Reviewer: 45-54 Female (Consumer)

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For 3 years now I've been getting chronic colds that got worse and worse with time. All the Dr.'s said it was allergies. Come to find out it was soy. I was eating A LOT of soy becuz of food allergies. Soy causes colds and sinus problems over time. During this time I would fight the colds with Vitamin C either straight or in "Airbourne". It would always knock it out. I wouldn' ... Show Full Comment

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For 3 years now I've been getting chronic colds that got worse and worse with time. All the Dr.'s said it was allergies. Come to find out it was soy. I was eating A LOT of soy becuz of food allergies. Soy causes colds and sinus problems over time. During this time I would fight the colds with Vitamin C either straight or in "Airbourne". It would always knock it out. I wouldn't have been able to cope without Vitamin C. Thankfully I got off of the soy and no more colds.
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Reviewer: Vitameatavegamin, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Consumer)

Brand Product: Other

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I began taking large doses of vitamin C in 1972 after suffering one cold after another for months, when I was in high school and I had two little sisters at an age where they brought home every conceivable virus. I based this trial on the reading of the new book by Linus Pauling, Vitamin C and the Common Cold. My life changed dramatically as I ceased getting colds as long as I kept taking at least ... Show Full Comment

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I began taking large doses of vitamin C in 1972 after suffering one cold after another for months, when I was in high school and I had two little sisters at an age where they brought home every conceivable virus. I based this trial on the reading of the new book by Linus Pauling, Vitamin C and the Common Cold. My life changed dramatically as I ceased getting colds as long as I kept taking at least 4-5 grams (4,000-5,000 milligrams) every morning without fail, and then an additional 1-2 grams after supper. Later, I found I needed more, and if I did begin to feel a virus coming on, I found that I had to take extra, up to 8 grams at a time, to stave off or reduce the impact and symptoms and duration. Often I need to then take an additional 2-4 grams every few hours in the first day or two to knock the virus out or almost out. If waiting more than a few hours when the very first symptoms begin to come on, it is less effective. If waiting more than a half a day it may do very little and you get the cold almost as you would without it. One thing I had to start doing after a number of years was take calcium and magnesium with the C to buffer it. I had big problems with ester-C and other pre-buffered C's which were too alkaline and messed up my gut worse than the pure C which is too acidic. I had to find a balance that worked for me. I have also successfully used C to stop the flu from progressing past the first few hours. C is the one vitamin I would never do without, if I could only afford to buy ONE supplement this would be it. I am amazed more people don't use it like my wife and I have learned to do, but you do have to take a LOT for it to really work this way. If you have a very direct exposure to a virus and not enough sleep, etc., then this will only do so much good, but normally it works incredibly well if you take it every day and take enough for you. There were a few times I tried stopping taking it but always got more colds again so went back.
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Reviewer: FERN-C, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Consumer)

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I have been taking vitamin c in a non acidic form 500 mg capsule for the past three years with excellent results. I used to suffer with a couple of dusy cold mostly during winter months every year. This amount of vc has kept this problem at bay.

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I have been taking vitamin c in a non acidic form 500 mg capsule for the past three years with excellent results. I used to suffer with a couple of dusy cold mostly during winter months every year. This amount of vc has kept this problem at bay.
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I think this does nothing for the common cold.

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I think this does nothing for the common cold.
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Reviewer: Pietrad, 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)

Brand Product: Other

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Promptly taking one teaspoon calcium ascorbate POWDER (or plain ascorbic acid) plus 4 more doses over 24 hours STOPS all colds and flu. Repeat if symptoms re-appear. Seems to be a really potent anti-viral

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Promptly taking one teaspoon calcium ascorbate POWDER (or plain ascorbic acid) plus 4 more doses over 24 hours STOPS all colds and flu. Repeat if symptoms re-appear. Seems to be a really potent anti-viral
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