[mercurygirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('firestarter', 'M')y understanding about gatherer hunters was gleaned from basic anthropological facts from the likes of Theresa Kintz and others who inform us that the vast majority of pre civilized diets consisted of wild, non domesticated food sources, of which animal hunting was a very small and infrequent part of.

[firestarter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mercurygirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('firestarter', 'M')y understanding about gatherer hunters was gleaned from basic anthropological facts from the likes of Theresa Kintz and others who inform us that the vast majority of pre civilized diets consisted of wild, non domesticated food sources, of which animal hunting was a very small and infrequent part of.

[mercurygirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('firestarter', 'H')unting and to a lesser extent, fishing, have played marginal roles in food source acquisition during 99% of human existence. We're talking about pre-historic people here.
Gathering plants, nuts, berries, etc has been the preferred way of nomadic peoples, of which most humans were for 99% of human existence. The meme surrounding the paleolithic hunter is pure myth. Subsequent to civilization's birth, there has been a greater tendency for indigenous peoples to augment gathering with domesticating processes. Yet that is a pin dot of time relative to human communities and their historically gleaned lifeways.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('drgoodword', 'L')ittle seems to be said about the ability of vitamin and mineral doses beyond the minimal to help protect against ailments such as heart disease and alzheimers.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', 'T')here was a lot of interest ten years ago in trying to use antioxidants such as vitamin c and e to try to prevent or treat heart disease. It was studied fairly thoroughly and didn't provide benefit. That's why nobody says anything about it today.

[jedinvest]

I suggest that if there are any reasons you would see a doc and complain about some health ailment, it is time to consider vitamin/supplements/natural remedies. Why would anyone want to take any of the 'designer' pharmaceudical medicines (except for antibiotics and then only if they were really needed) if there is any possibility of an alternative treatment??

Just as seeking out healthful foods should be a priority, possibility seeking out healthful vitamins and minerals should equally be a priority. Probably helps to get the opinion of someone knowledgeable in vitamins though than just buying them randomly.

[Cparkinson]

hello all, I agree that one should eat a good diet but supplements are necessary too.
I say a good organic multi vitamin, some vitamin C, E, and fish oil are the very basic ones to take; and calcium magnesium for women too. Check out New Chapter for organic vitamins-new chapter

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[Hawkcreek]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')omen who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant would be another exception.

[Stratovarius]

We can all probably agree that anything that claims to prevent bone disease, fatigue, heart attacks, old age, insomnia, death, cancer, AIDS, and fail is total BS. No way eating a single exotic fruit or taking this magical pill is going to do all that or even any of that.

[firestarter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ROCCOFIRE', 'G')reetings: Please be careful about the super vitamins, herbs, etc. If the collapse is coming, then you need evidenced based medical information to survive. Check out quackwatch.com.
If you want to take a daily, a simple cheap generic brand is just as fine as those so called "super vitamins". Eating foods are the best away.

[Graeme]

Intravenously administered vitamin C as cancer therapy: three cases
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'E')arly clinical studies showed that high-dose vitamin C, given by intravenous and oral routes, may improve symptoms and prolong life in patients with terminal cancer. Double-blind placebo-controlled studies of oral vitamin C therapy showed no benefit. Recent evidence shows that oral administration of the maximum tolerated dose of vitamin C (18 g/d) produces peak plasma concentrations of only 220 µmol/L, whereas intravenous administration of the same dose produces plasma concentrations about 25-fold higher. Larger doses (50–100 g) given intravenously may result in plasma concentrations of about 14 000 µmol/L. At concentrations above 1000 µmol/L, vitamin C is toxic to some cancer cells but not to normal cells in vitro. We found 3 well-documented cases of advanced cancers, confirmed by histopathologic review, where patients had unexpectedly long survival times after receiving high-dose intravenous vitamin C therapy. We examined clinical details of each case in accordance with National Cancer Institute (NCI) Best Case Series guidelines. Tumour pathology was verified by pathologists at the NCI who were unaware of diagnosis or treatment. In light of recent clinical pharmacokinetic findings and in vitro evidence of anti-tumour mechanisms, these case reports indicate that the role of high-dose intravenous vitamin C therapy in cancer treatment should be reassessed.

[mersa]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('drgoodword', 'L')ittle seems to be said about the ability of vitamin and mineral doses beyond the minimal to help protect against ailments such as heart disease and alzheimers.

[mercurygirl]

And you're going to tell us how to prevent it, right?