is antifreeze really in vitamins?
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Yes the main ingredients of anti-freeze are in many over the counter medicines.  Used as preservatives in most cases.  This country allows all sorts of crap in our foods that shouldn't be there.  Look for Propylene Glycol, or Ethylene Glycol listed in the ingredients list.  Not to mention that BHA and BHT which are in much of our food is "Rubber preservatives" invented in WWII to keep synthetic rubber from deteriorating in our tires when our supply of natural rubber was cut off during the Pacific war.
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Vitamins that are antioxidants include:\n\nVitamin C\nVitamin E\nBeta Carotene (a form of Vitamin A).\n\nA couple of antioxidants that are frequently mentioned but are not vitamins are Green tea and Selenium (a mineral). \n\nA good way to ingest the necessary antioxidants is by both eating a sufficient amount of fresh fruits and vegetables that are loaded with many of the mentioned vitamin antioxidants and also take a multi vitamin supplement.\n\nIf you need any clarification, please contact me through "Answer" and I will change my response accordingly.
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Well, there appears to be some controvery about this.  While some people swear by the stuff, others say that it has no real effect on overcoming a cold.  \nHere are some links, one of which is from a National Institute of Health study.  I hope these help you decide whether to head to the health store or not.
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I think one of the biggest misconceptions about store-bought vitamins is that they are the same vitamins we get from food.  Most often, they're actually synthetic forms of what occurs naturally in food, and that synthetic, manufacured for is really scary!\n\n"Taking the synthetic form of vitamin C, for example, can actually thicken the arterial walls of the heart by as much as 2.5 times which can lead to heart disease and can do harm to the body! Ascorbic acid ( synthetic vitamin C ) is the word that you need to watch out for!\n\nTaking the synthetic form of vitamin A is proven to actually increase the rate of cancer which can do more harm than good to your body! But the whole vitamin A ( from vegetables ) actually does the exact opposite. Whole Vitamin A significantly reduces the rate of cancer! Most Vitamin nutrients on the market today use stripped down synthetic vitamins rather than whole vitamins straight from vegetables and fruits like our vitamin! Why? Synthetic vitamins are much cheaper to produce. \n\nTaking the synthetic form of Vitamin E is proven to actually suck vitamins and minerals right out of the bones which can do more harm than good to the body! Once again, most vitamin supplements today are using all the synthetic vitamins because they are cheap to manufacture."\n\nIt seems to me that synthetic vitamins, those that we normally find in the sotres, aren't the best option.  I use a food-based multivitamin so I get all those nutrients in their original form.\n\nHow do you know what you're getting?\n\n"Remember, next to the name of any vitamin, if you don't see a name of a food or an asterisk leading you to a place on the label that tells you the food source of the vitamins, you are more than likely looking at an inexpensive, processed vitamin that is stripped of all other compounds that are normally present with vitamins that are found in fruits and vegetables. If you see the name of a food referenced to the vitamin, be excited to know that you are getting vitamins direct from the whole food and, therefore, you are also getting the essential precursors, enzymes, activators, antioxidants, and micronutrients (essential compounds) that are naturally found with vitamins. These essential compounds make it much easier for the body to absorb and utilize the vitamins you are taking! Your body deserves to be given the right vitamins that are essential for your good health!"\n\nQuotes above from http://www.newbetteryou.com - more info available there.
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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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I tried ZINC. (Coldeeze [sp?] was the specific product);  The cold and all it's symptoms were gone in seconds, like magic. \nThen, a few hours later, I drank some orange juice, and the cold came back.  I was tired, my sinesses (sp, again) began to fill up... I had to go back to bed.\nMore ZINC, gone again.  Maybe I just got lucky.\nBigBadJohnny
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If you drink antifreeze you will die
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you should always buy vitamins from a reputable dealer, GNC, even puritan pride....  that way you know they are natural and not synthetic...  synthetics do nothing..
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i don' believe it, 'cause Ascorbic Acid is just another name for the vitamin C, ano it's known as an antioxidant.
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Antioxidants are essential to maintaining a healthy body.  I don't think you would actually know that you are low in antioxidants itself but if you were low in certain vitamins I'm sure your body will let you know, different signs for different vitamins.  I hope that helps?  Most people aren't concerned about low levels of antioxidants when their body is lacking vitamins.  I think you're more concerned about what vitamins youre body might be lacking.
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Hi Brad.  This is not a simple question because there are many issues involved.\n\n1) Many studies have shown that the amount of vitamin/mineral listed on the label of a supplement is NOT what is actually in the bottle.  At the present time, you have no way of knowing the 'actual' content of a purchased supplement.  You can only 'hope' the label reflects the actual level of ingredients.\n\n2) Storage, processing, age, etc. of supplements can affect their potency.  Again you have no way of knowing about these issues for a given brand.  For example, is the cheap brand of vitamin C cheap because the company purchases a huge lot of it from the manufacturer (to get a 'good price') and has been storing it in a hot warehouse in Texas for the last two years?  Age and heat damage many vitamins.\n\n3)  Many cheaper supplements contain sugars, preservatives, colorings, etc. that just are not 'appropriate' chemicals in a quality supplement.\n\n4) Medical studies have shown that the cheaper forms of minerals found in most supplements (such as: zinc oxide, magnesium oxide, etc.) may not even be absorbed.  The more expensive, quality supplements will contain amino acid 'chelates' of minerals that have been proven to be better absorbed (such as: magnesium citrate, or glycinate, or gluconate or malate, etc.)\n\n5) You can purchase a new car for less than $10K or you can purchase a new car for $30k or more.  Quality always costs more, and it is often worth paying for it, especially where your health is concerned.\n\n6) Vitamin E in most cheap supplements is the synthetic form called dl-alpha-tocopherol (also called all-racemic alpha-tocopherol).  Real vitamin E is d-alpha-tocopherol - plus 7 additional forms (called vitamers).  The real stuff has benefits the synthetic form lacks and some studies even suggest the synthetic form interferes with the body's processing of the other, good forms, of vitamin E.  Any supplement with the 'dl' form of vitamin E is 'the cheap stuff', should be avoided and is a sign that the manufacturer doesn't care about the true quality of their product.\n\n7)  Avoid any product that does not list the exact form of each vitamin or mineral.  Products that just say "Vitamin E" or "Calcium" are hiding the fact that they are using the cheapest ingredients, which again may not be the best.  It makes me wonder 'what else are they hiding?'.\n\nHope this was helpful.  Talk to the people at your health food store.  They are there to help you.  Expect to pay about $1 per day for a quality multi-vitamin/mineral supplement ($30 for a one month supply).  In April 2002 the Journal of the American Medical Association recommended the use of vitamin supplements for all adults because it may help reduce the risks for many common diseases (heart disease, cancer, brain degeneration, cataracts, etc.).  Invest in your health by purchasing a supplement that works!\n\nHope this wasn't too long, and therefore was helpful for you.  Best wishes.
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Vitamin C is still being studied to determine its efficacy, but one study has evidence showing that people who took vitamin C supplements daily for two weeks had an increase in certain white blood cells responsible for fighting viruses. Also there was an improvement in the general environment of the blood that would help to prevent viruses from taking hold. But the why is still unknown so far as I am aware.
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Vitamins A, D, and E are lipids.  They are stored in your body fat and released on an "as needed" basis.  The B complex and C vitamins are water soluble and therefore need to be replenished on a daily basis.  All vitamins are used as your body requires so adsorption is independent of intake.
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It's my understanding that even large doses of Vitamin C can't do you much harm because it's water-soluble -- you lose a lot of it every time you go to the bathroom.\n\nOn the other hand, commercial vitamin supplements may contain fillers and additives, so you should consult your doctor or nutritionist for recommendations and be prepared to pay a little more for better quality.
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YES, Inhibitors of Vitamin C\nCigarette smoke destroys Vitamin C and is its worst enemy. Water, heat from cooking, and light are other inhibitors of Vitamin C. \n~*~\nfarming techniques such as the heavy use of fertilizers and the "gassing"of produce to improve and hold its color longer drastically reduces the amount of Vitamin C in our food.HEAT USED in the pasteurization process destroyes much of the Vitamin C in oranges and other citrus fruits. In addition, foods cooked in hot grease not ony have much of their Vitamin C content destroyed, but the satured fats in the grease bin up the remaining Vitamin C in the blood so that it cannot be fully utilized.
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John Hopkins did a study that showed statistically that taking an extra 250 mg vitamin C and 400 Units of E every day would reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's, if I remember correctly. :-0
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Nope, something in the fermentation process realeses the anti-oxidants proven to be beneficial in reducing cholresterol and other claimed health benefits.