Gum disease? MOI?

wrote:

Calcium Ascorbate. Buffered. Cheap. Longer shelf life

Or Ester-C. Slow release. Expensive.

Given the choice of cheap or expensive, I'd go with cheap.

Om mentioned getting the runs. It's a way to tell your
dosage is too high. To find your maximum dosage keep adding
in 500 mg increments until you get the runs then back off
a couple. It is by no means certain that the maximum
dosage is the best.

In article . com,
"Doug Freyburger" wrote:

wrote:

Calcium Ascorbate. Buffered. Cheap. Longer shelf life

Or Ester-C. Slow release. Expensive.

Given the choice of cheap or expensive, I'd go with cheap.

Om mentioned getting the runs. It's a way to tell your
dosage is too high. To find your maximum dosage keep adding
in 500 mg increments until you get the runs then back off
a couple. It is by no means certain that the maximum
dosage is the best.


Very true!
And different people have different bowel tolerances to it.

I generally don't take more than 2 grams (2,000 mg) per day for
maintenance, and only mega-dose when I am coming down with a virus.

It does shorten the lifespan of head colds, at least for me! YMMV.

The best source I've found for grapefruit Bioflavenoids is Agri-tec
"citrus-ade". Beats "nutribiotic" brand hands down!

http://agritectx.com/health.html
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
In article . com,
"Doug Freyburger" wrote:

wrote:

Calcium Ascorbate. Buffered. Cheap. Longer shelf life

Or Ester-C. Slow release. Expensive.

Given the choice of cheap or expensive, I'd go with cheap.

Om mentioned getting the runs. It's a way to tell your
dosage is too high. To find your maximum dosage keep adding
in 500 mg increments until you get the runs then back off
a couple. It is by no means certain that the maximum
dosage is the best.


Very true!
And different people have different bowel tolerances to it.

I generally don't take more than 2 grams (2,000 mg) per day for
maintenance, and only mega-dose when I am coming down with a virus.

It does shorten the lifespan of head colds, at least for me! YMMV.

The best source I've found for grapefruit Bioflavenoids is Agri-tec
"citrus-ade". Beats "nutribiotic" brand hands down!

http://agritectx.com/health.html
--
Om.


I've taken as much as 20,000 mg per day for 4 days. No problem. It felt
great.

TC

In article ,
says...
On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:55:08 -0400, (Lass
Chance_2) wrote:
Only today, Im wondering. Since the only "difference" IS my
LCing....and since my LCing occurred since last visit when I had "early
and correctable gum disease".....well....if it aint my diet,
then.....what did cause this? Im about to lose most of my frickin upper
teeth for SOME reason.....?



My gum disease got a lot better after I started low-carbing. No sugar
and no soft drinks were a good thing.

My dentist and hygenist have been pleasantly surprised at how much
better my teeth have been over the last couple of years without sugar.
True, I DID break a tooth off at the gumline earlier this year, but it
was an already weakened tooth, having had a root canal and a crown many
years before.

--
Saffire
205/134/125
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

*** This post originated in alt.support.diet.low-carb -- it's appearance
in any other forum is deceptive and unauthorized. ***

"Lass Chance_2" wrote in message
...
BJ---no kidden? Hmmm. Well, I had blood drawn yesterday, too and should
receive the results in a day or two.

I have lots of diabetes on both sides of the family...and my last blood
sugar, before I started LCing WAS somewhat elevaed.


Um. No such thing as a little bit diabetic : (

Nicky.

--
A1c 10.5/5.6/6 T2 DX 05/2004
1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine
95/76/72Kg

Doug--roger wilco on the vitamin C and the calcium.

I hadnt thought about it, but I USED to drink milk daily and OJ three or
so tmes a week...and havent eaten anything with C in it except the
occassional slice of bell pepper in a salad for almost three months. I
do take a multi every day (well, most every day) but that doesnt have
nearly enough C...or cal.

But, Im on top of it now.

Thanks




LassChance~
5-16-05 202/182/162

None Given---I dont remember the exact number, but I remember tinking,
"Wow...thats a little above what they say is normal", when I read the
blood report. hat was one of the reasons I decided to try LC. The blood
test I had yesterday will hopefully, be much lower. I'll post the
reslts when I get them.

Yes, I was fasting yesterday and the previou tme..

LassChance~
5-16-05 202/182/162

At first I was feeling this was TMI. However, in true form ASDLC has
provided a number of ideas and options.

I buy my timed release vitamin C from a company called Freeda. By using
timed release one can up the dosage without overdose symptoms, up to a
point.

If C really does trigger your herpes, there are anti-herpes pills available.


"Lass Chance_2" wrote in message
...

Lass Chance,

Before you let him yank those molars, get a second opinion from another
dentist, possibly one who does implants.

There's a lot of variation in how dentists deal with gum disease. Be
sure to check out all your options before you do something irreversible.

Also, be aware that gum disease can raise blood sugars and bring out
diabetes, so treating it should help your blood sugar.

--Jenny

http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u/ Diabetes info
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Low Carb info

Excess calcium can cause problems like kidney stones and an imbalance in
other minerals like magnesium.

on 11 Aug 2005 09:11:47 -0700, "Doug Freyburger"
wrote:

My dad went from just barely detectible problems one year to
severe bone loss the next year, so it happens.

By chance he told my brother the veterinarian and asked if
there's any animal treatment for such a problem. My brother
suggested he start taking 3000-4000 mg of oyster shell
calcium daily for a year. That's a few tablets at every
meal plus at bedtime.

Within a year half of dad's bone loss had reversed and the
dentist through it was a miracle. Two year later it was
all reversed and he's since tapered off to 1000-1500 mg
daily to maintain.

3000-4000 is a very large dosage, and oyster shell calcium
is perhaps the least absorbable type. But Dad's body was
calcium deficient so his body did absorb it.

Saying this helped my Dad isn't saying it will help you,
but calcuim supplements aren't toxic even in large dosages.
It may be worth a try to take several times the normal
dosage.

-----
Bev