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1. What does Magnesium do for you?
2. How to Prevent the Flu... as  easy as 1, 2, 3....
3. Chemo-Brain, or Chemo Fog, now called................
4. The Healing Power of Vitamin C
5. What are the Signs & Symptoms of Neuropathy (nerve damage)

What about Magnesium?

This is a vital nutrient.  Find out in our latest addition to the McVitamins website.

http://www.mcvitamins.com/Vitamins/magnesium.htm 

How to Prevent the Flu... as easy as 1, 2, 3...

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/03/How-to-Prevent-the-Flu-Easy-as-1-2-3.aspx 


Chemo-Brain/Chemo Fog or Post-Chemotherapy Cognitive Impairment, or cancer-therapy-associated cognitive change

After years of denying there was such a thing as Chemo-Brain, the medical establishment has dubbed it Post Chemotherapy Cognitive Impairment, or Cancer Therapy Associated Cognitive Change. It will probably be shortened PCCI or CTACD??   Anyway, despite the research showing the exact damage, there is still some question about it and wanting to name it officially. 

Here is some medical opinion about it http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07357900701506672?select23=Choose

But what does the physical research say.   Note the published research on Chemo Brain is at the end of the page that  we posted on the site on this phenomena.   http://www.mcvitamins.com/chemo-brain.htm   Yes, there is something you can do about it and its also there. 

The Healing Power of Vitamin C

Vitamin C was intensively studied for over 70 years by the medical profession. Most of what was found in terms of the healing power of this vitamin has never been broadly published.

If the general public were made aware of what proper supplementing with vitamin C could do, and people took the correct amounts to meet their individual needs, the sales of many drugs and medications would drop like a stone and the overall health and well-being of the population would skyrocket.

Over the next couple of issues I will cover some of the wonderful benefits you can realize by supplementing with the correct amount of vitamin C. Here are the first few:

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In a double-blind study of elderly patients hospitalized with severe bronchitis, those given 200 mg a day of vitamin C improved to a significantly greater extent than those who were given a placebo [Definition: a substance containing no active drug.].

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When bruises (where skin turns blue to purple-colored that may turn yellow to dark brown over a few days) occur often and from minor, often unnoticed impacts, supplementing with 100 mg to 3,000 mg a day has shown to reduce bruising.

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Vitamin C levels in the eye decrease with age. People who supplement with vitamin C develop far fewer cataracts, with doctors often recommending 500 to 1,000 mg a day as part of a cataract prevention program.

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As a result of 21 closely monitored trials it was found that using 1,000 to 8,000 mg of vitamin C a day reduced how long the common cold persisted and the severity of symptoms by an average of 23%.

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Sorbitol is a type of sugar that can collect in the body and damage the eyes, nerves and kidneys of people with diabetes. People who are diabetic appear to have low vitamin C levels. 2,000 mg of vitamin C a day lowers sorbitol in people with diabetes.

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Glaucoma is an eye condition where there is additional pressure within the eye. It leads to loss of side vision, blurred vision, blind spots, seeing halos around lights, poor night vision, and if untreated, blindness. Supplementation with 2,000 mg a day can significantly reduce pressure within the eye. Much larger amounts are sometimes given.

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23 controlled trials showed that vitamin C supplementation produces greater benefit for children than for adults. The review also found that a daily amount of 2,000 mg or more was better that 1,000 mg at reducing how long cold symptoms remained in children.

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The finest and most effective vitamin C that will nourish the cells of your body is a food, not man made chemicals.

The WSN® Vitamin C is 100 PERCENT Whole Food C.

Use the link below to find out more: http://www.mcvitamins.com/Vitamins/Vitamin-C.htm

What are the Signs & Symptoms of Neuropathy (Nerve Damage)?

Here is some information http://www.neuropathy-treatment.info/signs-symptoms-neuropathy.htm 

A Neuropathy Success - My Holistic Doctor Now Recommends the WSN Nerve Support Formula