#054 Vitamin C: Oral vs. Intravenous, Immune Effects, Cancer, Exercise Adaptation & More

2020-05-13 · 79 min · 11 entities

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In this episode, Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses all things vitamin C. This episode covers oral bioavailability, intravenous vitamin C bioavailability, immune cell function, common cold and other viral infections, lung function, sepsis, pneumonia, inflammation, intravenous vitamin C and cancer, role in exercise, safety concerns, and so, so much more! In this episode, you'll discover: (00:00) Introduction (07:33) Background on vitamin C, an antioxidant and immune booster (17:09) Bioavailability of vitamin C and dose frequency (22:53) Vitamin C in the context of the common cold (28:09) Vitamin C improves lung function and immunity (35:54) Vitamin C and exercise - does it blunt exercise adaptation? (45:51) Vitamin C and fatty acid oxidation, including relevance in obesity (48:44) Vitamin C and the brain - memory, learning, and executive function (51:15) Intravenous Vitamin C and its use for the treatment of certain kinds of infection (55:33) Intravenous Vitamin C as an adjunct cancer therapy (57:40) Effect of Vitamin C on fertility and reproduction (58:36) Intravenous vitamin C and cardiovascular health (01:00:42) Vitamin C and inflammation (01:02:38) Vitamin C's mechanisms of action (01:08:34) Intravenous and Oral vitamin C safety (01:10:20) Vitamin C intake and kidney stone risk (01:13:57) Conclusions If you're interested in learning more, you can read the full show notes here . Join over 300,000 people and get the latest information straight to your inbox weekly: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A's with Rhonda and more: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor