Re: Re Re Re A whole lemon working better than ascorbic etc. C,

After more research last night, in case you, or anyone else reading these posts, is interested, I think I have finally made sense out of all this.

When they say "You can't take too much Vitamin C" they seem to mean Sodium Ascorbate. That didn't make sense because per the ingredients it is loaded with sodium. I couldn't see how they were injecting 100 grams or more into people w/o raising blood pressure, for instance.

However, last night I saw where Dr. Levy and others say that sodium ascorbate, though indeed containing salt, is not associated with raising blood pressure at all. Apparently it is chemically different from salt in say table salt or seasalt. So, I'm gonna up my doses on C, but use Sodium Ascorbate w/o my former fear and perplexity.

Here is a response to a question asked of the Vitamin C foundation:
We and others (Dr. Cathcart and Levy) generally recommend ascorbic acid for a wide variety of conditions - including heart disease. The only other form of vitamin C that Dr. Levy recommends orally is sodium ascorbate (Curing the Incurable) , and for technical reasons (we are told) liposomal vitamin C is made from sodium ascorbate.)

Some people find that sodium ascorbate is less irritating to the esophagus, and I now take my vitamin C about 50/50, half ascorbic acid and half sodium ascorbate.

Can you tell me the page in primal panacea the SA recommendation appears?

Both are excellent forms of vitamin C, and as a general rule, in the amounts we recommend, if your urine pH is acidic - take sodium ascorbate (the alkaline form of vitamin C) and if your pH is alkaline, take ascorbic acid, and keep your urine pH neutral.

The only form of vitamin C appropriate for intravenous infusion is sodium ascorbate. Massive amounts have been infused for decades without any reported blood pressure issues, making us believe that Levy is correct. Taking sodium ascorbate will have little negative effect on blood pressure, and may help. Dr. David Brownstein found literature that showed people with high blood pressure who avoid salt can have something like a 400% increased chance of a heart attack, presumably because of hormonal changes as the body retains water as it tries to hold on to the little sodium it has in the blood stream.

Any site that recommends not taking sodium ascorbate for people with high blood pressure is suspect, and I would be interested in their references."

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