Vitamin C
is not a "Vitamin" at all. It is supposed to be a "liver metabolite", which humans lost
the ability to produce when the gene for the production of a specific liver enzyme mutated
probably as a result of radiation from the explosion of a super-novae several million
years ago. Only most primates, some birds, and the guinea pig were affected. In animals
that were not affected, when there is a disease or infection or injury, the liver immediately produces huge quantities of "C".. it is the first line of defense against anything that affects the body..the immune system then steps in and cleans up the remaining fragments. In
humans, the immune system is immediately overtaxed because its only designed to shine the floors not sweep and take out the trash!! That is why the dog and the cat and animals that produce their own "C" hardly ever get sick with anything. For example in a goat, if it gets attacked by some outside bacteria in its food, its liver can in an hour or so produce as much as 100 grams of "C" or more which cleans up the mess, and goat keeps on eating and does not get sick.
Humans have no mechanism to be able to unleash that much disease fighting power in such a short time and as a result.. die by the millions. Lack of the capability to produce our
own "C" has resulted in hundreds of millions of deaths, and makes us vulnerable to every disease that comes along.
There is an enzyme that if it could be provided to the liver would enable the body to make as much "C" as needed on a moments notice. Early cancerous cell, viruses, bacteria.. all could be wiped out before they get a chance to multiply and spread.
This is one the drug companies will NEVER put 10 cents into research on, because it
WOULD put the greedy bastards out of business.