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10/30/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Groundbreaking study looks at the regenerative potential of vitamin C for hormone health and cancer prevention

When we think of vitamin C we probably think of citrus fruits, winter and preventing the flu. However, this powerhouse nutrient is so much more than an immune booster – albeit a powerful one. A groundbreaking but undervalued study published over two decades ago in the peer-reviewed journal Radiation Physics and Chemistry, found that vitamin […]

10/07/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

High doses of vitamin C aggressively kill cancer cells, research confirms

If you’ve heard that high doses of vitamin C can kill cancer, there’s a good chance you’ve also heard some official-sounding organizations claiming that there is no science to back this up. However, new research shows that high doses of vitamin C can indeed fight cancer, underscoring the findings of countless other studies like it […]

08/27/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Vitamin C found to halt blood cancer when administered in high doses… so why won’t the cancer industry use it?

Early-stage trials have shown that high doses of vitamin C can help to fight blood cancer. While the cancer-fighting ability of this vitamin has long been known, the study shed some new light on its effects on leukemia. Researchers at the Perlmutter Cancer Center carried out a study using mice who had been engineered to […]

06/13/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Combination of antibiotic plus vitamin C found 100x more effective at killing cancer cells than chemotherapy

Conventional wisdom says that increasing your vitamin C intake can help ward off colds, but now scientists believe it could be a powerful tool in a much bigger battle: The fight against cancer. A study that was recently published in Oncotarget found that a combination of antibiotics and Vitamin C could be as much as […]

01/16/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Researchers find that using vitamin C correctly in high doses kills cancer cells

One of the greatest controversies in oncology may have been resolved: Researchers may have discovered the reason that research into the effectiveness of high-dose vitamin C as a cancer treatment has been so mixed. When taken orally, massive quantities of vitamin C are either broken down or excreted unused by the body. In contrast, intravenous […]

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