Vitamin C and Cancer Treatment

We hear about the benefits of Vitamin C all of the time, especially when it comes to the immune system. Obviously immune support is extremely important, but let’s talk about some other benefits of Vitamin C, like it’s benefits for those suffering from cancer…

First of all..

1. Vitamin C helps increase tryptophan synthesis. This means your body can produce more serotonin so you have a better sense of well being.
2. Vitamin C contributes to catecholamine synthesis; things like adrenaline, norepinephrine, epinephrine. It’s like the throttle sensitivity or the gas pedal sensitivity – if you barely touch the throttle, you’ll get a good response. Catecholamines do the same thing in your body in response to stress. You can read more about this by clicking here… 
3. Vitamin C helps with collagen production. It will help your joints, your skin, etc.

Let’s get to the topic at hand: cancer… 

There are two things I’d like to talk about when it comes to Cancer and Vitamin C. One is quality of life, and the other is the actual use of Vitamin C as a legitimate adjunct to chemotherapy treatment.

There was a 2011 study that was published in Invivo that took a look at patients that were undergoing cancer treatment via chemotherapy. Half of the patients were given IV treatments of Vitamin C at 7.5 grams per week for 4 weeks. The other half were not given vitamin C. They were measuring their overall quality of life, and the symptoms of the chemo;  fatigue, insomnia, nausea, etc. Those that consumed the Vitamin C had lower levels of fatigue, fewer instances of nausea and ultimately they saw better results in their overall treatment. 

How exactly does vitamin C help cancer patients? 

We have to remember that vitamin C fights off oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is when free radical cells are floating around the body. They steal oxygen from healthy cells and cause inflammation and other issues.

Every time we have cellular metabolism, every time we breath/eat, our cells give off waste. We have to factor in that the body has to neutralize that. Vitamin C has a very effective way of accomplishing that.

Cancer cells aren’t normal cells and our bodies don’t know how to respond to them, which is why they can grow out of control. Vitamin C sort of changes the genetic structure a little bit by changing how they process oxygen, and it also changes the free radicals that are floating around in the cancer cell itself.

This weakens the cancer, making it so that the chemotherapy is more effective at killing off the heart of the cancer cell. It’s basically taking out the moat, and building a bridge so that the chemotherapy can come in and do its job.

Another great option for those fighting cancer is turmeric, which can help with cell signalling. Check out this blog for details…

There are lot of questions about how Vitamin C does this… 

To be completely honest, we don’t have all the details yet; but it has been an accepted fact since 1969 that vitamin C is a powerful adjunct to chemotherapy.

The problem is that we don’t really hear about it much because, of course, big Pharma wants us to just believe that chemotherapy and radiation are the only ways to go.

I’m not saying Vitamin C is a cure for cancer, but I am saying that if you can get a legitimate form of vitamin C in your body (preferably a micelle liposomal formula that ensures maximum absorption), that it can help to both improve your quality of life and enhance the effectiveness of your treatment.