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How to protect yourself and your family from the most hard-to-kill viruses

Our latest video discusses how to dramatically improve your immune system, with the ultimate goal of protecting yourself from the most lethal viruses. COVID-19 has...
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COVID-19 | The nutritional support facts you need to know

Fact: COVID-19 is a virus, and viruses are always more deadly to the elderly and people with compromised immune systems. So, is there anything we...
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Vitamin C---just a vitamin in the US, but a treatment for coronaviruses in Asia

This article is intended to report on the use of Vitamin C as a medical treatment in other countries. It is not intended to suggest...
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Researchers say Vitamin C level so low in some they have scurvy

Anyone who has worked in the nutrition industry for any length of time has heard a comment that goes something like this: "I don't need...
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Vitamin C and probiotic combination reduces kids’ school absence by 30%

A small Welsh study has demonstrated just how beneficial the right combination of supplements can be for children. In a trial of 57 children, supplementing...
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Vitamin C protects body's gut-to-liver vitamin transfer function

A new study has revealed that low vitamin C levels impair the "gut to liver" transfer of vitamin E. This biological function is crucial when...
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Vitamin C supplements shorten hospital ICU stay

Providing a vitamin C regimen to ICU patients lowered the average stay by 8% according to meta-analysis research conducted at the University of Helsinki. The...
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The three vitamins Scotland feels are crucial enough to hand out for free

The tide is turning. Just a few years ago news headlines ranted that vitamin supplements were of little to no value. In fact Forbes magazine...
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Vitamin C deficiency linked to pneumonia in three separate trials

In a review published in Nutrients, Dr. Harri Hemila of the University of Helsinki reported that three different controlled trials had found that vitamin C...
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Vitamin C benefits include brain health and weight loss

For decades Vitamin C has been lauded as the go-to nutrient to ward off the seasonal cold and flu threat. Well, move over cough protection…...
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Have any Concerns about the Flu Shot? Here's a List of Nutrients That'll Keep Your Immune System Strong

There are polarizing stances on flu shots, yet the threat of illness still remains. So, what to do about it? Whether  you're for or against...
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Live Healthy and Carefree with Vitamin C During Cold & Flu Season

With conflicting information that's cropped up over the years, I wanted to make sure I put the unvarnished truth in front of you when it...
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