Re: Eat fruit

Hi Lone,

I think what you have been told about vitamin C and iron is not the whole [nor accurate] story, and [from my view] is very detrimental to your overall health status. The below information may be of interest to you:

"Q. Orthodox medicine advises people with Hemochromatosis (congenital iron overload in tissues) to avoid vitamin C? What is the foundation's opinion?

The foundation understands that vitamin C facilitates iron absorption, but according to our advisors, it also helps to regulate unbound Iron out of the body and might be a good treatment for this condition.

A. Opinion of Dr. Robert Cathcart, MD:

My clinical experience would indicate that vitamin C increases iron absorption when iron is needed. It seems to increase excretion of iron when there is an excessive amount of iron. Therefore, vitamin C might be a good treatment of hemochromatosis.

This theoretical difficulty concerning C is typical of how the orthodoxy will expand a theory into a fact without any evidence.

A. Dr. Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD opinion:

I cover this issue on pages 394 to 398 of my book VITAMIN C, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TOXINS. It's not as clear-cut as other issues, but high-dose vitamin C over the long run is probably as good for hemochromatosis as it is for other conditions.

A. Dr. Selva Kumar, MD opinion:

I have managed many cases of iron overload....I continue giving 30 grams sodium ascorbate infusion weekly or biweekly for their chronic conditions, yet their ferritin DID NOT INCREASE...and oral vitamin c at 3 to 6 grams per day.

One example is my nurse [an] 86 years mother with ischemic heart and heart valve defect, I give her same IV vitamin C over the last two years, still well, her ferritin remains below 300 mg/dl .

I read a very good article on haemachromatosis and...that article made me decide to continue high oral and injection vitamin c despite the orthodox advice.

I give advice to those patients, avoid high iron containing diet and take oral vitamin C separately from food.

Paper recommended by Dr. Selva ANTIOXIDANTS FOR HAEMOCHROMATOSIS..."

All just "grist for your [health] mill," Lone, and I wish you the best of health.

Sincerely,

David

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