Vitamin C for Allegies Turned Into An Experiment for The Common Cold

My last blog talked about using high doses of vitamin C to help control seasonal allergies. Well you know how sometimes allergies and colds feel about the same? It turns out that I had a cold and not an allergy attack. There is a really bad cold going around in our area that lasts up to three weeks for most people and includes horrendous bouts of coughing. Everyone who gets this cold is just miserable.

There was no reason not to continue to use the vitamin C as it boosts the immune system, and so I went ahead and kept taking the vitamin C at levels of about 10 grams a day. The results were excellent. I never coughed very much or sneezed very much -- unlike others with this particular cold -- and the cold was gone in about a week. I have a history of having the worst possible reaction to colds I have contracted. This was a great experience. I think I'm hooked on vitamin C.

I found out about using high doses of vitamin C to help in fighting off flues, colds and allergies through my research on Dr. Linus Pauling. If you want to find out more about his research, just Google his name. I read how other people have used this technique with great results. Some people are saying that if you start taking high doses as soon as you suspect you are coming down with a cold or flu, it can sometimes prevent you from getting it.