IS IT TRUE THAT VITAMIN C CURES ALL DISEASES

 Many people are looking for cold medicine, one of which is vitamin C. Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling first discovered the link between Vitamin C and the common cold. Since Pauling advocated large doses of Vitamin C as a remedy for the common cold, the alleged efficacy of the vitamin in alleviating various ailments has always been a controversial topic. 

Pauling believed that the presence of vitamin C in the glue between cells hindered the movement of virus particles through cells and tissues. He also hypothesized that it was involved in interferon activity. Interferons are proteins that interfere with virus production and stop the infection from spreading. 

According to Pauling, the common cold is caused by an infection by a virus, which causes inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. The common cold can last from three to ten days and can strike a person three times per year on average. 

Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid, is a term that literally means "no scurvy". About 250 years ago, a British doctor discovered that sailors who were given citrus fruits were cured of scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C. Dehydroascorbic acid and ascorbic acid are the active forms of vitamin C found in food. Most supplements contain only ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid levels in the blood also increase following the consumption of foods containing Vitamin C and ascorbic acid. 

Unfortunately, the British Navy waited 50 years until they acted on this information and made it mandatory for all its ships to provide every sailor with lime juice. The term limey was given to British sailors because of this requirement. Because of this, some people conclude that supplements offer the same benefits as food. However, this ignores the fact that dehydroascorbic acid (another active form of vitamin C) may have positive effects other than increasing ascorbic acid levels. In fact, the body can absorb and use both forms of vitamin C. 

Much research on the effects of Vitamin C on the common cold has been conducted since the late 1930's. In 1938, Dr. Roger Korbash of St. Elisabeth, Oberhausen, Germany published her findings that Vitamin C is effective for treating several diseases. He uses Vitamin C to treat gastritis and ulcers. He then used Vitamin C to treat rhinitis, or inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose. He found the therapy valuable and decided to try 250 or 500 milligram injections of the vitamin in people with colds. He concluded that Vitamin C therapy always led to immediate relief of cold symptoms, but that sometimes another injection might be needed the next day. Overall, Korbash believes that Vitamin C can be administered safely in large doses. He also stated that Vitamin C is far superior to cold medicine. 

However, the truth of this is still being investigated by health experts and it is still recommended when we are in a sick condition to quickly take medicine recommended by doctors or medical people because it will be more reliable when the medical party directly provides the information.