To retain vitamin C content on fresh foods, it is better to keep the covering on until just before eating.?
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yes because the light will take some of the vitamin power.
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it would be better if you take it before the meal. i have tried that before and usually if you take it before the meal, you will have the feeling that your stomach is already full, that would let you eat less.
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Wait 30 minute after eating:)
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The amount of time the product will stay fresh after it has been opened. It should be discarded after that amount of months.
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stay warm, have lots of vitamin c and hot soup, don´t go outside, and take medicine, of course
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depends on when you are eating before you run.  if its right before, stay away from heavy carbs like bread and pasta... fruit is always a great idea.  however, if you are going to eat a few hours before, a bagel or something is great for a carb burst
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Keeping it away from sulfides, which are present in many foods and to some degree in the atmosphere.  Keeping it in a sealed cabinet will help.
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Fasting?\nIn my experience and observation fasting nowadays is for most of us not like fasting was 50 years ago!\n\nWe do no longer live in a natural world, and our body is filled with preservatives and toxins, now also shaff from air, food and water. Medicine even found that bodies keep longer fresh after death than about 50 years ago. Why would this be so?\n\nAll the preservatives people have eaten during their life preserved their body, of course not at death, but they were preserved alive! That's why many do not feel when they fall ill until it is severe.\n\nWhen we fast, the body is not burdoned to take care of more food, more toxins and preservatives, transfats etc., but starts to clean out. This cleansing may be so powerful that the toxins, thrown out of our tissues and bones, may make us sick. That's why fasting for days is not good for everyone. Beans are great to help control a too speedy cleanse.\n\nWhen cleansing too fast, we may have a strong acid reaction and even die from it. Indeed, a man died when fasting on juices for about 2 weeks! He cleansed too fast for the pollution he carried!\n\nThe sun is also cleansing, and I am convinced that not the sun causes skin cancer, but the toxins it draws to the surface of the skin! A clean body does not get skin cancer from the sun in my estimation! The sun allows the body to make vitamin D, necessary for strong bones and teeth! Many children today avoid the sun for fear of skin cancer, but are fed food full of preservatives and toxins! What a paradox world!\n\nHow can we wisely cleanse?\n\nBest is to prepare for a fast by eating vegetables for some days, non starchy and easy to digest food. The empty starches (white sugar, white flour and all containing them) imbalances our blood sugar. At first it goes high up after eating these empty starches, then it falls way down, which gives us hunger pangs. Animal products are mainly highly acid-forming, which the body tries to eliminate when cleansing. This may even cause a stench! Great, it is coming out!\n\nWhen we stop eating empty starches, we will not feel so hungry any longer. Brown sugar is better, whole grain flour is better. Flour from sprouted grains is best.\n\nAfter being prepared, with blood sugar balanced, it may help to fast on vegetable juices, may be carrot juice with a slice of beet in it. Teas, like green tea or herbal tea are good to use. Or purified water, yet I feel some nourishment is necessary for most (vegatable juices).\n\nWhen one gets too weak or spacy, one should break off the fast with some light food (vegetables, oatmeal with cinnamon and brown sugar etc.), I feel. One can repeat a day of fasting the next week or once a month. \n\nA good and alkaline-forming diet (mainly vegetables and some fruit, fruit may cleanse too fast) is also cleansing, but in a gentle way. Some raw organic, sunripened food inbetween will help to cleanse and build the body.\n\nFurthermore, Color*MedicineTM can be applied, it is like food, for the body can easily absorb the rays and build tissues, muscles and bones (www.colormedicine.com).\n\nYou may want to check your pH (urine and saliva) several times a day (and even make a list), and see if you are too acid, which would run down your body. A pH of 7.5 of urine and saliva is best in my experience. 7 is neutral and not good for the body; under 7 is acidic and may cause all kinds of problems. You can buy pH paper in your health food store or on the Internet.\n\nHappy cleansing, the wise way.\nCordially, India.Magica
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It is best to hold off on that alcoholic drink for four hours after taking your vitamins.  Alcohol interferes with the metabolism of most vitamins, and reduces the absorption of amino acids, glucose, zinc and vitamins in the small intestine.
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1. Canning..this is preserving fruits and vegetables in jars for later use.  the fruits or veggies are cooked and them placed in sterilized jars and sealed. ie.. jams and jellies\n2. Blanching.  this is dipping veggies in boiling water and partially cooking them and then plunging them in cold water to stop the cooking process, and then freezing them. ie Frozen vegetables.\n3. Curing or Smoking Meats.  Lots of meats are cured and preserved with just salt and left to sit for anywhere from 3 months to 18months as is done with the Spanish Serrano Ham.Or you can dry and preserve by smoking them in a smoke house... same can be done for fish.\n\n4 Dehydration.. You can see examples of this with dried fruits like banana chips or cherries.. the fruits are preserved by taking out the moisture, and then storing until needed.
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Carbohydrates if not used will be turned to sugar and stored. A balanced diet is best so instead of avoiding carbs completely, try avoiding eating carbs in the evening. Try it and I think you'll see some results.
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vitamin C is an antioxidant, that is also involved in the immune system.  if you're maintaining enough vitamin C in your body, then taking more is just going to make your urine very expensive, and you will simply excrete it.  having enough vitamin C will aid in warding off illnesses, but will not guarantee it.  not having enough may incline you towards becoming sick easier as your body's immune system isn't at it's fullest.  although, while you are sick, your body may use up more vitamin C as it's fighting off the infection, so that increasing your intake to offset the increased utilization would be recommended.\n\ncolds and flus are caused by viruses however, and so there is no direct relation between not getting sick and vitamin C (again this is in your case where you probably are fine).  to defeat a virus, your body must mount the appropriate defense - this based on your previous exposures and your immune system (which for unknown reasons can vary greatly from person to person).  viruses and colds are also shared by contact with infective agents.  perhaps the reason you did not get sick, was because you were not in direct contact with your bosses (typing on the same keyboard, sharing common space) or perhaps your hygiene is better (washing your hands for 30 seconds with soap and warm water, not touching your eyes and mouth).  Finally, you could have been exposed, but your body either recognized the virus and was able to mount a quick immune response, or your immune system is simply better at fighting off infection.  Note that by the time you start showing actual symptoms, the virus has already established itself.  The symptoms are your body's response to get rid of the virus (fever, runny nose, sore throat, etc).
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Take 2000 mgs of Vitamin C all at once. You should notice a difference in about 20 minutes.  If you don't, take another 1000 mgs of Vitamin C.  If it gets stuffed up again, do this again.\n\nDr Linus Pauling, who won a Nobel prize, used to take 10,000 mgs of Vitamin C per day and 20,000 mgs per day when he had a cold coming on or a flu.  He lived to be around 95 years old and took care of his ranch near Big Sur until he died.  If it is good enough for him, it should be good enough for us.\n\nI have been taking a minimum of 3000 mgs of Vitamin C for 35 years.  I am fine.  I take no medical drugs.  When I have a cold, I take 3000 mgs every 3 to 4 hours to keep my nose from running and to stop sneezing so much.  \n\nI rarely get a cold because as soon as I notice a cold coming on, I immediately (within an hour, if possible) take 3000 mgs of Vitamin C and then again in 3-4 hours and if I don't forget, I take another 3000 mgs of Vit C at bedtime. In most cases, I never get that cold.  If I don't take Vitamin C within the hour from when I first notice a symtom of the cold, it is likely that I will have to suffer through the cold but taking the Vit C every 3 - 4 hours helps to make me less miserable.\n\nzhebee
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it is better if you walk before eating food.coz the intake of food causes blood supply to the digestive system ,increase by many folds,major part of the blood in the circulatory system[body] is diverted to digestive tract.so it is best to rest after eating so that heart is not over loaded with additional work of supplying blood to active walking muscles. it is advisable to rest for one hour after walking to eat food. and rest for 1 to 2 hours after taking meal.
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I recommend using Fresh Wash by Watkins.  Pesticides, fertilizers and human handling can seriously contaminate fresh produce, shortening its shelf life and endangering your health.  Fresh Wash is laboratory-proven to remove over 90% of surface contaminants and impurities.  It gives your produce a much longer shelf life as well!  It's made from humectants from fruits and vegetables so it is very safe as well.
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yes, orange juice is a really good source of vitamin c which your body needs but cannot store.
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Vitamin C is essential for healthy teeth, gums and bones. It helps heal wounds and scar tissue, Fractures; prevents scurvy; builds resistance to infection; aids in the prevention treatment of the common cold; gives strength to blood vessels; aids in the absorption of iron. It is required for the synthesis of collagen, the intercellular cement which holds tissues together. It is also one of the major antioxidant nutrients.\nFor more information about treatment and products go at: