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05/09/2024

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23/07/2024

Light At The End Of A Dark Tunnel!

I noticed we had grass growing rapidly inside my new compound, so my neighbor and I decided to get rid of it.

I asked around and found someone who could do it.

I brought him to the compound and showed him around. He said he would clear it for 3K, but we could also negotiate.

I was surprised because the work seemed too much for that amount.

So, I told him we would pay him 5K instead.

Man, the dude was overjoyed.

He ran off to get his working tools, came back, and was almost starting off.

I asked him to wait and confirmed if he had something to eat.

He said no, that he hadn't eaten since the evening before.

I quickly prepared tea, bread, and fried eggs for him.

Tears came to his eyes when I gave him the food.

He finished eating, picked up his tools, and worked enthusiastically with all his heart.

At intervals, I would stop what I was doing inside to check on him. Sometimes, we would chat and laugh. (Dude was a real jolly fellow, lol.)

He finished for the day and said he'd come back the next day to pack the grass.

I gave him the 5K.

He was really excited. I told him to take my contact so he could reach me before coming the next day. He said he would have loved to, but he didn't have a phone.

He said he sold it two weeks back so he could eat. All he had left was his SIM.

I felt his pain, but I remembered I had an Itel phone I wasn't using, so I gave it to him along with 500 Naira for a recharge card.

Tears rolled from his eyes instantly.

He said one of the deepest "God Bless You" I've ever received in my life.

So, he left excitedly.

And for me, I slept like a baby that night.

Dude came the next day and continued the remaining task with so much passion.

I could literally see it all over him.

I shared some rice I had left with him for breakfast, and by 12 noon, he was done with the whole task.

He thanked me endlessly and left.

All this happened last weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

Today, very early in the morning, I got a call from him, and he gave me great news.

He said his former boss, who had relocated from Ibadan to Abuja, reached him on the phone the same day he inserted his SIM into the phone I gave him.

His boss told him he had been trying hard to reach him for weeks to no avail.

The boss sent him 100,000 Naira this morning and assured him of the possibility of getting him engaged again.

Man, I was even happier than he was.

He ended the call with these words:

"Senior man, if I hadn't met you, this opportunity would have passed me by."

Tears just dropped from my eyes!

Why my long boring story?

Always do the little things you can do to change people's lives. It might seem little to you, but it might be the answer to their long-standing heart desires.

These acts of kindness may not necessarily come in monetary forms.

- You can tell people kind words.
- Give them a bit of your time.
- Hear them out.
- Give them warm hugs.
- Never despise or look down on them.
- Applaud them when they carry out duties for you.
- Make them feel like the human beings that they really are.

And you might just be saving a life in the process. , my people. Play your roles well!

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03/01/2022

Women: Stand Up To P*e (here’s why)

Today we have something sensitive to talk about, and it might make you feel a little bit uncomfortable.

But the fact is that every single woman in the world needs to hear this…

Ladies, every time we sit down on the toilet...we are putting ourselves at risk.

You see, the way our bodies are designed with our va**nal and a**l areas in such close proximity...it is easy to “cross-contaminate” and introduce harmful bacteria from the intestine into the va**na. That is why wiping from front to back is so important. Our delicate va**nal flora is easily disrupted.

(And that’s especially true for women who have taken lots of antibiotics…)

That’s right. Just as we have “healthy belly bugs” in our digestive system to help our innate immune system, aid digestion, and support overall health bodily functions… We have a similar balance of beneficial “va**nal bugs” that are truly the first line of defense into our most private and sensitive parts.

27/11/2021

Eat THIS Citrus Fruit To Strengthen Your Immunity

Right now, at this very moment, your body is working really hard to fight the bacteria, germs and viruses that you ingest everyday through the air you breathe or the food you eat.

Your body is quite good at fighting off daily bugs, but sometimes your immune system may need a little help to fend off the nastier ones.

Luckily, it’s easy to support your immune system with anti-bacterial and anti-microbial foods that fight off harmful germs naturally.

One of the best immunity foods is none other than the humble lemon.

Lemon fights against viruses, bacteria, germs, and parasites

Lemons are one of the best sources of ascorbic acid, also known as Vitamin C. Your immune system relies on Vitamin C to function properly.

Without enough Vitamin C, it is unable to defend against certain bacteria, viruses, germs, fungi, and parasites. Getting more Vitamin C can essentially improve your body's natural immunity and defenses against pathogens.

Not only can lemon defend against bacteria that makes you sick, but also those that cause other issues in the body, such as digestive problems, acne and even bad breath.

For example, bad breath is primarily caused by bacteria, either in the mouth, throat or digestive tract. If you've got bad breath, it's a sign that there are too many bacteria flourishing in your body. Just brushing your teeth isn't enough to deal with the problem - it just masks the bad smell for a little while, and the bad breath returns in the end.

Lemon is a potent antiseptic (why else do you think it's used in so many odor and germ-killing products?) that is more than capable of killing off the bacteria that is responsible for your bad breath.

12/10/2021

Keep Your Va**na Healthy and Prevent Leaks by Eating These Foods:

Words by The Backyard Vitality Team!

Your va**na is a complex and finely tuned environment that has several factors that need to be kept in balance. Your va**na is pretty good at protecting and cleaning itself. Proper va**nal care, such as good hygiene, safe s*x, and regular gynecological visits, all play a role in keeping your pH in check. But what about food? What you put in your mouth has an effect down south, and what you eat could make or break the health of your va**na.

These common va**nal issues could be helped by food

Several common va**nal health concerns may be related to the food you eat.

The pH of your va**na

A normal va**nal pH level is between 3.8 and 4.5, which is moderately acidic. Why does va**nal pH matter? An acidic va**nal environment is protective, creating a barrier that prevents unhealthy bacteria and yeast from multiplying too quickly and causing infection.

Your va**nal bacteria

The va**na has its own microbiome, which plays an important role in your health. A healthy bacterial environment down there can help prevent conditions such as s*xually transmitted infections (STIs), yeast infections, urinary tract infections, and bacterial vaginosis. Your va**na, like your gut, requires healthy bacteria to maintain its normal acid/alkaline balance and fight infection. Foods that are good for your gut are generally good for the va**na.

Va**nal lubrication

The va**na naturally produces lubrication that helps facilitate s*xual activity. This lubrication reduces friction in the va**na, increasing comfort during s*x, and minimizing any feelings of soreness or irritation. However, va**nal dryness is a very common s*xual issue. It’s common to resort to artificial lubricants to reduce va**nal dryness, but some foods may help boost lubrication naturally.

The smell of your va**na

Your va**na should cleanse itself naturally, but if you notice a stark difference in your odor, then there could be something abnormal going on. Strong odors, itching and irritation, and unusual discharge are all signs of a problem, some of which could potentially be rectified by adjusting your diet.

Certain foods can help keep your va**nal environment balanced and prevent dryness, infections, and unhealthy odors. That’s why we’ve rounded up the best foods with key ingredients to keep things feeling healthy down south.

Eat these foods for a healthy va**na

Try adding these foods to your shopping cart to keep your lady parts happy and healthy.

Yogurt

In addition to helping you reach your daily quota of calcium and vitamin D, yogurt is a plentiful source of beneficial bacteria that is healthy for the va**na. Varieties that contain a bacteria called Lactobacillus acidophilus may help keep the pH of the va**na in the acidic range, driving down the risk of yeast and other types of infection.

Nuts and seeds

Eating a healthy diet rich in fatty acids may aid in producing additional va**nal lubrication. Raw pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and fish (especially salmon, mackerel, and tuna) are great choices that are high in fatty acids.

Ginger tea

A study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that ginger was just as effective as ibuprofen for relieving painful period-related cramps. Ginger is well-known for its anti-inflammatory properties, so it may work to quell cramps similar to common drugs.

Though the study focused on ginger capsules, it can’t hurt to try adding fresh ginger to your diet. Whip up a cup of ginger tea by adding two tablespoons of fresh ginger root to water and letting it steep for 15 minutes before straining.

Sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes are rich in beta carotene and vitamin A, which can help strengthen and protect uterine and va**nal walls. This is a good thing – especially if you want to avoid embarrassing leaking!! Nutrients in sweet potatoes have been shown to have direct effects on fertility and reproduction in both men and women, as well as support healthy fetal development.

Garlic

Garlic contains a compound called allicin, which is known to be antimicrobial. Garlic has been shown to have positive effects on immunity and heart health, as well as other health conditions. It’s also known to slow the growth of the Candida fungus that causes yeast infections. While you should never insert garlic into your va**na, eating more of the potent herb can help maintain va**nal balance.

Cranberries

Cranberries are full of antioxidants and acidic compounds, which are powerful infection fighters that can help keep bacteria from adhering to the bladder wall. A study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology found that women who took a cranberry juice pill equivalent to two 8-ounce servings of cranberry juice for six weeks after gynecological surgery reduced the rate of UTI occurrence by half. Just make sure you stay away from the sugar-loaded cranberry juice varieties, which can actually make things worse down there.

Dark chocolate

Chocolate with greater than 70 percent cacao content is high in beneficial antioxidant compounds called flavonoids. Chocolate also contains methylxanthines, which are believed to boost libido. Women who eat at least a square of dark chocolate daily report increased desire and better overall s*xual function.

Your va**na hates these foods

While some foods can help your lady garden, there are many that can upset its balance. For a healthy va**na, stay away from these foods:

White Bread

Eating foods high in refined carbohydrates, including white bread and white rice, can put you at risk for bacterial vaginosis or yeast infections. These foods raise your blood sugar, which creates a prime environment for harmful bacteria to thrive.

Sugar

Similarly, eating foods high in sugar can change the pH of your va**na, allowing for an overgrowth of yeast and other infection-causing organisms.

Alcohol

Alcohol may worsen menstrual cramps, and studies have linked even a limited intake of alcohol to increased breast cancer risk.

Overall, aim to eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and lean proteins. A balanced diet makes for a healthy body, and that includes your va**na.

30/08/2021

SIGNS THAT ONE HAS TOO MUCH SUGAR IN THE BLOOD
... Dietary/Conventional Solutions!

Having too much sugar in the blood for longer periods can cause serious health problems if it's not treated on time. Hyperglycemia can damage the vessels that supply blood to the vital organs, which can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, vision problems, brain disease, and other essential parts of the body system.

In today's article, we shall be considering some warning signs your body will show you once your blood sugar levels are high. However, these symptoms should not be taken for granted because they can trigger other health challenges if the adequate remedy is not applied. Before I move further, I will like to explain what high blood sugar levels meant.

Blood sugar levels are considered high if they're over 130 mg/dL before a meal or 180 mg/dL within one to two hours after a meal. Many people won't start to experience symptoms from high blood sugar until their levels are at 250 mg/dL or higher. High blood sugar levels can cause different problems to the body, in men, when the amount of sugar in your body is higher than the normal range it can lead to weak er****on or dysfunction.

Below Are Symptoms Of High Blood Sugar Levels.

Increased thirst.

Frequent urination

Fatigue.

Nausea and vomiting.

Shortness of breath.

Stomach pain.

Fruity breath odor.

A very dry mouth.

If you start experiencing the above symptoms In your body kindly start consuming what I am going to discuss here or meet your doctor for a prescription.

Legumes (Beans)

Legumes are high in fiber which plays an important role in the management of blood sugar levels. Beans are low on the glycemic index. GlycThe emic index determines the effect of food consumed on t cells. The lower the glycemic index, the better it is for your blood sugar levels. High-fiber foods, including beans, can reduce the impact of high-GI foods on blood sugar levels. This is because fiber slows down the digestive process, which helps keep blood sugar levels stable for longer.

Garlic

Eating garlic when your blood sugar level is high is very beneficial because, over the years, garlic has been medically proven to contain powerful elements that can lower both high blood pressure and sugar levels.

It is known that garlic contains more than 400 chemical components, many of which can help prevent and treat a diverse range of health problems, but it is compounded including allicin, allyl propyl disulfide, and S-allyl cysteine sulfoxide that raise insulin levels in the blood through the prevention of the livers.

Bitter Kola

Bitter kola has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antiviral properties. Blood glucose lowering: The folk use of bitter kola in the management of elevated blood sugar has been validated by several laboratory studies. Garcinia-IHP is beneficial as a food supplement for diabetics.

Consuming it sometimes can be very difficult because it is very bitter. But if you only you can consume it within one week your sugar levels will reduce by 50 percent. Moreover, bitter kola has been used over the years to fight infection from the common cold to hepatitis. In recent years, studies showed that bitter kola can help combat coughs, bacterial infections, and viral infections. Eating bitter kola when an infection starts may help fight the infection and make you feel better more quickly.

Try as much as possible to start consuming these things regularly to get rid of high blood sugar levels. Please don't forget to share this sophisticated article with the large society thanks.

04/12/2020

😂😂😂

*WHY MENTAL CONFUSION BEYOND 60 ???*

*Causes of: MENTAL CONFUSION IN THE THIRD AGE*

*By: Arnaldo Liechtenstein, (Physician)*

*Whenever I teach Clinical Medicine to students in the fourth year of Medicine, I ask the following question:*

*"What are the causes of mental confusion in the elderly?"*

*Some offer: "Tumors in the head". I answer: No!*

*Others suggest: "Early symptoms of Alzheimer's". I answer again: No!*

*With each rejection of their answers, their responses dry up.*

*And they are even more open-mouthed when I list the three most common causes:*

* diabetes;*
* infection;*
* *

*It may sound like a joke, but it isn't.*
*People over 60 constantly stop feeling thirsty and consequently stop drinking fluids.*

*When no one is around to remind them to drink fluids, they quickly dehydrate.*
*Dehydration is severe and affects the entire body.*
*It may cause abrupt mental confusion, a drop in blood pressure, increased heart palpitations, angina (chest pain), coma and even death.*

*This habit of forgetting to drink fluids begins at age 60, when we have just over 50% of the water we should have in our bodies.*
*People over 60 have a lower water reserve. This is part of the natural aging process.*

*But there are more complications.*
*Although they are dehydrated, they don't feel like drinking water, because their internal balance mechanisms don't work very well.*

*Conclusion:*

*People over 60 years old dehydrate easily, not only because they have a smaller water supply, but also because they do not feel the lack of water in the body.*

*Although people over 60 may look healthy, the performance of reactions and chemical functions can damage their entire body.*

*So here are two alerts:*

*(1) Get into the habit of drinking liquids*
*Liquids include water, juices, teas, coconut water, milk, soups,and water-rich fruits, such as watermelon, melon, peaches and pineapple; Orange and tangerine also work.*

*The important thing is that, every TWO HOURS, you must drink some liquid. Remember this!*

*(2) Alert for family members: constantly offer fluids to people over 60. At the same time, observe them.*

*If you realize that they are rejecting liquids and, from one day to the next, they are irritable, breathless or display a lack of attention, these are almost certainly recurrent symptoms of dehydration.*

*Arnaldo Liechtenstein (46), Physician, is a General Practitioner at Hospital das Clínicas and a Collaborating Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP).*

*Did you like it?*

*So spread it out!*

*DON'T FORGET TO DO IT NOW!*

*Your friends and family need to know for themselves and help you to be healthier and happier.*

*It's good to share!*

*For people over 60*

*Happiness always*

😁😁😊

30/04/2020

In 1720, a ship was quarantined at the port in Marseille because a strange infection was killing people on the ship.

Deputy Mayor of Marseille lifted the quarantine to “help economy”.

100,000 people died.
More than half of Marseille died.
This was the Great Plague of Marseille.

The govt of Marseille felt they could not afford to lose all the valuable goods on the ship as it will destroy the economy.

As they lifted the quarantine and moved the goods into the city of Marseille, they moved in the infection.

More than half of Marseille citizens died.

Marseille is a major port city in the south of France. Just as Lagos in the south of Nigeria.

By the end of the Great Plague of Marseille, the city of Marseille had 50,000 dead people (out of a total 90,000 population back then).

That is like 10million people dying in Lagos.

The ship left Sidon in Lebanon, picked up people at Tripoli, and Cyprus which already had infection outbreak.

A Turkish man on the ship got infected first and died, then several sailors died. The ship’s surgeon also died.

As the ship got to Marseille,
Doctors quarantined it.

Now because Marseille had a very huge trading arrangement with “Levant” (a term for countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine); the govt was convinced by businessmen that the quarantine on the ship has to be removed and the goods released.

Some powerful businessmen led by the deputy mayor of Marseille (who was also the owner of the ship) convinced his friends in government to release the quarantine. Some merchants needed the cotton and silk cargo on the ship to do business for the upcoming festival in Beaucaire.

It was only a matter of days later.
The infection broke out in the whole of Marseille.

People started dropping dead.
They died so much there was no longer graves to bury them.

Dead bodies littered the streets of Marseille. Till date, the people of Marseille remember this story.

Apparently what happened was:
The govt tried to be clever.

They told themselves “we will only move the silk and cotton on the ship into the city but not the infected people on the ship”.

Lol. In moving the goods, they unknowingly moved infected rats which then infected people.

As people got infected, they infected one another. At a point, the govt of France built a wall to stop Marseille from infecting the rest of the country.

But it was late.

10,000 people from Marseille already ran into neighbouring cities. 50,000 people died outside of Marseille.

The Great Plague of Marseille lasted about 3 years. Those were horrible years in Marseille and in France.

Hospitals got overwhelmed.
Residents fleeing their homes.
Dead bodies lying and decaying on the streets.

As the infection then spread,
Nobody cared anymore about “economy”.

I hope you learnt something.

The Great Plague of Marseille is a huge warning to governments never to prioritise the “economy” ahead of human lives and public health. It can be a very costly mistake.

We can always rebuild the economy.
But we can never revive the dead.

Thank you.

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The Magistrates have been assisted with 500 Galley Slaves to clear the Streets of the Dead; yet there are still above 3000 dead Bodies that lie about the Streets unburied, which cause an intolerable Stench. And ‘tis computed, that (in all) about 80,000 are dead of the Plague, 2 Thirds of which are...

31/03/2020

(1) dry cough + sneeze = air pollution

(2) cough + mucus + sneeze + runny nose = common cold

(3) Cough + mucus + sneeze + runny nose + body ache + weakness + light fever = flu

_*(4) Dry cough + sneeze + body pain + weakness + high fever + difficulty breathing = coronavirus*__

Pathology department AIIMS, Delhi

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29/03/2020

Vitamin C Boosts Immunity and Reverses Viral Pneumonia - By Dr. Mercola

For now, the only real defense against COVID-19 is your own immune system. There’s no vaccine, and even if one is fast-tracked, there would be cause for caution, as we’d have no proof of effectiveness or safety.

“Your immune system is infinitely adaptable. This is how nature made us,” Saul notes. “However, your immune system works better when it's fed right.” While changing your diet is a more long-term solution, a rapid-response strategy would be to use vitamin C.

“Vitamin C is going to strengthen your immune system. This is in every nutrition textbook ever written, so we start with that,” Saul says. “The RDA in the United States is about 90 milligrams; in Korea and China it's 100 mg; in the United Kingdom it's a miserable 40 mg a day and we are sometimes not even getting that.

Studies have shown that even 200 mg of vitamin C a day will reduce the death rate in elderly people with severe pneumonia by 80%. Studies have shown babies with pneumonia, when they get 200 milligrams of vitamin C — the adult equivalent of about 2,000 to 3,000 mg — they have an improvement in their oxygen levels in less than a day. The mortality goes down and the duration and severity of the illness is less.

Now, it is not coronavirus per se that actually kills people, it is the pneumonia and the SARS, the severe acute respiratory syndrome, that can follow it. Most people that get coronavirus will have a mild case; some will have the virus and not have any symptoms at all. We don't even know how many those people are because they have no symptoms.

Those who get COVID-19 that actually are sick are going to have the flu and it's going to be a nasty flu — it's going to be miserable. People will be sick for a week or two. The people at risk of dying tend to be the elderly and those that are immune-compromised.

The media sort of skirts around this but this is where we have to start because the fear is based on dying. And when we have even a small amount of vitamin C, our risk of dying — even in the most severe cases — goes down.

It is pneumonia and SARS that kills people and vitamin C has been known to be effective against viral pneumonia since the 1940s when Dr. Frederick Robert Klenner published a series of papers and was able to reverse viral pneumonia in 72 hours. Now, Klenner was a board-certified chest physician. He was a specialist and he published over 20 papers on this. The media has been silent on this therapy.”

On Vitamin C Dosing
More recently, Dr. Paul Marik has shown a protocol of intravenous (IV) vitamin C with hydrocortisone and thiamine (vitamin B1) dramatically improves survival rates in patients with sepsis. Since sepsis is one of the reasons people die from COVID-19 infection, Marik’s vitamin C protocol may go a long way toward saving people’s lives in this pandemic.

That protocol calls for 1,500 mg of ascorbic acid every six hours, and appears radically effective. However, I would recommend taking even higher doses using liposomal vitamin C if you’re taking it orally. Liposomal vitamin C will allow you to take much higher dosages without getting loose stools.

You can take up to 100 grams of liposomal vitamin C without problems and get really high blood levels, equivalent to or higher than intravenous vitamin C. I view that as an acute treatment, however.

I discourage people from taking mega doses of vitamin C on a regular basis if they’re not actually sick, because it is essentially a drug — or at least it works like one. Saul adds:

“What I suggest, and have for some 44 years of professional life, is to take enough vitamin C to be symptom free, and when you're well, that isn't very much. I knew one lady who would take 500 mg of vitamin C a day and she was just fine. [Another person] with multiple chemical sensitivity, she needed 35,000 mg a day. Any less and she wasn't fine …

And, while we're [on this topic], a nice little charitable uplifting note is that Dutch State Mines or DSM of the Netherlands has donated 50 tons of vitamin C to [the city of] Wuhan [in China] — 106 million vitamin C tablets. And in China they are running three studies on using high-dose vitamin C as therapy, focusing primarily on people in intensive care.

I'm in contact with Dr. Richard Chang. Chang is a Chinese American physician … He was in Shanghai for Chinese New Year visiting his family when all of this exploded.

So, Chang has stayed in China and has been talking to hospitals and Chinese physicians who are showing tremendous interest in using vitamin C as prevention and cure. He’s been so effective that the government of Shanghai has issued official recommendations that vitamin C should be used for treating COVID-19.

They are testing up to 24,000 mg a day by IV. Some of us think that's a little on the low side for people that are in the ICU. I would like to see 50,000 mg a day and there is a doctor … who has used 50,000 mg [on] quite a few people and we're getting more reports as we go.

The updates will be at my page, The MegaVitamin Man. As they come in I put them up there. We can't get this into the mainstream media quite yet, but it's probably going to break and possibly by the time this report airs, it'll be all over the U.S media. Editor’s note: The New York Post, the fourth-largest newspaper2 in the U.S., broke this news March 24, 2020.3

I would like to see that, but real doctors are using vitamin C right now. They're also doing it in Korea. Right in the center of the outbreak in Korea we're in contact with a doctor who has a small hospital and he has given a single shot of vitamin D — a big shot of about 100,000 units to each patient and every staff member — and also about 20 to 24 grams (24,000 mg) of vitamin C by IV. And he's reporting that these people are getting well in a matter of days.”

Valuable Research Resources
The Chinese researchers are also using other traditional Chinese medicines in addition to vitamin C, as well as conventional treatments you would expect to be done for anyone having breathing issues or pneumonia.

For more information, Saul suggests perusing the Shanghai government's website using an online translator (as the website is in Chinese). You can find pertinent web links on the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service website,4 which has published 12 reports on various research findings in the past six weeks.

“We're constantly updating and we have references to the literature and also links to the studies in China, and the names of the doctors doing this. If you go to my website, doctoryourself.com, you can click over and sign up for a free subscription to the peer-reviewed, noncommercial Orthomolecular Medicine News Service ...

We even have the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service releases on this available now in French and Italian … and German, and some are now available in Korean and Chinese and Japanese. It’s also available in Spanish. So, this information is worldwide and it's been everywhere except on the United States television set,” Saul says.

High-Dose Vitamin C Kills Viruses
According to Saul, vitamin C at extremely high doses is an antiviral, it actually kills viruses, but to get that amount, you typically need an IV. So, just how does it kill viruses? Some believe vitamin C’s antiviral potential is the result of its anti-inflammatory activity.

Inflammation contributes to the massive cytokine cascade that can ultimately be lethal. However, that’s not the whole story. Saul explains:

“Dr. Robert Fulton Cathcart, a physician in California, is much more knowledgeable about this than I ever will be, so I always go to him. And Cathcart wrote in his papers — a number of which I have at doctoryourself.com so people can read them — [that] vitamin C is a non-rate-limited free radical scavenger …

He and Dr. Thomas E. Levy also emphasize … that vitamin C is donating electrons and reducing free radicals, and this is primarily what's going on. Now, there are exceptions to that. When vitamin C gets into a cancer cell, it actually acts as if it were a pro-oxidant and that's because of the Fenton reaction. Checked; it is.

And vitamin C will kill a cancer cell because cancer cells are different. They absorb vitamin C because it's very similar to glucose, it's almost the same size … With viruses, it's the same idea. Cathcart’s view is that you simply push in vitamin C to provide the electrons to reduce the free radicals, and this is the way Cathcart and Levy look at vitamin C's function (at very high doses) as an antiviral.

At modest doses, normal supplemental doses … vitamin C strengthens the immune system because the white blood cells need it to work. White blood cells carry around in them a lot of vitamin C … So, vitamin C is very well-known to directly beef up the immune system through the white blood cells.”

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