SuperC22

**Vuk** · 09-26-2010, 14:13

I was talking to one of my Kung fu instructors (who is nearly 90 years old) about my tendinitis and my chronic joint illnesses, and he went off on a tangent about how that, my slow metabolism, weak immune system, bad eye sight, high blood pressure, etc were all caused by a lack of Vitamin C. He told me that he used to have tons of health problems until he started taking Vitamin C supplements, and he directed me to some new supplement called SuperC22. He swore up and down that it is a miracle cure for all ailments. Every time someone gets cut, pulls something, breaks something, has a cold, etc, he will tell them to take Vitamin C supplements.
I am not a health major or a doctor (and neither is he), and I do not even have a basic understanding of the effects of Vitamins or how your body uses them.
I was wondering if there is anyone here knowledgeable on the subject who could tell me whether there would be any point in taking such ridiculously high amounts of Vitamin C, or is it just a scam? Some of the claims on the website kinda sound ridiculous to me.

Vitamin C is known as a human magnetic vacuum cleaner that helps the body scoop up and get rid of dangerous toxins, viruses, and bacteria.

Higher optimum levels of Vitamin C are recommended to be somewhere between 4,000 to 6,000 mg a day.

I guess this is the one I am most concerned with.

When you take Super C22™ you will have more energy, feel less pain and help ease stress as Vitamin C is a well known anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant.

Has anyone here taken it or something like it? If so, has it made you superhuman yet?

**naut** · 09-26-2010, 14:52

Heh. Your issues probably are dietary. But, supplements usually aren't the solution. Fixing your diet is. A slow metabolism is often the result of an imbalanced intake of oils, too many hard starchy fats and not enough omega 3 and 6. Booze and salt intake cause high blood pressure, (obvious). It's likely to be your diet as a whole, not an individual part of it.

**Vuk** · 09-26-2010, 18:08

lol, well I don't drink.

What I was really asking is is there really evidence out there that large amounts of Vitamin C will help with tendinitis or other joint ailments (as well as giving you unlimited energy :P).

**Crazed Rabbit** · 09-26-2010, 20:50

Drinking in moderation (1 drink/day on average) can help your health. And a couple of miles daily running is always good.

As for vitamin C - I haven't heard any evidence for those fantastic claims. I do take a vitamin C when I feel sick, and it sometimes seems to help.

CR

**Tuuvi** · 09-27-2010, 06:52

A while ago I bought a big, thick book on nutrition. It says that vitamin supplements are a waste of money and can even be bad for your health. Vitamin C doesn't have any special properties that allow it to prevent colds, cure broken bones, etc. If you take too much vitamin C it can produce diarrhea, cause nutritional imbalances, and deprive tissues of oxygen.