I believe that's why C must be taken in mineral ascorbate or mineral citrate form. This is the form that's created in the livers of other mammals that make their own vitamin C. Only Man and the Guinea pig do not. However, it's an interesting proposition that C will combine with minerals in the digestive tract and carry them out. If this were true, mineral ascorbates would simply pass through, yet this is the form that's used by our cells. Linus Pauling's work was all done with sodium ascorbate, not pure ascorbic acid. I doubt the "every molecule" argument, but it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of ascorbic acid is excreted in mineralized form, perhaps because it reached that state too late in the digestive tract for absorption.
Sam > Yes James, > > I believe that every molecule of vitamin C that is eliminated from the > body takes with it an atom of metal. Unfortunately the metals thus > eliminated are usually the ones that the body needs. > Mineral supplementation is suggested with high dose vitamin C intake. > > Ivan. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Osbourne, Holmes <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 17 November 1999 05:31 > Subject: RE: CS>Re:Katarina/Mercury > > > > I have a vague memory of reading a study years ago that vitamin C > helps remove metals from the body. > > James Osbourne Holmes > > [email protected] > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
