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Vitamins and Supplements

Low amounts of vitamin C correlates with increased body fat and waist measurements. Nutrition researchers at Arizona State University report that the amount of vitamin C in the blood is directly related to fat oxidation during both exercise and at rest.

The study shows that those who consume adequate quantities of vitamin C oxidize 30% more fat while doing normal exercises than individuals with an inadequate quantity of Vitamin C consumption.

The research however, does not imply that vitamin C can be considered the new remedy for obesity and the new means of causing weight loss. Rather, it establishes that consuming insufficient quantities of vitamin C is liable to hamper any efforts of weight loss. [click to continue…]

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Vitamin C and Chest Pain

June 25, 2009

I found an interesting article about chest pain and Vitamin C. The theory is that heart disease is a form of mild scurvy brought on by a lack of Vitamin C or Ascorbate Acid. Humans, other primates and guinea pigs are unable to metabolize Ascorbate in their livers and thus need to take it in through [...]

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Vitamin C may be a life-saver

April 21, 2009

Vitamin C may be a life-saver
Mega-doses of Vitamin C can counter avian flu, hepatitis and herpes, and can even control the advance of Aids
Read the original article at The Independent
By Jane Feinmann
Imagine that a deadly virus is sweeping the world, killing and maiming hundreds of thousands of children. Nothing seems able to stop it [...]

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Niacin – Boost HDL Cholesterol, Lower LDL

April 8, 2009

Nicotinic acid, or vitamin B3, is a form of niacin that has been shown to affect all aspects of the lipid profile, lowering LDL cholesterol by 15% to 25%, lowering triglycerides by 20% to 50%, and raising HDL cholesterol by 15% to 30%. The mechanism by which it does this is not known. However, previous [...]

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Drink Green Tea, Its Good for You.

April 5, 2009

The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression.
Today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is has shown the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published [...]

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Vitamin C and Weight Loss – 30% More Fat Burned While Exercising

March 30, 2009

Low amounts of vitamin C correlates with increased body fat and waist measurements. Nutrition researchers at Arizona State University report that the amount of vitamin C in the blood is directly related to fat oxidation during both exercise and at rest.
The study shows that those who consume adequate quantities of vitamin C oxidize 30% more [...]

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