Minimize Side Effects of Chemotherapy with Vitamin C THIS WEEK IN THE HSI HEALTHIER TALK COMMUNITY Antioxidants - and specifically vitamin C - have been shown to minimize the side effects of chemotherapy for some cancer patients. Here's an informal case study, offered by an HSI member named Donna. It appears in the Cancer forum in the Healthier Talk community. "My best friend has been on the chemo routine for cancer (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma), she has had 5 chemos every 6 weeks. She is also getting 50 grams of vitamin C intravenously three times a week. She has had no side effects from either, in fact she goes shopping after the chemo, and leads a normal life. "During the Christmas holidays she discovered that it's the vitamin C that is preventing side effects from the chemo, as she wasn't able to get the treatments. After 7 days without C she was in pain all over & had sores inside her mouth. When she went back after 10 days for a treatment of vitamin C she was feeling much better just during the drip of C. The next day she was completely fine again. "The medical establishment declares that vitamins 'do not cure, treat or prevent an illness', so it's not easy to find a doctor who will dispense, but it is worth it to keep trying, call independent doctors. "My friend's drip also has 1cc of B-12, 1cc of B-complex in the 50 grams of vitamin C." Dr. W.: "Vitamin C is invaluable in cancer therapy, it should be mandatory. In some people it brings the cancer to a halt, in some it prolongs life while killing the pain, in others complete lysis of the tumour occurs. In the latter case it is essential to be in the hands of a competent practitioner as a sudden tumour necrosis and flooding of the system can and does kill. To think that Klenner knew this over 50 years ago…" In a later posting, Donna provides information about a web site that maintains a list of doctors who practice vitamin C therapy. And she adds: "Get the book, Definitive Guide to Cancer by Dr. Diamond & Dr. Cowden, for more doctors, and case histories. Read what the Mary Clinic writes about vitamin C at maryclinic.com. You can also write the Mary clinic in New Orleans and ask them, I hear they respond quickly and answer questions even if you aren't a patient." A quick check of the Mary Clinic web site confirms that they're up and running after being closed for a while due to Hurricane Katrina. Other topics being discussed this week in the Healthier Talk community forums include: - Diabetes: Cinnamon and diabetes
- Cancer: Frankincense oil & Melanoma
- Dental: Bruxism prevention
- Dr. Wright's Nutrition & Healing: Cell therapy
- General Health Topics: I like being old!
- Auto-Immune Diseases: MS and gingko
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