Vitamin D3, Probiotics, Vit C and the Flu
Vitamin D3, Probiotics, Vit C and the Flu
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CBN medical news declares that vitamin D3 and probiotics can significantly minimize your flu experience this year, especially if you have had your flu shots. My own family experience confirms this. When my children came down with the stomach flu, I would have them drink as much Kefir as they could and within 12 hours they consistently were recovered enough to begin to resume their normal activities. I have chronic diverticulosis and diverticulitis and fiber/roughage using probiotics (like acidophilus, bifidus longum, rhamnosus, kefir, casei, lactis, plantarum, rhamnosus, diacetylactis, florentinus, leuconostoc cremoris, bacterium breve) daily, preferably with each meal, that significantly minimize my symptoms and problems on a daily basis.
"A Chinese study released this past summer found encouraging results. Kids whose diets included probiotics [acidophilus, bifidus longum, rhamnosus, kefir, casei, lactis, plantarum, rhamnosus, diacetylactis, florentinus, leuconostoc cremoris, bacterium breve] didn't get sick as often as children who did not eat foods with healthy bacteria. During a six-month period that included winter, two of three children without probiotics suffered a fever. But of the kids taking the good bacteria, only one in five had a fever. Plus those on probiotics had fewer coughs and runny noses. . . . . For instance, a study of African-American women found that 2,000 units (IU) a day nearly eliminated flu as well as colds from the group participating. By contrast, the government only recommends a fraction of that -- 200 to 600 IU depending on your age. . . . . Dr. John Cannell of the Vitamin D Council says right now is the time to start taking vitamin D as pills, drops, or liquid. Extensive research has convinced him that adults need at least 5,000 IU per day. Children need about 1,000 IU for every 25 pounds of body weight daily. . . . While there's no guarantee you'll avoid the flu this year, research shows that the combination of pro-biotics and vitamin D can cut your risk more than 50 percent."
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"The recommended daily vitamin C allowance should
range from 250 mg to 4000 mg for an adult, as suggested by
Pauling,5 and should be 2500 mg according to the recom-
mendations of Hickey and Roberts.65 . . .
64. Hickey S, Roberts H. Misleading information on the prop-
erties of vitamin C. PLoS Med 2005;2:e307; author reply
e309.
65. Hickey S, Roberts H. Ascorbate: The Science of Vitamin C.
Napa, CA: Lulu Press, 2004.
"A recent review demonstrated that vitamin C supplements of 2000 mg/day are safe for most adults.92These authors also supported the claim that intakes of up to 4000 mg/day are well tolerated in the general population . . . -
"Numerous studies have demonstrated that vitamin C consumption higher than the RDA enhances the immune system and decreases the risk of DNA damage. Vitamin C greater than 400 mg/day can
improve protection against oxidative stress, certain cancers, and degenerative and chronic diseases. . . . . Consequently, even if vitamin C requirements vary greatly among individuals, it is suggested that vitamin C supplementation is not only totally safe but also necessary to achieve optimal health. Therefore, in agreement with the current literature, we advise healthy people to consume five servings of fruits and vegetables daily, added to 1 g of vitamin C supplementation divided in two or three doses dur-
ing the day, in order to ensure an optimal allowance in vitamin C."
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"We conclude that everyone should supplement 3,000 mg to 6,000mg vitamin C daily from birth, including during pregnancy. . . . . In November 2003 the British Centre for Ageing and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. (astrid.fletcher@lshtm.ac.uk) published their findings of a direct correlation between low vitamin C and increased mortality.
We found a strong inverse relationship for blood ascorbate (vitamin C) concentrations with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality, which were only marginally reduced after adjustment for confounders or supplement use. Those in the lowest fifth (< 17 micromol/L) had the highest mortality, whereas those in the highest fifth (> 66 micromol/L) had a mortality risk nearly half that (hazard ratio = 0.54; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.84). Similar results were found after the exclusion of those subjects with cardiovascular disease or cancer at baseline (hazard ratio = 0.51; 0.28, 0.93).
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CBN medical news declares that vitamin D3 and probiotics can significantly minimize your flu experience this year, especially if you have had your flu shots. My own family experience confirms this. When my children came down with the stomach flu, I would have them drink as much Kefir as they could and within 12 hours they consistently were recovered enough to begin to resume their normal activities. I have chronic diverticulosis and diverticulitis and fiber/roughage using probiotics (like acidophilus, bifidus longum, rhamnosus, kefir, casei, lactis, plantarum, rhamnosus, diacetylactis, florentinus, leuconostoc cremoris, bacterium breve) daily, preferably with each meal, that significantly minimize my symptoms and problems on a daily basis.
"A Chinese study released this past summer found encouraging results. Kids whose diets included probiotics [acidophilus, bifidus longum, rhamnosus, kefir, casei, lactis, plantarum, rhamnosus, diacetylactis, florentinus, leuconostoc cremoris, bacterium breve] didn't get sick as often as children who did not eat foods with healthy bacteria. During a six-month period that included winter, two of three children without probiotics suffered a fever. But of the kids taking the good bacteria, only one in five had a fever. Plus those on probiotics had fewer coughs and runny noses. . . . . For instance, a study of African-American women found that 2,000 units (IU) a day nearly eliminated flu as well as colds from the group participating. By contrast, the government only recommends a fraction of that -- 200 to 600 IU depending on your age. . . . . Dr. John Cannell of the Vitamin D Council says right now is the time to start taking vitamin D as pills, drops, or liquid. Extensive research has convinced him that adults need at least 5,000 IU per day. Children need about 1,000 IU for every 25 pounds of body weight daily. . . . While there's no guarantee you'll avoid the flu this year, research shows that the combination of pro-biotics and vitamin D can cut your risk more than 50 percent."
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"The recommended daily vitamin C allowance should
range from 250 mg to 4000 mg for an adult, as suggested by
Pauling,5 and should be 2500 mg according to the recom-
mendations of Hickey and Roberts.65 . . .
64. Hickey S, Roberts H. Misleading information on the prop-
erties of vitamin C. PLoS Med 2005;2:e307; author reply
e309.
65. Hickey S, Roberts H. Ascorbate: The Science of Vitamin C.
Napa, CA: Lulu Press, 2004.
"A recent review demonstrated that vitamin C supplements of 2000 mg/day are safe for most adults.92These authors also supported the claim that intakes of up to 4000 mg/day are well tolerated in the general population . . . -
"Numerous studies have demonstrated that vitamin C consumption higher than the RDA enhances the immune system and decreases the risk of DNA damage. Vitamin C greater than 400 mg/day can
improve protection against oxidative stress, certain cancers, and degenerative and chronic diseases. . . . . Consequently, even if vitamin C requirements vary greatly among individuals, it is suggested that vitamin C supplementation is not only totally safe but also necessary to achieve optimal health. Therefore, in agreement with the current literature, we advise healthy people to consume five servings of fruits and vegetables daily, added to 1 g of vitamin C supplementation divided in two or three doses dur-
ing the day, in order to ensure an optimal allowance in vitamin C."
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"We conclude that everyone should supplement 3,000 mg to 6,000mg vitamin C daily from birth, including during pregnancy. . . . . In November 2003 the British Centre for Ageing and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. (astrid.fletcher@lshtm.ac.uk) published their findings of a direct correlation between low vitamin C and increased mortality.
We found a strong inverse relationship for blood ascorbate (vitamin C) concentrations with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality, which were only marginally reduced after adjustment for confounders or supplement use. Those in the lowest fifth (< 17 micromol/L) had the highest mortality, whereas those in the highest fifth (> 66 micromol/L) had a mortality risk nearly half that (hazard ratio = 0.54; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.84). Similar results were found after the exclusion of those subjects with cardiovascular disease or cancer at baseline (hazard ratio = 0.51; 0.28, 0.93).
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