Get off the Cold'n'flu merri-go-round!
(Here's why you need C for that.)
If there's a dad joke out there about why goats don't catch the flu, here's the answer; they make a ton of Vitamin C in their livers!
In fact, almost every living thing on earth makes its own C. And not just a little. Goats make 10 grams a day (that's grams not milligrams), rats make 4-5 grams a day, rabbits 6-8 grams a day, and plants? Of course, they’re our vital human supply of C.
Unfortunately for us, we modern humans have lost the gene to produce C. (Sadly, even potatoes make more vitamin C than we do..) And given that C is a master nutrient, essential for the formation and action of our entire immune system and that without at least a little C in our bodies humans quickly sicken and die, that's a spot of bad news for us.
But if we could make C from our diet, how much should we be making on the daily to keep healthy?
How much C should humans take?
Based on weight and use-case, if humans could make C, healthy adults would likely produce roughly around 8 to 12 grams a day in our livers. (Yes that is an awfully big difference from general recommended intakes.)
But the reality of our genetic problem is why we humans need to eat our C. And not just enough to stop us dying, enough to start thriving. We need to eat like gorillas! (Or at least, a similar amount of C as gorillas.)
From the 30's to the 70's hundreds of scientists and doctors discovered that milligram doses of C didn't have much effect on disease, but as they inched up to gram doses they had exponentially better outcomes. Particularly in the case of viruses. Verry handy to know ammiright?*
And the cherry on top - C appears to be almost totally non-toxic in any amount. And because genetics don't change even though the times have, we can use this valuable intel for our bodies' benefit right now..
The evidence has became clear, to have a shot at optimal health, we need to swap the 'M-for-milligrams' version with the 'G-for-grams' version of Vitamin C. Stat!
* 'High Dose C' has been shown to prevent and/or ameliorate onset and/or severity of rhinovirus, coronavirus, norovirus and flu virus as illustrated.
Your results may vary. Results cannot be guaranteed. Results cannot be claimed to be typical, claim is not supported by regulated agencies.