Vitamin C Protocol : When You’re Feeling Sick

–  “Vitamin C intake has physiological effects on susceptibility to common cold infections” (1)

– “Supplementation of vitamin C is most effective in cases of physical strain or insufficient intake of the vitamin” (2)

–  “Vitamin C in megadoses administered before or after the appearance of cold and flu symptoms relieved and prevented the symptoms in the test population compared with the control group.” (3)

 Vitamin C as a prevention tool for flus/colds is something that has been linked for a long time in scientific research.  Nobel Prize winning biochemist Linus Pauling first popularized the theory supplementing mega doses of Vitamin C to prevent the cold.  Randomized control trials examining this haven’t been conclusive in proving that Vitamin C can reduce frequency of colds but they have shown that Vitamin C supplementation can reduce the severity and duration.

 Vitamin C as a prevention tool for flus/colds is something that has been linked for a long time in scientific research.  Nobel Prize winning biochemist Linus Pauling first popularized the theory supplementing mega doses of Vitamin C to prevent the cold.  Randomized control trials examining this haven’t been conclusive in proving that Vitamin C can reduce frequency of colds but they have shown that Vitamin C supplementation can reduce the severity and duration.

-1000mg of Vitamin C every hour for the first 6 hours and then

-1000mg of Vitamin C three times a day

*In my personal experience I’ve found it best to space out the remaining 3x dosage of 1000mg into an even dosage depending on what time you’d normally fall asleep in the evening.  So as an example if your last hourly dose of 1000mg was at noon and you normally fall asleep around 9 pm, a good way to allocate your supplementation would be 1000mg every 3 hours until 9 pm.  (3pm/6pm/9pm)

Vitamin C Science

Vitamin C is a very effective antioxidant that plays a beneficial role in the immune system.  Vitamin C stimulates production and function of white blood cells (immune system cells that protect against infectious disease and foreign particles), especially neutrophils (renowned for their ability to attack foreign bacteria and viruses).

sources

1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9059230
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19263912
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10543583
4. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/immunity.html