This Month

• Food & Mood
• Vitamin C and E
• Pills Vs Powder
• Your Bed Mattress
• Memory

Vitamin C and E

"Vitamin C does exist in different forms - water soluble ascorbic acid and a multitude of ascorbates (i.e., salt forms in combination with elements like sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium), along with fat soluble forms like ascorbyl palmitate, so vitamin C is not just one thing. There's no question (in my mind, anyway) that vitamin C is far more potent when ingested in its natural state, which would complex it with phytonutrients called bioflavonoids (as in citrus fruits for example). Like anything else, rarely is a single compound by itself the best way to achieve optimal
nutrient status.

"However, I'm not aware of actual damage being caused by the use of (for example) pure ascorbic acid. Robert Cathcart, MD, Fred Klenner, MD, Linus Pauling, PhD, Archibald Kalakerinos, MD, and many others have done amazing things using vitamin C intravenously in huge doses (even up to 100 grams [100,000 milligrams] over a few hours' time). Such efforts have shown benefit against SIDS, snake bite, typhoid, cancer and other serious situations. (Note: One 'sort of' exception might be the early efforts of Linus Pauling and Ewan Cameron, a Scottish surgeon, using immense doses of vitamin C on some highly advanced cancer patients. When some died even earlier than expected, autopsies found that the vitamin C had killed cancer cells so rapidly that the tumor masses tended to 'die' and crumble in on themselves, causing blockages that killed the patient.)"

"Concerning vitamin E, however, things are a bit different. Bear in mind that synthetic vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is the identical molecule to what's naturally made in nature, only differing in its lack of accompanying phytonutrients. Synthetic vitamin E, on the other hand, is not the same as its natural counterpart. Chemically it is dl-alpha tocopherol (a mixture of 'd' forms and 'l' forms), the significant
difference being that little 'l' in the beginning. This is a molecule shape that the body is not designed to handle, whereas the 'd' form alone is the one the body is able to use. It is important (again in my opinion) to use the 'dl' form only topically, going with the natural stuff for oral
use.

"Unfortunately, for vitamin E it gets even a bit more complicated. A 'natural' form of alpha tocopherol still presents a problem because there are three other (known) fractions of vitamin E- beta, delta and gamma. Use of the alpha form alone (all that was available years ago) has been
shown to lower the body's levels of the other three. Therefore, I only recommend the use of what's called 'mixed tocopherols,' which contains all the fractions in their natural state. To ice the cake I also like to add some selenium, which is known to accompany vitamin E as a synergist in many reactions (and adds positive effects in its own right).

"Therefore, when you get down to it, natural state is always better, assuming you can get adequate amounts to accomplish the job you're dealing with."

"There are a few (read that a FEW) pill forms that break down quickly, but they are rare.  I always use capsule, powder or liquid forms whenever possible, as they at least guarantee that the individual gets what he swallows (whether the dose is adequate is another issue). 

"For the same reason I don't use time-release forms, as you're then using a preparation deliberately designed not to give its contents to you. I prefer to have the individual be his own 'time-releaser' by multiple dosing throughout the day.

"One caveat to what preparation is used is to make certain you know the dose amounts of the contents. Some products hedge on that, and as good as they may be, you have no way of evaluating just what you're paying for."


Dr. Allan Spreen

(Known for his original 'Nutrition Physician' online sites for both America Online, and iVillage's 'The Women's Network', offering nutrition information directly to the public.)

Your Bed Mattress

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