely happens, I have taken up to 200,000 mg a day, spread out in doses. My advice to people is look at your sources, is the page selling something, and when you research sources look at their studies, because in high dose vitamin C, there are some legitimate articles out there that include valid research on people that actually had good results. If you take a synthetic vitamin it’s not going to help you. And the fillers may harm you. If you take high doses and still continue a poor diet and say chain smoke, your results are going to be different. There are many factors to consider. I have a degree and certification in holistic nutrition and I also have first hand experience with vitamin c. I’m not selling anything, I’m not promoting anything, but I don’t agree with articles like this that don’t include the facts and steer people away from something that may heal them. And Linus Pauling did die of cancer, yet you fail to mention that his high dose vitamin C fought that cancer for 20 years – AND the man was 90! lol

By: Dave Clark

Dave Clark — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 23:59:03 +0000

I believe the reasons you mentioned regarding the pro-oxidant effects of vitamin C is why IV -C therapy is so successful for cancer treatment, much the same way ozone is for cancer treatment. However, on a daily basis the pro-oxidant effects would not be desirable vis a vis the high dose regimen of vitamin C. Plus, sources of vitamin C from acerola, camu, amla, and various fruits would be more natural without contaminants providing they are organically sourced. Good article.

By: Diana D.

Diana D. — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 09:41:15 +0000

I’ve read (on Dr. Andrew Weil’s site a few years ago) that a typical person can only use 250 mg of C at a time, under normal conditions.
That’s why he reduced his longstanding Vitamin C recommendations from 500-1000 mg a day to just 250 mg a day.
(Though I think that he still recommended 500 mg a day for certain people, such as those who live in polluted areas, who smoke, who are under stress. Which would be more effective in 2 spread-out doses of 250 mg, I think he wrote.)
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I’m glad to see you mention here the pro-oxidant effects of C when taken with iron. So MANY internet sources are telling people that they need to take C supplements and C-containing foods with iron supplements and iron-containing foods to increase the absorption of the iron. But this may not be wholly a beneficial pairing, in the body.

By: Couzins Bill

Couzins Bill — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 11:39:38 +0000

Your Vitamin C article was just what I need it to answer my questions about how much to take.

Thank you,
Cuz