An excellent site for Vit. C is http://www.vitamincfoundation.org. They have collected and debunked many, if not most, of the myths and bad science about Vitamin C. The arterial plaque is generally caused by the body sending cholesterol to weak arteries and veins to shore them up - ion other words to strengthen them. A temporary measure by the body if one isn't getting enough Vit C from diet or supplements. If the weakness continues then the body keeps sending its own band-aid to patch it and will eventually plug the artery.
As far as calcium deposits - I've read that is caused by not "just" TOO much calcium in the body but more likely not enough absorbable or useable calcium. The body will rob the calcium it needs from the bones and teeth (can you say osteoporosis?) to keep the blood stream at the proper pH. If the body doesn't have enough Vit. D and/or magnesium, for instance, then the body cannot absorb the calcium very well, if at all, and the body still "thinks" it needs more. So it removes more and more from bones and teeth. With so much unusable calcium in the blood stream it will deposit in all sorts of places throughout the body. As far as CS for Lymes' disease - we've read that it does, in fact, knock out the spirochete bacteria which is what causes Lyme's. And a word to anyone taking antibiotics - always - always take plenty of probiotics to replenish the "good" bacteria in the gut that the antibiotics destroy. You can feed the body's own "good" bacteria by taking INULIN - a soluble fiber ( NOW makes a good product) Most bacteria in the body will feed off of carbohydrates but only the "good" bacteria in the bowell seems to like the inulin. (Typically CS is well absorbed long before it reaches ares where the good bacteria grow.) Here is a site that explains much more about Inulin. http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow/inulin_prebiotic_probiotic.html I believe that the info above is correct.- I don't have URLs for all the info... "If you think health is expensive, wait until you try disease" -Merlyn Anderberg http://www.HartAmerica.com ---------------------------------------- From: Clayton Family <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 6:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>vitamin c- Lymes There have been people on this list who have said they cured lyme with some ounces of cs and are fine now. with the amounts involved, most people buy a machine like the silver puppy and make it at home- it shuts off automatically, so it does not need babysitting. Then you just have to get good distilled water. I am impressed that a dr is actually considering using it as a remedy! On Mar 20, 2007, at 10:50 PM, zeb caffe wrote: > I just read yet another article stating that taking vitamin C > supplements can and do cause plaque build up in the necks of people > who injest it. I think it is called arterial plaque which can lead to > heart disease and stroke. I wonder if the type of vitamin C used makes > a difference? I take ester C.I think that the study was done on > ascorbic acid. I always thought that vitamin C was heart protective > actually strengthening the arteries. Me, I will continue to take it no > matter what. I personally am sick and tired of the negative studies > done on vitamins. Speaking of plaque desposits, does anyone know what > it means if you have calcium deposits scattered throughout the body? I > have them in lungs, renal pelvis,tonsils and lymph glands. The docs > say that it doesnt mean anything other than past trauma, scars, > illness etc. They also say it is common on many xrays. > Last question, I have a friend who has very bad lyme and is interested > in using silver to treat himself. There have been many discussions on > this but I was wondering if anyone could give me some good quality web > sites specifically about the usage of lyme and silver usage? There are > so many sites that sell silver. I dont think he is able to make his > own as he is very ill. He has been approached by a doctor about using > silver due to the fact that the antibiotics are not working any more. > The only advice i could give was to make sure that the doctor didnt > want to use silver protien as two other friends of mine have doctors > who use it in the IV form which worries me. >
