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Are heart attacks due to Vitamin C deficiency?
According to this book description
Matthias Rath, M.D., an internationally respected cardiovascular
researcher, asserts that high cholesterol is not the actual cause of
heart disease. Bears, ...
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Are “designer” vitamins more potent than “generic” vitamins?
I had a dietitian tell me that I should never buy vitamins from places like Walmart, Walgreens, or similar stores because the potency is never guaranteed. She said that the potency greatly varies ...
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Can a lack of Vitamin A in your diet be statistically proven to be linked to worse eyesight?
Reading this question: Does eating carrots improve your eyesight? - brought to mind a common piece of medical advice in USSR - to eat carrots to prevent your eyesight from going bad (as opposed to ...
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Ester C, the “better” Vitamin C?
If I recall correctly, Vitamin C plays an important role in the body's immune system. Anecdotal testing by myself gave me the impression that I could ward off a developing cold by the intake of high ...
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Does organic food have more vitamins than nonorganic food?
Aside from the issue of pesticides there's the claim that organic food has more nutrients, vitamins and minerals than nonorganic food:
Organic food is known to contain 50%
more nutrients, ...
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What is the latest scientific consensus on megadoses of Vitamin C?
Vitamin C megadoses were first championed by extraordinary chemist and physicist Linus Pauling, I believe, and as prescription for good health they gained by association with him. I have read ...
