Sometimes when we guess wrong…. well we guess wrong and for the many people whom do. Taking large doses of vitamin C with hopes of boosting their immune system and warding off illness, however, like so often is the case. To much of a good thing just might be to much of a good thing and just might be counter productive. Does Inositol (IP-6) Really Work???
Researchers at Memorial Sloan – Kettering Cancer Center in New York studied the effect of vitamins on cancer cells. As it turns out… the vitamin seemingly protects, not only, the healthy cells, but also, cancer cells as well. Dr. Mark Heaney and colleagues tested five different chemotherapy agents on cancer cells in their laboratory.
In every case, including a test of the powerful “NEW” cancer drug Gleevec, the chemotherapy did not perform as well “if” the cell had been exposed to vitamin C. The chemotherapy agents killed 30 to 70 percent fewer cancer cells when they were treated prior with vitamin C. Thereby, for someone going through vitamin C maybe they should avoid supplementing vitamin C.
Dr. Heaney measured build up of vitamin C levels in cells and said, “that levels of vitamin C used in the experiment were similar to those that would result “if” a patient took large dosage of the vitamin in supplement form. Earlier research at the cancer center showed vitamin C seems to accumulate within cancer cells more than normal cells.”
“Patients should eat a healthy diet that includes foods rich in vitamin C,” Dr. Heaney went on to say, “however, it’s the large doses of vitamin C tablet form that is worrisome.” While Dr. Timothy J. Moynihan of the Mayo Clinic states, “proponents claim that large doses of vitamin C are toxic to cancer cells, however, maybe it’s the large doses that can be troublesome.
However…. there are no reliable evidence gathered in human studies to support the theory. More recently vitamin C given intravenously has been touted to have different effects than vitamin C taken orally. However, there still no evidence that supports that vitamin C has any effect on cancer and until clinical trials are completed it’s premature to determine what role, if any, IV vitamin C may play in the treatment of cancer.
The researchers found that just like healthy cells vitamin C appears to repair a cell’s damaged mitochondria, which being the energy center of the cell. When the mitochondria is injuried it sends signals out that force the cell to die, however, vitamin C interrupts this passage and whether directly or indirectly all anti – cancer drugs work to disrupt the mitochondria to past cell death.
HOT TIP #13 for July: What Solitarius.org does is get you started on your journey through cancer research. Hopefully when you start compiling your own research on vitamin C. You’ll quickly begin to realize that the “C” might stand for preventing cancer…. some amazing things are being stated about this important vitamin.