High Dose Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) plays an important role in many physiological processes, and is an essential nutrient for immune function. The human body does not naturally produce vitamin c, meaning it must be absorbed through diet or supplementation. A maximum of 1000 mg may be absorbed through oral supplementation per hour. IV administration guarantees 100% absorption of up to 75,000 mg at a time.
Intravenous vitamin c can be used as an effective and natural cancer recovery therapy. Recent studies have shown that vitamin c increases the effectiveness of conventional oncology treatment: including chemotherapy and radiation. IV vitamin c can reduce or even eliminate the negative side effects often experienced by patients undergoing chemotherapy, such as weight loss and a weakened immune system. It has also been shown to prolong survival, increase quality of life, and inhibit metastasis (spreading) of cancer. Testing has shown that these results are impossible to achieve through oral supplementation of vitamin c, indicating the importance of intravenous administration.
Conditions Regularly Treated:
- Cancer Support Therapy
- Immune Therapy
Sampling of Clinical Research
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