Learn how to make do-it-yourself DHAA (dehydroascorbic acid), and see remarkable blood plasma absorption results comparing oral doses of common vitamin C tablets, liposomal vitamin C, and the oxidized form of vitamin C called DHAA.
Scientific journal articles referenced in this video:
1. Levine, M., S.J. Padayatty, and M.G. Espey. Vitamin C: a concentration-function approach yields pharmacology and therapeutic discoveries. Advances in Nutrition, 2(2):78-88 (2011)
2. Hickey, S., H.J. Roberts, and N.J. Miller. Pharmacokinetics of oral vitamin C. Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine 17(3): p. 169-177 (2008)
Suggested reading:
Corpe, C.P., et al. Intestinal dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) transport mediated by the facilitative sugar transporters, GLUT2 and GLUT8. Journal of Biological Chemistry 288(13):9092-101 (2013)
Tsujimura, M., et al. Vitamin C Activity of Dehydroascorbic Acid in Humans—Association between Changes in the Blood Vitamin C Concentration or Urinary Excretion after Oral Loading. Journal of Nutrition Science and Vitaminology 54 p. 315-320 (2008)
Wood, R.A. Human In-Vivo Vitamin C Test of oral Ascorbic Acid powder, oral Home-Made Liposomal Ascorbic Acid and oral Lipo-Spheric C™ for blood plasma levels. Jul17, 2013.
Furuya, A., Uozaki, M., Yamasaki, H., Arakawa, T., Arita, M., & Koyama, A. (2008). Antiviral effects of ascorbic and dehydroascorbic acids in vitro. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 22(4), 541-545.
Wilson, JX.The physiological role of dehydroascorbic acid. FEBS Letters 527 (2002) 5-9
