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“Intravenous vitamin C has also been used in other viral diseases such as viral myocarditis and Ebstein-barr virus with mixed results. In this clip, Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses the safety and side effects of intravenous vitamin C and describes the evidence supporting its use in treating COVID-19.”

“Since then, countless studies have tested Pauling's theories about vitamin C, colds, and cancer (and many others), and a substantial body of evidence has emerged, identifying critical roles for vitamin C in immune function, cardiovascular and respiratory health, cognitive development and preservation, and many other aspects of human health.”

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“The increased production of these genes is sustained over time – typically a period of days – so frequent, consistent consumption of foods and supplements that provide sulforaphane provides optimal exposure.”

“Nitrites, used as preservatives in processed meats, can form cancer-causing nitrosamines when cooked or during digestion in the human colon. Nitrates, similar compounds found in plants, can also form nitrosamines but tend to form nitric oxide instead, due to the presence of vitamin C in the plants.”

“1 02:37:05 - Mothers that chew xylitol gum starting mid-pregnancy and continuing until 6-12 months after birth lowered the oral streptococcus mutan bacteria, which is an anaerobic bacteria that plays a significant role in tooth decay, in their toddlers/children.”

“01:52:55 - Environmental enrichment creates epigenetic changes that benefit learning and memory in rodents and these benefits transfer to offspring. Study. 02:05:00 - NASA study showed that gravity influenced expression of genes involved in metastasis.”

“National survey analyses estimated that roughly 38% to 47% of Americans consumed less vitamin C than the Estimated Average Requirement across 1999–2018, while an earlier biomarker survey found clinical vitamin C deficiency in about 7%.”

“In a controlled crossover study of eight healthy men, a high-PPO banana smoothie produced an 84% lower peak concentration of circulating flavan-3-ol metabolites than a flavan-3-ol capsule.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.