Hey, Mary,
One of the issues of taking ascorbic acid is the stomach issues. Pauling recommended that if you have these issues...which apparently you do...you switch to a liposomal form of Vitamin C. I have never looked at that, but I checked out the prices and it is not too bad...you can find this online. But keep in mind it is NOT the amount of Vitamin C that is the problem...it is the form...do not take Ester C.
Mega vitamin therapy was the whole point of what Pauling wrote about...in fact Andrew Saul, a follower of Pauling, wrote the definitive book on Vitamin C called Doctor Yourself and some people have taken even up to 85 grams of C intravenously. That is 85,000 mg. and would be for more critical illnesses like cancer. So, Vitamin C can be very therapeutic AND useful in high doses...which is the miracle of Vitamin C. It is water soluble, and the body daily throws off whatever it doesn't need. I believe you are correct to reduce the ascorbic acid form of C down to about 1000 mg. (or 1 gram) a day. You can still add 500 mg. in the kid's juice if they get sick...but you do need a different form for higher dosage.
Personally I think even if you cut both the lysine and the C in half, I do believe it would have benefit...probably not as extreme, but benefit nonetheless...there was a range that Pauling talked about so the amount can be variable.
I personally am going to take a break from the protocol. I have done it for 11 days...I was doing a cleanse and I want to finish my cleanse then I will do it again for a couple of weeks, then I will just do maintenance, as i took both these supplements at a gram each before I started with the protocol. I hope you figure out how to take higher doses of C...it truly cures ANYTHING and a low dose of 1 gram daily is really pretty low...stress destroys the water-soluble vitamins like B's and C. Good luck with your protocol...have a great day and God bless you and yours...
Hey, Mary,
One of the issues of taking ascorbic acid is the stomach issues. Pauling recommended that if you have these issues...which apparently you do...you switch to a liposomal form of Vitamin C. I have never looked at that, but I checked out the prices and it is not too bad...you can find this online. But keep in mind it is NOT the amount of Vitamin C that is the problem...it is the form...do not take Ester C.
Mega vitamin therapy was the whole point of what Pauling wrote about...in fact Andrew Saul, a follower of Pauling, wrote the definitive book on Vitamin C called Doctor Yourself and some people have taken even up to 85 grams of C intravenously. That is 85,000 mg. and would be for more critical illnesses like cancer. So, Vitamin C can be very therapeutic AND useful in high doses...which is the miracle of Vitamin C. It is water soluble, and the body daily throws off whatever it doesn't need. I believe you are correct to reduce the ascorbic acid form of C down to about 1000 mg. (or 1 gram) a day. You can still add 500 mg. in the kid's juice if they get sick...but you do need a different form for higher dosage.
Personally I think even if you cut both the lysine and the C in half, I do believe it would have benefit...probably not as extreme, but benefit nonetheless...there was a range that Pauling talked about so the amount can be variable.
I personally am going to take a break from the protocol. I have done it for 11 days...I was doing a cleanse and I want to finish my cleanse then I will do it again for a couple of weeks, then I will just do maintenance, as i took both these supplements at a gram each before I started with the protocol. I hope you figure out how to take higher doses of C...it truly cures ANYTHING and a low dose of 1 gram is really pretty low...stress destroys the water-soluble vitamins like B's and C. Good luck with your protocol...have a great day and God bless you and yours...