vitamin c

If you suffer from the following, you may benefit from vitamin C IV:

• Immune deficiency
• Fatigue
• Stress
• Post-surgical complications
• Cancer
• Inflammatory diseases
• Chemo resistance

• Tumor Angiogenesis Inhibition
• Inflammation modulation
• Energy production
• Oxidative stress reduction
• Collagen Production
• Tissue Repair

Intravenous High dose Vitamin C has shown to have powerful anticancer properties. Some of these are:

Angiogenesis Inhibition

Tumor angiogenesis is the process of new blood vessel growth toward and into a tumor. It is considered to be critical in tumor growth and metastasis. Studies have shown that Vitamin C can inhibit genes needed for angiogenesis.

Inflammation Modulation

Inflammation plays a large role with cancer patients. Studies have shown that the inflammation marker CRP can be lowered with IV Vitamin C therapy. The potential effect of IVC in reducing inflammation is also supported by the observation that serum concentrations of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1α, IFN-γ, IL-8, IL-2, TNF-α and eotaxin were acutely reduced after a 50g ascorbate infusion.

Peroxide Production

When administered intravenously at high doses, Vitamin C becomes an oxidant. The reason for this is that Vitamin C interacts with oxygen and iron and causes the formation of peroxide in tissues. Peroxide is used by immune cells to kill foreign pathogens and cancer cells.

Integrative Application

Some oncologists have incorporated high dose IV vitamin C with chemotherapy (except methotrexate) and radiation therapy. High dose IV vitamin C may also be indicated in treatment of terminal cancers which have not responded to chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

The NIH National Cancer Institute publishes continually updated information on clinical studies on the use of high dose IV vitamin C in the treatment of cancer. The vitamin C information on the NIH website can be accessed here

Vitamin C plays a versatile role in our body. It is involved in the following processes: 

Collagen Production

Vitamin C is required for collagen production along with the amino acids proline and lysine. Risk of sports injuries like ruptured ligaments and tendons may increase with vitamin C deficiency. With healthy collagen production skin and connective tissue can be bolstered.

Energy Production

Fat is used by the mitochondria to produce energy. For this process Vitamin C is required. More specifically, Vitamin C takes part in the production of carnitine which acts as a shuttle for fats into the mitochondria. To put it simple: The more Vitamin C, the more carnitine our body has available to transport fuel into our cells to produce energy.

Immune Support

Administered intravenously at high doses Vitamin C can generate hydrogen peroxide which has an antimicrobial, anti-viral and anticancer effect.

Antioxidant Properties

Vitamin C has shown to be a potent antioxidant that can help to protect cell structures like collagen, proteins, and DNA from damage by free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) which are common in high stress states, chronic illness and infections.

If you suffer from the follwoing, you should inform your practitioner before considering vitamin C IVs:

• Renal impairment
• Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency