More energy and fewer illnesses with vitamin C and MSM
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Health authorities typically set such low limits on the recommended daily doses of vitamins and minerals that obvious deficiencies in most people are avoided, but they ensure that these nutrients do not become a threat to the pharmaceutical industry by preventing and treating diseases. In this article, I want to show what can be achieved with higher doses of vitamin C, as pioneered by Dr. Linus Pauling, Dr. Ewan Cameron, Dr. Abram Hoffer, and others. The results are even better when vitamin C is combined with MSM (methylsulfonylmethane or dimethylsulfone) and DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide).
Hundreds of articles on vitamin C with positive results have been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine (www.doctoryourself.com), which specializes in research on vitamins. In an apparent act of bias, the MEDLINE database lists all articles from medical research journals, including Time Magazine and Readers' Digest, but not the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine. Since all these highly positive studies are not indexed by Medline, proponents of drug-based medicine can claim that there are no studies showing that vitamin C is beneficial and safe in treating diseases.
Thirty years ago, Linus Pauling and Ewan Cameron showed that high doses of vitamin C were useful in treating cancer. Since then, this has been "debunked" by orthodox medicine. But now, a study by conventional scientists from Johns Hopkins has shown that they were indeed right. Of course, there are countless studies and reports on the value of vitamin C for preventing and treating infections, but only if enough of it is used.
In critical conditions, alternative medicine practitioners often administer weekly infusions of 30 to 120 grams of sodium ascorbate. Although these can certainly be beneficial, I now believe it is more effective for most conditions to gradually increase the orally taken amount close to the level of bowel tolerance. When diarrhea or "loose bowels" begin to develop, simply reduce by 10 to 20% to a more comfortable level. Below, I would like to focus mainly on the lesser-known aspects of using high doses of vitamin C, MSM, and DMSO.
MORE ENERGY
There are many stories and anecdotal reports of people feeling more energetic by taking supplements of vitamin C, MSM, DMSO, and niacinamide (vitamin B3), either individually or together. I can confirm this from my own experience. Here are just a few examples from the internet.
Dr. Stanley Jacob presented three case stories where five, ten, and thirty grams a day of MSM reduced or eliminated fatigue and pain in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. A competitive athlete mixes equal amounts of MSM and vitamin C powder and drinks it in the morning. It gives him an exceptional boost of energy. Dr. Abram Hoffer helped thousands of patients with cancer and schizophrenia with high doses of vitamin C and vitamin B3.
Here is a paraphrased story: "I applied a generous amount of DMSO on my abdomen. A few hours later, I played tennis and felt a significant increase in energy and agility. Since then, I have repeated this several times with the same result."
Another paraphrased example for Alzheimer's disease: "I gave my mom some liquid DMSO in juice, and after an hour, she was like a new person! She could hold a conversation, laugh, and be alert. When the DMSO wore off, she returned to her tired, yawning, and disoriented state. So, I gave her some more DMSO, a full teaspoon, and within an hour, she was lively again, maintaining conversations, full of energy."
Niacinamide also improves memory and energy in Alzheimer's disease. This is no surprise, as it works in many other conditions, like improving or normalizing schizophrenia, senile conditions, arthritis, hyperactivity or learning and behavioral difficulties in children, cancer, dermatitis, juvenile diabetes, fatigue, and lack of energy. The reason one vitamin can help with all these problems is its key role as a coenzyme in oxidative cellular energy production. Some other important nutrients for oxidative metabolism are copper and vitamins B2 and B6.
Below, I will try to explain how we can understand this energy boost as a result of increased oxygen supply to anaerobic cells.
Alternative Oxygen Supply
Our primary oxygen distribution is through hemoglobin in red blood cells. The problem with it is that oxygen is only released into tissues in response to the presence of carbon dioxide, generated by aerobic energy metabolism through muscle or brain activity.
People with a high amount of Candida, fungi, and other microbes have anaerobic metabolism in parts of the brain and many muscles and organs. Additionally, cancer cells have anaerobic metabolism and can become normal with an increased oxygen supply, causing tumors to shrink. Anaerobic cells do not produce carbon dioxide and, therefore, do not receive enough oxygen from normal circulation. This makes it understandable why it is very beneficial in all anaerobic and low-energy conditions to use supplemental oxygen delivery methods that do not require carbon dioxide to release oxygen.
The most suitable for supplements are vitamin C and MSM. They form redox (reduction-oxidation) pairs. One such pair is vitamin C (ascorbic acid or ascorbate) as the reduced form and dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) as the oxidized form. Another is DMSO as the reduced form and MSM as the oxidized.
The principle of action is as follows: In an oxygen-deficient environment, like an anaerobic cell, the redox pair switches from their oxidized state to their reduced form by releasing one atom of highly reactive oxygen. When vitamin C or DMSO returns to the bloodstream and flows with the blood through the lungs, they are again converted into their oxidized forms. Thus, the redox cycle can repeat several times until the chemicals gradually start to be excreted through the kidneys, and oxidative energy metabolism can be restored in anaerobic tissue where this was not possible with oxygen from red blood cells.
DHA is the form in which vitamin C enters the brain and most other cells without needing a carrier molecule. Then, inside the cell, it is reduced by releasing oxygen. At normal intake levels of vitamin C and MSM, the amount of oxygen released is so low that it doesn't make a difference, especially in cells that produce carbon dioxide and receive their oxygen from hemoglobin. But it can make a world of difference in anaerobic tissue with a high intake of vitamin C and MSM. The oxygen released in this way is initially highly reactive, killing microbes inside the cells that caused the blockage, and then resumes the blocked oxidative energy metabolism. This is how vitamin C protects us from cancer and infections if we use enough of it.
I do not consider hydrogen peroxide and ozone to be suitable oxygen delivery systems for restoring cellular oxygen metabolism. Although hydrogen peroxide can be very useful for destroying or controlling fungal-type microbes in the stomach and small intestines, it is generally unsuitable for delivering oxygen to anaerobic tissues deeper in the body, as it is too reactive and would cause too much damage to antioxidant systems in the large quantities required. It has been used with good results, like ozone, to destroy bloodborne microbes through intravenous infusions. But even blood can probably be cleansed just as well or better with frequent oral doses of sodium ascorbate and MSM than with occasional intravenous courses of hydrogen peroxide or ozone.
I consider this alternative oxygen supply very effective in all low-energy conditions, mental-emotional states, cancer, autoimmune diseases, liver diseases, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and all other fungal or Candida-related diseases, as well as chronic inflammation and infections.
Cleansing of Blood Vessels
Vascular congestion is the primary cause of many severe illnesses, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD), leading to heart attacks and strokes, and peripheral vascular diseases (PVD), resulting in varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, leg ulcers, and potentially leg amputation in diabetes, as well as poor brain blood circulation. Many common conditions such as arthritis, degenerative changes in the eyes (e.g., cataracts, macular degeneration), migraines, and multiple sclerosis are worsened by it. I have noticed that symptoms attributed to multiple sclerosis or nerve degeneration disappear with improved blood circulation.
The position of orthodox medicine is that atherosclerosis, the blockage of blood vessels by cholesterol, is caused by high levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDL), primarily transporting cholesterol from the liver to other parts of the body. The main problem with this theory is that many people with consistently high LDL levels never suffer heart attacks, while many with low or normal LDL levels do.
In 1991 and 1992, doctors Matthias Rath and Linus Pauling wrote important articles linking the development and treatment of CVD and PVD to vitamin C deficiency. They showed that it is actually a variant of LDL, namely lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a), not LDL, that accumulates in the walls of blood vessels, causing atherosclerosis. Lp(a) forms in increasing amounts in the liver in response to low ascorbate concentrations. Animals, except primates and guinea pigs, produce their own vitamin C at a rate comparable to several grams per day in humans. Therefore, it's unsurprising that CVD is essentially unknown in animals, and Lp(a) is mainly found in species that have lost the ability to produce their own ascorbate.
Ascorbate deficiency leads to degenerative changes in blood vessel walls, potentially causing life-threatening blood clotting disorders. To avoid such consequences, low ascorbate levels simultaneously increase plasma concentrations of factors that constrict blood vessels and increase blood clotting, including Lp(a) and fibrinogen. Consequently, Lp(a) intentionally accumulates in blood vessels damaged by vitamin C deficiency to strengthen the wall and protect it from bleeding or rupturing. An undesirable side effect of this protective action is the blockage of blood vessels like old plumbing pipes and the formation of blood clots, especially microclots, that block blood flow in capillaries. Thus, this vitamin C deficiency appears to be a major cause of both acquired and inherited bleeding and clotting disorders.
Another side effect of vitamin C deficiency is high or low blood pressure. Hypertension is primarily associated with CVD and is caused when artery congestion and vasoconstriction dominate. Hypotension, on the other hand, is mainly due to weakness and loss of elasticity in veins, leading to PVD. In PVD, triglyceride-rich lipoproteins accumulate in plasma as very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL). These are easily oxidized by chlorinated water, smoking, polluted air, and other factors that deplete vitamin C, then forming brownish residues in affected tissues. Elevated glucose levels, as in diabetes, inhibit cellular uptake of vitamin C, leading to further degeneration of circulation.
The authors and others have shown that prolonged high-dose ascorbate supplementation not only protects against the development of CVD and PVD but also gradually clears congested blood vessels and strengthens vessel walls. They also wrote: "The therapeutic significance of our discovery is not limited to CVD; Lp(a) and ascorbate are involved in cancer, inflammatory diseases, and other conditions, including the aging process" and "We are convinced that ascorbate will soon become the treatment of choice for cardiovascular disease." It is not surprising that the latter statement turned out to be completely wrong. Why would pharmaceutical companies abandon high-profit statins and instead face bankruptcy with vitamin C? Even if individual doctors are inclined to use vitamin C, the pharmaceutical companies control the system. As I will point out below, pharmaceutical companies are moving in the opposite direction by restricting the availability of vitamin C.
Hemochromatosis
Individuals with iron overload issues, primarily the elderly and those with hemochromatosis (HC), may be reluctant to use vitamin C due to medical advice that it may increase iron absorption. However, from a biochemical standpoint, iron overload is a problem of redox balance, with too much iron in its oxidized ferric form accumulating in the liver. I have shown that this can easily be treated or corrected with sufficiently high intake of vitamin C (10 grams of divided sodium ascorbate/day) to normalize the body's overall redox potential.
I had several patients with HC whose iron levels normalized within weeks with high sodium ascorbate intake. The success rate is 100%, while with the low vitamin C intake recommended by conventional medicine, it is 0%. My first patient with hereditary HC had been treated conventionally for several years with frequent bloodletting and was near death, with iron values still not reaching normal levels. But this happened within 20 days of starting ascorbate therapy. He was anemic with very low hemoglobin values and also had Meniere's disease, all of which normalized rapidly with the start of ascorbate therapy. Interestingly, when he reduced ascorbate to 5 grams and also began eating meat, his iron level rose again and only normalized when he increased vitamin C back to 10 grams.
In medicine, HC is viewed as an iron overload disease, as large amounts of oxidized iron in the form of ferritin (an iron-binding protein complex) are stored in the liver, causing oxidative issues in other parts of the body. However, I prefer to view it as an iron deficiency disease. The body is deficient in usable iron, so it signals to absorb more of it.
Vitamin C not only enhances iron absorption but is also necessary for moving iron into and out of ferritin storage in tissues. Without adequate antioxidants, ferritin iron stores can accumulate, as iron cannot be released from tissue ferritin and transferred to plasma transferrin, the main protein in the blood that binds iron and transports it throughout the body. This step requires vitamin C to temporarily reduce 3-valent ferric iron to 2-valent ferrous iron.
A major issue is the recycling of iron from the continuous breakdown of hemoglobin in the spleen. About 25 mg of iron is recycled daily in this manner, but this requires a redox step to transfer ferritin iron from tissue to plasma transferrin. In the absence of vitamin C, there would be only partial recycling. Most of the iron stores accumulate in the liver, where the broken-down hemoglobin arrives via the portal vein after being released from old red blood cells in the spleen.
This causes a very high oxidative potential in the liver, leading to various liver diseases and elevated liver enzymes. However, very high ferritin iron stores in the liver would make this organ more antioxidant-deficient compared to other tissues. The highest activity of vitamin C would be in the intestinal mucosa, as they first turn to antioxidants absorbed from food. Therefore, transferrin prefers to take up iron from the intestinal mucosa and avoid the liver stores as too difficult to convert.
Iron overload is not just a genetic problem. It is a general issue of aging but happens more quickly in men and with liver diseases. Therefore, this is likely a condition of most elderly people. This causes a generalized vitamin C deficiency, expressed in a wide variety of aging symptoms. Two very common ones are connective tissue weakness and loss of hair color.
Connective Tissue
Connective tissue holds the various parts of our body together. Examples include tendons, ligaments, skin, cornea, cartilage, bone, and blood vessels. Skin cells grow on a scaffold of connective tissue, while bone consists of minerals in a matrix of connective tissue. The main component of connective tissue is collagen. It is structured like three protein strands arranged as a triple helix, and it is the most common protein in the body.
Ascorbate is essential for forming various components of collagen and assembling them into the triple helix. Severe vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy, where collagen becomes defective and prevents the formation of strong connective tissue. The gums deteriorate and bleed with loss of teeth; the skin becomes discolored and breaks down, and wounds do not heal as in diabetes. Another scurvy-like effect of vitamin C deficiency is hemorrhagic bleeding in the brain of children after vaccinations, for which some parents have been jailed, accused of causing "shaken baby syndrome."
Together with soft keratin, collagen makes the skin strong and elastic, and its breakdown leads to wrinkles, sagging, and aging skin. More importantly for health, is the impact on blood vessels. Deficiency causes them to lose their elasticity, hardened, and calcified arteries raise blood pressure and can more easily rupture. This is particularly problematic with aneurysms—balloon-like expansions of arteries with thin walls that can easily burst (Albert Einstein died of a ruptured abdominal aneurysm). In veins, vitamin C deficiency causes bulging and sagging walls, so the valves no longer close properly. Blood pools in the lower legs, forming varicose veins.
We can now also understand sagging breasts and enlarged prostate as a chronic vitamin C deficiency, not simply as aging. The prostate story is more complex and goes as follows: testosterone is partially converted in the testicles and prostate into the much stronger dihydrotestosterone or DHT. It then needs to circulate with the blood to the rest of the body. But with chronic ascorbate deficiency, blood continues to stagnate and accumulate in or near the prostate, leading to very high levels of DHT that now stimulate prostate growth. The solution is improving the elasticity of connective tissue.
High levels of DHT in the scalp are the main cause of male baldness. It appears that prostate enlargement is a result of DHT combined with a weak venous system (PVD), while male baldness is due to DHT in an overloaded arterial system or CVD. Both can, of course, be present at the same time.
All of these problems—aging skin, hardened arteries, aneurysms, varicose veins, sagging breasts, prostate enlargement, and male baldness—are signs of chronic vitamin C deficiency, usually in combination with copper deficiency. Copper is also essential for connective tissue formation. Additionally, a high intake of sulfur is required, either from sulfur-rich vegetables, MSM, or both.
In addition to a large oral intake of sodium ascorbate, it is beneficial to rub it onto the skin, especially after a bath or shower. You can simply pour some of the powder into your wet hands and rub it onto your damp skin. Alternatively, dissolve a teaspoon of sodium ascorbate in a cup of warm water and rub it over your body. Let it dry on the skin without wiping it with a towel. For faster drying, this can be done in the sun or near a heater, but the longer it stays wet, the better it penetrates. Alternatively, skin penetration can be improved by dissolving the ascorbate in aloe vera gel or 50% DMSO. Abundant oral and topical vitamin C also prevents and can remove skin cancer. Melanomas have also disappeared after frequent rubbing with DMSO.
Hair Color
Hair is colored by the production of melanin in the hair follicles. There are two types of melanin: eumelanin, which colors hair from brown to black, and pheomelanin, which makes it yellow-blond to red. Different combinations of these two types of melanin determine the exact color and shade of hair.
Gray or white hair occurs when the scalp does not receive enough nutrients to maintain normal melanin production in the hair cells, called melanocytes, or when they are damaged by microbes, oxidation, or heavy metals, especially mercury. Several nutrients are responsible for converting the amino acid tyrosine into melanin. The most common deficiency is copper.
A compelling demonstration regarding copper was conducted with black sheep. When their food was alternated between high and low copper content, they developed alternating black and white bands in their wool. Curliness was also reduced when copper levels were low.
Gray/white hair contains much less copper than naturally colored hair. It is unclear whether high levels of copper in hair, due to the high intake of inorganic copper, can be used for melanin production, but I assume it cannot. To restore hair color, I find it most useful to rub a diluted solution of copper salicylate directly into the scalp, though additional oral intake may be beneficial.
Para-aminobenzoic acid or PABA, which is related to the B vitamin group and has a ring structure similar to tyrosine, helps produce eumelanin and darkens hair. Generally, PABA is effective in 10-25% of cases for darkening gray or white hair; after stopping its application, the color tends to fade again within a few weeks. Clinical trials have used amounts from 400 mg to 15 g of oral PABA daily. PABA, used orally or topically, is also a natural sunscreen.
PABA itself is not water-soluble but can be dissolved in DMSO or by adding about one-third of bicarbonate to PABA suspended in water. Use about half a level teaspoon of PABA. After some bubbling, the water will clear, and the solution can now be rubbed into the scalp. Additional PABA can be taken internally with food, but I find direct application to be more effective. If available, you can purchase water-soluble potassium or sodium salts of PABA.
Other nutrients necessary to maintain or restore the natural color of hair include B vitamins such as pantothenic acid, folic acid (found in leafy greens), and biotin (highest in egg yolk), as well as quasi-vitamin B inositol. Inositol stabilizes cell membranes, protecting hair follicles and helping to keep hair moisturized, which darkens its color. Severe deficiency can cause baldness. Zinc may be needed in addition, along with iodine and adequate calcium and magnesium. Over-acidity causes mineral deficiency and premature graying of hair.
Another cause of fading hair color is chronic stress. This can be due to emotional stress, nutritional deficiencies, or chronic infections, most commonly associated with Candida. In normal metabolism, free radicals and hydrogen peroxide are formed. These need to be detoxified; otherwise, the enzymes that produce melanin become damaged. Oral and topical antifungal treatments and large amounts of vitamin C are most important in avoiding this problem.
It also follows that regular application of oxidants on the scalp, such as chlorinated water, will lead to premature graying and also seems to contribute to male baldness. Additionally, drinking chlorinated water, cooking with it, or frying in it increases the intake of oxidized products and contributes to early graying. Dyeing hair damages it, and it may take longer for the natural color to reappear. It is unclear whether, and to what extent, completely white hair can regain some of its natural color; this may greatly depend on additional measures to improve overall vitality and scalp circulation.
The main cause of premature graying is likely intestinal dysbiosis, based on Candida overgrowth in combination with its cousin pyroluria, which causes severe vitamin B6, zinc, and other vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Along with vitamin C deficiency, this is also an important cause of early skin aging and deteriorating blood vessels.
There is much anecdotal evidence that increased scalp circulation can restore hair color. This can be achieved by frequently holding the head lower than the heart, such as with inversion equipment or inclined boards, or by rubbing irritating substances into the scalp, like cayenne solution or certain aromatic oils. Restoring beard color is the most difficult, as it is often severely damaged by dental procedures, especially mercury and root canal treatments.
In my experience, it is best to apply both copper salicylate and sodium ascorbate. Depending on the vitality of the damaged hair follicles, the hair can recolor almost instantly, but it usually takes at least a few weeks or even months, and some white hairs may never recolor. I recommend rubbing a little copper salicylate solution into the hair/scalp once or twice a week, but sodium ascorbate daily—simply rub some dissolved ascorbate into the scalp or beard. Initially, it may return as a light reddish color, which darkens over time, especially with additional PABA application.
How to Use Vitamin C and MSM
Linus Pauling, a two-time Nobel Prize winner, was a pioneer in the daily use of 10 grams of vitamin C to improve and protect health. It’s reported that he used between 10 and 18 grams a day for 35 years. However, even much smaller amounts can cause diarrhea if taken all at once. Therefore, it is best to distribute it well throughout the day and night (in case you're prone to waking up), but increase the dosage only gradually to minimize the chances of diarrhea and cleansing reactions. Reduce the amount if problems arise.
It’s best to use vitamin C and MSM together, such as up to 2 rounded teaspoons or 10 grams of sodium ascorbate and MSM, and possibly 1 to 3 teaspoons of 50 to 70% DMSO, rubbed on the skin over problem areas, such as for arthritis.
You can often mix the powders with drinks or food or dissolve them in half to one liter of water, juice, or herbal tea, add some lemon juice, and drink it frequently throughout the day. You can also add magnesium chloride or magnesium oil, or borax, or other frequently taken nutrients like other vitamins and minerals, but generally not oxidants like MMS or Lugol’s solution. If there are indications that you are too acidic and need additional alkalizers, it is preferable to take sodium bicarbonate separately before or between meals so that the stomach acid needed for digestion isn’t neutralized.
Generally, I would continue with 10 grams daily until the treated issue is resolved, whether it be gaining more energy, chronic illness, liver problems, improving connective tissue, or simply cleaning and strengthening blood vessels. After about a year or when sufficient and lasting improvement is achieved, you can try to reduce to 5 grams daily, and later even less. You can also vary the dosage, increasing and decreasing in a slow wave pattern, staying for several weeks at each designated maximum and minimum level, which can reach 1 gram or zero with a good diet. Young and healthy individuals can remain healthy with a few hundred milligrams of vitamin C obtained through a good diet.
Do not stop high intake of vitamin C suddenly, as this can lead to a serious rebound deficiency; rather, reduce the high intake gradually. In addition to the vitamin B complex, for chronic conditions, use around 500 mg of niacinamide with breakfast and lunch, as vitamin B3 is needed as a major coenzyme for energy-producing redox reactions. Niacinamide is also an effective anti-inflammatory agent.
If sodium ascorbate is unavailable, look for buffered vitamin C. In addition to ascorbic acid, it may contain calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium ascorbates, or more commonly and cheaply, these minerals as carbonates. Buffered vitamin C is preferable for kidney disease, water retention, and high blood pressure issues. Alternatively, you can use ascorbic acid and neutralize it in water by adding two parts to one part sodium bicarbonate or mixed potassium, magnesium, and calcium carbonates just before ingestion.
Although vitamin C is known to be good for treating viral infections, recent research shows that DHA (dehydroascorbic acid) is actually the effective antimicrobial agent, up to a thousand times stronger than the reduced form of vitamin C. These effects can be even stronger in the presence of copper ions. This may be why copper levels in the blood are elevated during infections and inflammations, simply waiting to combine with high levels of vitamin C.
For serious infections, it may be beneficial to oxidize vitamin C to DHA before ingestion for better absorption and a stronger effect. Dissolve a teaspoon of sodium ascorbate and 1 teaspoon of MSM in a large glass of water. Add a teaspoon of 3% or about 10 drops of 35% hydrogen peroxide, a teaspoon of glycerin, and a small amount of copper compound. This solution doesn't store well and should be made fresh daily. Sip a small amount frequently throughout the day. In this way, you can get a stronger antimicrobial effect with less vitamin C.
In most EU countries, except the UK, sodium ascorbate powder in kilogram quantities is not available for human consumption and even for veterinary use is very expensive and difficult to obtain. These restrictions are most severe in Germany. Ascorbic acid is increasingly vilified in German internet articles. Ascorbic acid in kilogram amounts is only available as a food preservative, not as a vitamin, and buyers may be checked to ensure they do not intend to use it as a vitamin. I have no doubt that this attack originates from the German pharmaceutical industry, which is now trying to extend the ban in Germany and the EU on natural medicines worldwide with the Codex Alimentarius regulations and in coordination with similar draconian FDA regulations.
Reactions and Side Effects
I can confirm from my own experience that the recommended vitamin C/MSM works. However, as vitality improves, the body also begins to clear out accumulated waste products and toxins, which can cause more or less severe reactions or side effects in some individuals. They are usually related to inflammatory effects caused by a revitalized immune system. The main effects I have noticed so far are:
- Microbial die-off or Herxheimer effect and autoimmune reactions
- Initial worsening of inflammatory joint and skin problems
- Cholesterol and oxidized fats from clogged blood vessels may temporarily deposit in the skin
- Mercury and possibly other toxic metals released from the brain and tissues may temporarily rise in the blood
- The body may become more acidic due to increased inflammation
Most of these effects are beneficial in the long run and can also happen with other methods of boosting the body's vitality and especially immune system activity, but they must be managed properly. Most of these issues arise from either Candida overgrowth and other pathogenic microbes in the gut, blood, joints, and tissues, and especially from poor liver function, which causes problems with fat metabolism and prevents the removal of waste and toxins through the liver.
The immune system needs a lot of vitamin C to overcome acute infections. Since vitamin C is generally in short supply, the immune system cannot do its job, and when acute infections subside, they instead become chronic, such as in the form of arthritis and autoimmune diseases. When the immune system now gets plenty of vitamin C, it starts to attack invading microbes again, which can cause immune reactions with strong inflammation.
A reverse effect is muscle pain during and after an infection, which is commonly observed with the flu. This is due to a vitamin C deficiency. If it continues, it is called scurvy and involves malaise, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhea, fever, joint and muscle pain. Then microbes also tend to move into the joints and cause arthritis or hide in organs or glands and cause autoimmune diseases.
All of this can be prevented by rapidly increasing sodium ascorbate close to bowel tolerance levels during acute infection. Dissolve several heaping tablespoons of it along with some MSM in a liter of herbal tea (with freshly squeezed lemon or orange juice) and sip it every half hour while awake. Also, take enough sodium bicarbonate before meals to keep your urine alkaline and finally try 1/8 teaspoon of borax powder (which can be dissolved in the vitamin C/MSM drink) 3-4 times a day (total up to 2g/day) with food or drinks. Borax protects joints from arthritis and helps the immune system eliminate microbes and keeps the gut free of pathogens. During this time, you should not experience cleansing reactions from the vitamin C.
When the infection subsides, reduce the vitamin C/MSM intake to a lower level, but then gradually try to increase again to 10 grams of each. If a cleansing reaction develops, reduce again, then increase again, always up and down like a wave, gradually trying to push toward 10 grams of vitamin C and MSM. If you maintain a higher intake of borax and additional vitamin D3 (see below), you can expect fewer reactions due to immune stimulation. Two grams of borax a day have cured lupus in 4 months, apparently without any strong immune reactions. If used in large quantities for an extended period, it’s advisable not to use borax for one week each month to avoid its buildup in the body, but generally, it is preferable to alternate antimicrobial agents.
This may also be a successful strategy for psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions. Psoriasis tends to worsen with high amounts of vitamin C. In one case, someone who had never had psoriasis before developed it after some time of taking 10 grams of sodium ascorbate. When this was reduced to 1-2 grams, the psoriasis disappeared again. I interpret this to mean that in psoriasis, the skin is attacked by mycoplasmas, pleomorphic microbes, or fungi, and when the activated immune system starts to attack, it causes skin inflammation.
An effective remedy against such skin inflammations seems to be high amounts of vitamin D3. Initially, try absorbing 5000 IU several times a day under the tongue, and also mix 5000 IU or more with some unprocessed olive oil and rub it onto the skin of the entire body. When the inflammation subsides, continue with 5000 IU orally and as a skin rub, except on days with sufficient sun exposure to the skin.
It’s helpful to soak in a bath with up to one cup of sodium bicarbonate and about half that amount of magnesium chloride. It’s also beneficial to expose inflamed skin to blue light, for example, by covering it with blue cellophane and exposing it to strong light. In all infections and inflammatory conditions, alkalize enough to keep your urine alkaline. Finally, the underlying cause of hereditary liver diseases appears to be pyroluria, which underlies many of our chronic diseases, especially in combination with Candida overgrowth. This requires large amounts of zinc and P5P, the activated form of vitamin B6.
Author: Walter Last