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Toxicity of vit-c is very low. Death by vit-c overdose is un-heard of. Intaking enough vit-c to cause death, could be due to sheer weight of substance intaken r

Toxicity of vit-c is very low. Death by vit-c overdose is un-heard of. Intaking enough vit-c to cause death, could be due to sheer weight of substance intaken rather than bio-chemical function of vit-c. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C#Overdose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C#Overdose Also studies conducted on animals (especially primates) that cannot synthesize vit-c on their own, show that they intake about upto 80x the RDA value of vitamin-c. So, humans intake as low as 1.25% of vit-c levels that monkeys eat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C#Daily_requirements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C#Daily_requirements Most often than not, RDA values are a joke and should be treated as bare minimum levels to prevent diseases such as scurvy and not as the optimum level. Sub-clinical deficiency in essential vitamins and minerals always happen.

majkinetor 11y ago
Correcrt. Primates take vit. C in grams naturally for example.
- liberale 11y ago
  Do you have any comprehensive resource on timing Vit-C supplements? Also what form of supplement & which brand did you intake? Liposomal vit-c? Do you also have any comprehensive resources that explains if vit-c supplements can affect recovery from lifting weights or general exercise?
  - majkinetor 11y ago
    > Do you have any comprehensive resource on timing Vit-C supplements? There isn't any that I am aware of except bowel tolerance method. IMO, timing during healthy state is relaxed - twice per day is probably enough for most people; during stress however individual dose shouldn't be higher but should be taken more frequently (until bowel starts to complain, which means C is not absorbed any more and passes to colon where it causes diarrhea trough osmosis). What is remarkable here is the difference between bowel tolerance in healthy (low) and disease (high) state which suggests that vitamin C absorption increases. See my answer here: http://www.paleohacks.com/vitamins/vitamin-c-supplementation-9354#axzz1dTP3TGk6 http://www.paleohacks.com/vitamins/vitamin-c-supplementation... > Also what form of supplement & which brand did you intake? Liposomal vit-c? I take pure synthetic AA with sodium bicarbonate half of the time (3-5g x2). I don't have experience with liposomal vit-c but I am sure it is way better then regular C, altho far more expensive. > Do you also have any comprehensive resources that explains if vit-c supplements can affect recovery from lifting weights or general exercise? I don't have one at hand now. Some people think it prevents adaptation during exercise and don't take it. I personaly think it reduces stress so it simply gives you an option to work more. Since exercise can actually reduce your immune system if you overdo it or have concurrent stressor, AA intake will certainly be more beneficial on the long run then any supposed adaptation shortcomings.
    - liberale 11y ago
      Awesome, thanks a lot.

majkinetor 11y ago

Correcrt. Primates take vit. C in grams naturally for example.

liberale 11y ago
Do you have any comprehensive resource on timing Vit-C supplements? Also what form of supplement & which brand did you intake? Liposomal vit-c? Do you also have any comprehensive resources that explains if vit-c supplements can affect recovery from lifting weights or general exercise?
- majkinetor 11y ago
  > Do you have any comprehensive resource on timing Vit-C supplements? There isn't any that I am aware of except bowel tolerance method. IMO, timing during healthy state is relaxed - twice per day is probably enough for most people; during stress however individual dose shouldn't be higher but should be taken more frequently (until bowel starts to complain, which means C is not absorbed any more and passes to colon where it causes diarrhea trough osmosis). What is remarkable here is the difference between bowel tolerance in healthy (low) and disease (high) state which suggests that vitamin C absorption increases. See my answer here: http://www.paleohacks.com/vitamins/vitamin-c-supplementation-9354#axzz1dTP3TGk6 http://www.paleohacks.com/vitamins/vitamin-c-supplementation... > Also what form of supplement & which brand did you intake? Liposomal vit-c? I take pure synthetic AA with sodium bicarbonate half of the time (3-5g x2). I don't have experience with liposomal vit-c but I am sure it is way better then regular C, altho far more expensive. > Do you also have any comprehensive resources that explains if vit-c supplements can affect recovery from lifting weights or general exercise? I don't have one at hand now. Some people think it prevents adaptation during exercise and don't take it. I personaly think it reduces stress so it simply gives you an option to work more. Since exercise can actually reduce your immune system if you overdo it or have concurrent stressor, AA intake will certainly be more beneficial on the long run then any supposed adaptation shortcomings.
  - liberale 11y ago
    Awesome, thanks a lot.