I would like to know if ascorbic acid will be harmful to my teeth if I use the Cardio-C.
Also, other doctors recommend a C with ascorbyl palmitate. Why doesn\'t yours have the combo?
How much Cardio-C do you recommend for people with high Lp(a)?
Will the high amts of C cause too much iron absorption?
Any other negative effects of too much C such as other vitamin imbalances?
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us. You seem to have done your homework.
Re Ascorbic Acid and Teeth: I saw Dr. Cathcart's caution, and if you have any concerns (I do not) use a straw. We have had many discussions at our forum, vitamincfoundation.org/forum on the pros and cons of Aa vs. teeth. (Some dentist discovered and wrote in the 1950s that people who take at least 6000 mg of vitamin C daily do not have dental carries, etc.)
Re: Also, other doctors recommend a C with ascorbyl palmitate. Why doesn\'t yours have the combo?: Interesting, who recommends ascorbyl palmitate, and for what?? Can you provde a reference? A. Palmitate is a fat soluble form of ascorbate, and I thought mostly for skincare products. I have not heard of many (any) uses internally and we would be curious.
Re: High Lp(a): I wish we knew, I would probably recommend Tower Heart Technology over Cardio-C if the problem is high Lp(a) based on a small, self administered study (really voluntary feedback) of people providing before/after lab reports. We have not tried to run the same experiment for Cardio-C (it may work the same, there is evidence that it would, but there may be something else in HT, perhaps the high vitamin A, which is a factor in the dramatic lowering of Lp(a) we observed between the before/after lab reorts.) If you decide to go the Cardio-C route, (or HT) I would use Pauling's minimum therapeutic recommendation - 6000 mg (or 2 jars monthly.) Please let us know what happens to your Lp(a), no matter what product you decide on. Lp(a) may drop 30% in six months. One report from an MD who teaches med school said that it then dropped to zero in 18 months.
Vitamin C regulates minerals and metals, and unless you have a specific issue (and according to our experts, even if you have iron overload) you have nothing to worry about. However, if it eases your mind, take vitamin C away from meals, and the issue of aiding iron absorption (which I think is a good thing) can be avoided.
We try to track down all the negative issues about vitamin C that abound on the internet and in my opinion, all bad things increase, (the chance for poor health) the less vitamin C one consumes. The more vitamin C you take, the healthier you will be.