What are the benefits and risks of taking vitamin C supplements?
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What about intravenous vitamin C? I’ve got a whole video series on that, including:
• Intravenous Vitamin C for Terminal Cancer Patients (
• Vitamin C Supplements for Terminal Cancer Patients (
• The Role of Vitamin C in the Treatment of Terminal Cancer (
If you’re not taking vitamin C supplements for pharmacological effects and just want to know how many vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables to eat every day, check out my video What Is the Optimal Vitamin C Intake? (
Is there anything we can put into our mouth that really might help prevent colds? These videos will point you in the right direction:
• Can Gargling Prevent the Common Cold? (
• Preventing the Common Cold with Probiotics? (
• Nutritional Yeast to Prevent the Common Cold (
• Kiwifruit for the Common Cold (
And, if you’re interested in learning about the most important steps you can take to prevent kidney stones, look no further than my videos How to Prevent Kidney Stones with Diet ( and How to Treat Kidney Stones with Diet (
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