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hh says...

Múltkor már foglalkoztunk azzal a témával, hogy vajon segít-e, ha c-vitamint szedünk azért, hogy megelőzzük mondjuk a megfázást. Akkor megállapítottuk, hogy nem igazán van olyan tudományos kutatás, ami megerősítené, hogy az emberek zöménél a vitamin jó ilyen célra. Mégis, a vitaminfogyasztás világméretű vallássá nőtte ki magát az elmúlt évtizedekben.

A New York Times több cikkben foglalkozott már ezzel a témával. Mai számában például kifejezetten a multivitaminőrületet járja körbe. A statisztikák szerint minden második felnőtt amerikai napi szinten vesz magához multivitamint. Az elmúlt évtizedekben évi 4 százalékkal növekszik az eladás.

Idén viszont drasztikusabban nőtt a vitaminvallás híveinek tábora. A várakozások szerint 2009-ben duplájával, azaz 8 százalékkal fog nőni a vitamineladás a korábbi évekhez képest. Ez 9,2 milliárd dollárt (!) jelent. Egyes elméletek szerint azért, mert sok amerikai a rendszeres vitaminszedéssel szeretné csökkenteni az orvosi kezelésre fordítandó kiadásait.

Látható tehát, hogy a vitaminfogyasztás valódi népőrület. Mintha a kis, jótékony pirulákban való hit erősebb is lenne a tudományos tényeknél. A kutatások szerint például az olyan komoly egészségügyi problémák esetén, mint a rák vagy a szívproblémák, indifferens, hogy valaki szedett-e korábban rendszeresen vitamint vagy sem.

A Timesnak megszólaló szakértő szerint az egészséges táplálkozás és a mozgás az, ami valóban segít. És ha ezeket gyakoroljuk, akkor nincs szükségünk extra vitaminbevitelre.

A cikk szerint a legjobban akkor járunk, ha egy vérteszttel megvizsgáltatjuk, hogy tartósan hiányzik-e szervezetünkből valamilyen vitamin. Ha valami oknál fogva így van, akkor érdemes az orvossal megbeszélni, hogy mely vitaminokból és mennyi pluszt is kell szednünk. Multivitaminokra azonban ezesetben sem lesz szükségünk.

Aki például olyan helyne lakik, ahol kevés nap éri, elképzelhető, hogy szüksége lehet valamennyi plusz d vitamin bevitelre. Ám, mint a cikk állítja, a normál multivitaminokban nincs elegendő d vitamin, így sokkal jobban járunk, ha a megfelelő vitaminkészletet vesszük meg a multivitaminok helyett.

Érdemes lenne egyszer kiszámolni, hogy az indokolt vitaminszükséglethez képest mennyivel vásárolnak és fogyasztanak több vitamint az emberek. Valószínűleg megdöbbentő számadatok jönnének ki.

Saját elméletem szerint a vitaminvallás kialakulásának több oka is van. Az egyik, hogy a világháborús, nélkülözős időkben, mikor valóban szükség volt például c-vitamin szedésre ahhoz, hogy a skorbut ne legyen népbetegség társadalmi szinten rögzült, hogy a vitamin jótékony hatású, és ha szedi az ember, megelőz betegségeket.

Mikor a háborús évek véget értek, és újra kialakult, sőt, társadalmi szinten általánossá vált a fogyasztás kultúrája, az egészségtelen étrend és életvitel okozta rizikó kiegyenlítésére kezdték el használni az emberek - tévesen - a vitaminokat. Majd erre az egész vitaminfixációra ráépült egy egész ipar, és ma már ott tartunk, hogy a közértben szinte minden élelmiszernek van multivitaminos verziója. A multivitamin pirulákról nem beszélve.

"- Rosszul érzem magam. - Szedj vitamint!" - így fogalmazzuk meg a népi bölcsesség szintjén azt, hogy nem tudjuk, mi a bajunk, illetve nem tudjuk, hogy hogyan lehetne ezen segíteni. Hisz sokkal kényelmetlenebb lenne ilyenkor azt tanácsolni, hogy egyél egészséges ételeket, tartózkodj a túlzott alkoholfogyasztástól és a dohányzástól, hetente legalább háromszor fél órát sportolj, és tartsd rendben a lelki egyensúlyodat. Valamint vizsgáltasd meg, hogy valóban szükséged van-e extra vitaminbevitelre. És ha igen, az orvos által előírt mértékben vegyél magadhoz pirulát.

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cherrykat says...

Vitamin by Incubus  

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At the end of day do we really notice that our sun the sunlight and day light we see is and the heat we feel on our skin is one of our greatest healers.

 

Trace amounts of UV radiation in natural daylight are required

for physical and mental health, civilized behavior, muscle strength, energy, and learning.

 

Sunlight in moderation improves immunity and stimulates our metabolism while decreasing food craving and increasing our intelligence. Those words were taken from the book Sunlight by Zane R. Kime, M.D., M.S., where he backs this statement up with scientific research.

 

Brian Clement, Director of the Hippocrates Institute, says that sunlight is the

most powerful booster of the immune system that he is aware of.

In his book, Sunlight, Dr. Kime explains the link between nutrition and

sunburn. “Unless one has proper diet, sunlight has ill effects on the skin. This must be emphasized: sunbathing is dangerous for those who are on the standard high-fat diet or do not get an abundance of vegetables, whole

grains, and fresh fruits. Those on the standard high-fat diet should stay out of the sun and protect themselves from it; but at the same time they will suffer the consequences of both the high-fat diet and the deficiency of sunlight.”

 

Sunlight is a much better source of vitamin D (which more closely resembles a hormone) then the kind added to enriched foods, especially cow’s milk.

 

An increased dietary intake of vitamins and other nutrients, and an avoidance of free-radical forming foods, has been scientifically shown to have that effect on humans.

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Qué alimentos contienen la vitamina C o Ácido Ascórbico

El grupo de alimentos más altos en contenido de vitamina C son las frutas y hortalizas crudas y frescas.

Cantidad de vitamina C (por 100 g.)
  • Acerola 1500 mg.
  • Escaramujo 1500 mg.
  • Brécol 210 mg.
  • Alfalfa germinada 200 mg.
  • Perejil fresco 166 mg.
  • Guayaba 150 mg.
  • Pimiento crudo 140 mg.
  • Kiwi 100 mg.
  • Hinojo crudo 93 mg.
  • Col bruselas 87 mg.
  • Coliflor cruda 69 mg.
  • Berro 60 mg.
  • Limón 55 mg.
  • Naranja 50 mg.
  • Promedio de mg. de vitamina C de medio vaso de jugo de frutas cítricas; de 45 a 60 mg.

    Contraindicaciones de la vitamina C

    Cuánta vitamina C es demasiado?

    Letisan (Laboratorios Leti) indica reacciones adversas si se toma más de 1gr (1000 mg), en caso de pacientes con antecedentes de enfermedad renal o litiasis (cálculos o piedras).

     

    Médicos e investigadores dejen sus comentarios o links en un comentario al final de este post.

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    Vaccine may be more dangerous than the swine flu

    One can continue to believe that the global gurus of public health are responding appropriately to the swine flu emergency and willingly take the shot if they choose to do so. But such trust and complacency requires the omission of one key factiod: The vaccine contains an oil-based "adjuvant" containing "squalene." Adjuvants are used to boost an immune response. Squalene, which is a causal factor in Gulf War illness, causes crippling arthritis and premature death in about 100 percent of lab animals and has been associated with autoimmune diseases and premature death in people as well. Early reports of trials with the H1N1 vaccine show that the vaccine is already maiming and killing people. It appears certain that those who take the vaccine may not get the flu but can expect to die a painful and premature death—and WHO et. al know it.

    By Dr. Russell Blaylock

    An outbreak of swine flu that occurred in Mexico last spring eventually affected 4,910 Mexican citizens and resulted in 85 deaths. By the time it spread to the United States, the virus caused only mild cases of flu-like illness.

    Thanks to air travel and the failure of public health officials to control travel from Mexico, the virus spread worldwide. Despite predictions of massive numbers of deaths and the arrival of doomsday, the virus has remained a relatively mild disease, something we know happens each year with flu epidemics.

    Cases to date as of July 7, 2009. Worldwide, there have only been 311 deaths out of 70,893 cases of swine flu. In the United States, 27,717 cases have resulted in 127 deaths. Every death is a tragedy, but such a low death rate should not be the basis of a draconian government policy.

    It is helpful to recall that the Centers for Disease Control, with the collusion of the media, constantly tell us that 36,000 people die from the flu each year, a figure that has been shown to be a lie. In this case, we are talking about 300 plus deaths for the entire world.

    From whence this novel strain?

    This virus continues to be an enigma for virologists. In the April 30, 2009 edition of Nature, a virologist was quoted as saying, "Where the hell it got all these genes from we don’t know."

    Extensive analysis of the virus found that it contained the original 1918 H1N1 flu virus, the avian flu virus (bird flu) and two new H3N2 virus genes from Eurasia. Debate continues over the possibility that swine flu is a genetically-engineered virus.

    Scandal. Naturally, vaccine manufacturers have been in a competitive battle to produce the first vaccine. The main contenders have been Baxter Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Pharmaceuticals, the latter of which recently acquired the scandal-ridden Chiron vaccine company. Both of these companies have had agreements with the World Health Organization to produce a pandemic vaccine.

    Contamination. The Baxter vaccine, called Celvapan, has had fast track approval. It uses a new vero cell technology, which utilizes cultured cells from the African green monkey. This same animal tissue transmits a number of vaccine-contaminating viruses, including the HIV virus.

    More contamination. The Baxter company has been associated with two deadly scandals. The first event occurred in 2006 when hemophiliac components were contaminated with HIV virus and injected in tens of thousands of people, including thousands of children. Baxter continued to release the HIV-contaminated vaccine even after the contamination was known.

    Accidental release. The second event occurred recently when it was discovered that Baxter had released a seasonal flu vaccine containing the bird flu virus, which would have produced a real world pandemic, to 18 countries. Fortunately, astute lab workers in the Czech Republic discovered the deadly combination and blew the whistle before a worldwide disaster was unleashed [The IO, March, 2009].

    Despite these two deadly events, WHO maintains an agreement with Baxter Pharmaceuticals to produce the world’s pandemic vaccine.

    [Note: WHO announced that it would launch an investigation into Baxter’s "accidental" release of H5N1-contaminated flu vaccine that killed lab animals (ferrets) in the Czech Republic. No investigation has ever been conducted. ~DWH].

    Squalene

    Novartis, the second contender, also has an agreement with WHO for a pandemic vaccine. Novartis appears to have won the contract, since its vaccine is near completion. What is terrifying is that these pandemic vaccines contain ingredients, called "immune adjuvants" that a number of studies have shown cause devastating autoimmune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and lupus.

    Animal studies using this adjuvant have found them to be deadly. A study using 14 guinea pigs found that, when they were injected with the special adjuvant, only one animal survived. A repeat of the study found the same deadly outcome.

    So, what is this deadly ingredient? It is called squalene, a type of oil. The Chiron company, maker of the deadly anthrax vaccine, makes an adjuvant called MF-59 which contains two main ingredients of concern—squalene and gp120. A number of studies have shown that squalene can trigger all of the above-mentioned autoimmune diseases when injected.

    [Note: All higher organisms produce squalene. The squalene used as a vaccine adjuvant is a fish oil, particularly shark liver oil. The problem with injected squalene is that it signals the body to attack its own essential fatty acids. Combined with other vaccine ingredients, the result is autoimmunity, where the body begins attacking its own tissues. ~DWH]

    The MF-59 adjuvant has been used in several vaccines. These vaccines, including tetanus and diphtheria, are the same vaccines frequently associated with adverse reactions.

    Questionable studies. I reviewed a number of studies on this adjuvant and found something quite interesting. Several studies done on human test subjects found MF-59 to be a very safe immune adjuvant. But when I checked to see who did these studies, I found—to no surprise—that they were done by the Novartis Pharmaceutical Company and Chiron Pharmaceutical Company, which have merged. They were all published in "prestigious" medical journals. Also, to no surprise, a great number of studies done by independent laboratories and research institutions all found a strong link between MF-59 and autoimmune diseases.

    Gulf War Illness. Squalene in vaccines has been strongly linked to the Gulf War Illness. On August 1991, Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, admitted that soldiers vaccinated with the anthrax vaccine from 1990 to 1991 had an increased risk of 200 percent in developing the deadly disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease. The soldiers also suffered from a number of debilitating and life-shortening diseases such as polyarteritis nodosa, multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus, transverse myelitis (a neurological disorder caused by inflammation of the spinal cord), endocarditis (inflammation of the heart’s inner lining), optic neuritis with blindness and glomerulonephritis (a type of kidney disease).

    Brain inflammation. Because squalene, the main ingredient in MF-59, can induce hyperimmune responses and induce autoimmunity, a real danger exists for prolonged activation of the brain’s immune cells, the microglia. This type of prolonged activation has been strongly associated with such diseases as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS and possibly vaccine-related encephalitis. It has been shown that activation of the systemic immune system, as occurs with vaccination, rapidly activates the brain’s microglia at the same time, and this brain inflammation can persist for long periods.

    So, how would the gp120 get into the brain? Studies of other immune adjuvants using careful tracer techniques have shown that they routinely enter the brain following vaccination. What most people do not know, even the doctors who recommend the vaccines, is that most such studies by pharmaceutical companies observe the patients for only one to two weeks following vaccination—these types of reactions may take months or even years to manifest.

    The profit motive

    It is obvious that the vaccine manufacturers stand to make billions of dollars in profits from this WHO/government-promoted pandemic. Novartis, the maker of the new pandemic vaccine, recently announced that they would not give free vaccines to impoverished nations—everybody pays.

    Grim reality. One must keep in mind that once the vaccine is injected, there is little you can do to protect yourself—at least by conventional medicine. It will mean a lifetime of crippling illness and early death.

    The best medicine. There are much safer ways to protect oneself from this flu virus, such as higher doses of vitamin D3, selective immune enhancement using supplements and a good diet.

    Dr. Russell Blaylock, is a board certified neurosurgeon, author and lecturer. An expert on nutrition, aspartame, MSG and vaccines, he is also editor of the widely distributed Blaylock Wellness Report.

    Note: The subheads and boldface preceeding certain paragraphs were added to the original text to highlight the ground Dr. Blaylock is covering in this brief article. Each point he makes could be books in themselves but his intent was to show that the much publicized "novel" flu strain was likely created in a lab by entities connected to the scandal-ridden pharmaceutical companies being rewarded with huge contracts to produce millions (billions) of vaccines that contain a specific ingredient known to cause chronic illnesses and early death.

    The most comprehensive journalistic investigation on the politics and effects of squalene is "Vaccine A: The Covert Government Experiment That’s Killing Our Soldiers and Why GIs Are Only the First Victims" by Gary Matsumoto (2004). The book can be ordered online or through your local bookseller.

     

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    Vitamin B6 and prostate cancer survival

    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
    September 2009

    Men with earlier-stage prostate cancer may have better survival chances if they get a little more than the recommended amount of vitamin B6 every day.

    Vitamin B6 is found in a range of foods, including beans, potatoes, bananas, meat, chicken, peanut butter and certain fish. It serves a variety of functions in the body - one being its role, together with other B vitamins, in DNA synthesis and repair. Cancer arises from the uncontrolled growth of genetically abnormal cells, which means that the B vitamins could affect the development or spread of certain cancers.

    To assess whether dietary intake of vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, folate, riboflavin or methionine is associated with prostate cancer survival, researchers studied 525 Swedish men who were diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1989 and 1994. The participants completed a self-administered food-frequency questionnaire.  The recommended vitamin B6 intake for men age 50 and younger is 1.3 mg per day, while older men are encouraged to take 1.7 mg. The participants were divided into two groups - men in one group averaged 2.2 to 2.9 milligrams of vitamin B6 per day, while those in another group got 1.3 to 1.9 milligrams daily.

    Record linkages to the Swedish Death Registry enabled all cases to be followed for up to 20 years after diagnosis, and the cause of death was found via medical record review. During follow-up, 218 men (42%) died of prostate cancer and 257 (49%) of other causes. It was found that the one-quarter participants with the highest vitamin B-6 intakes had 30 percent less risk than those with the lowest intakes to die of the disease. However, vitamin B-6 intake was not associated with improved prostate cancer survival among advanced-stage cases. Folate, riboflavin, vitamin B-12, and methionine intakes were not associated with improved prostate cancer survival.

    The protective effect of B6 appeared confined to men whose tumours had not yet spread beyond the prostate at the time of diagnosis. When the researchers considered only these men, they found that those who got the most B6 had only 5 percent risk of dying as their counterparts with the lowest intakes of the vitamin.

    The above results offer support for dietary factors in long-term prostate cancer survival. However, the findings need to be confirmed by larger studies before recommendations can be made to the general public or to prostate cancer patients.

    My comments:

    Meanwhile Health Canada restricts Vitamin B-6 to a maximum allowable dose of 100MG.

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    beingbrad says...


    Read it all and drink it in

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    hh says...

    In the past 30 years, numerous placebo-controlled trials have examined the effect of vitamin C supplementation on the prevention and treatment of colds. More than 30 clinical trials with over 10,000 participants have examined the effects of taking daily vitamin C in doses up to 2 g/day[citation needed]. Overall, no significant reduction in the risk of developing colds has been observed. When observing those individuals who developed the common cold while taking vitamin C, no significant difference in severity of symptoms was noticed within the study overall[citation needed]. Although an extremely small significant reduction in the duration of colds has been reported, the decrease cannot be significantly linked to vitamin C intake (Ethan Basch, Catherine Ulbricht, Christine Ulbricht, & Wendy Weissner, 2007).

    Mindenekelőtt szeretném nagyon határozottan jelezni, hogy nem vagyok orvos, sőt, mégcsak nem is ástam mélyebben bele magam ebbe a témába. De most, hogy aktuálissá vált (szolíd post-Sziget megfázás), belenéztem pár kapcsolódó szócikkbe a Wikipedián.

    Márcsak azért is ugye, mert mi mind Szent-Györgyi Albert nemzetének gyermekei vagyunk, úgyhogy nem árt 2 mondatnál többet sejteni (!) a vitaminok hatásáról. Főleg, hogy...

    Some scientists think that the loss of human ability to make “vitamin C” may have caused Homo sapiens' rapid evolution into modern man.

    Én most kifejezetten a megfázásra gyakorolt preventív és gyógyító hatására koncentráltam, és a vonatkozó Wikipedia-szócikkek szerint átlag embereknél nem sikerült kimutatni, hogy a megfázásos tünetek megelőzésében vagy kezelésében segítene a c-vitamin.

    Még véletlenül sem mondanám persze azt, hogy attól mert a Wikipedián áll pár sor erről (szakhivatkozások ide vagy oda), így is van. Úgyhogy kénytelen vagyok hinni abban, hogy lesz pár orvoslásban járatos olvasó, aki tisztába teszi, hogy akkor most placebo-e megfázás előtt/alatt c-vitamint szedni, vagy tényleg használ.

    Túlterhelt háziorvosok, mosolygós Strepsils-ügynökök, vitaminprókátorok kíméljenek...

    (Kaptam még két linket: A C-vitamin és a meghűlés, Hitek és tévhitek a vitaminokról. Köszi, Iván.)

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    chrisfrank says...

    ...of my Vitamin Water Here they are in all their awesomeness! Yes I'm bored, and yeah my room is Twitter blue! Enjoy..


    Ignore the dust (:

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    beingbrad says...

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