Ester C vs. regular C

Trilby · 06-07-2012, 04:01 PM

Do any dwellars know if ester C is in reality better
absorbed than plain vit. C?????

I'm taking 500 mg. of magnesium and need to take a C along with it. Any suggrstions on which one?/

Cyber Wolf · 06-08-2012, 02:34 PM

Best absorption, barring any personal bio mechanics that stop it, are from food sources, not pills. Add more citrus into your diet if you can.

If pills are necessary, then standard, no-frills vitamin C tablets do fine. That's what my mom took when she was on antibiotics for the long term for a while and needed Mg supplements.

jimhelm · 06-08-2012, 05:52 PM

broccoli is better than citrus. but not as good as peppers

Aliantha · 06-08-2012, 06:28 PM

If you're taking vit C and need to absorb it all, take the ones with sugar in them. The sugar helps them absorb faster, which of course means they don't just get flushed straight through your body.

Aliantha · 06-08-2012, 06:29 PM

You could also just have a glass or two of cranberry juice. That'd probably be better, and it'd help stop urinary tract infections too.

classicman · 06-08-2012, 08:28 PM

go for liquids like Ali said Cranberry is really good for ya. AND eat your veggies. A large salad with GREEN lettuce(s) peppers, broccoli and the like. Between the two you'll be getting all the C and much more that your body needs.

wolf · 06-11-2012, 11:39 AM

The Ester-C costs more for fewer pills and therefore must be better. Right?

classicman · 06-11-2012, 02:51 PM

wrong. Look at Shaklee or Herbalife products costs....Are they better?

wolf · 06-14-2012, 07:09 PM

My friend who sold Shaklee 25 years ago said they were.

No, I never bought any.

TheMercenary · 06-14-2012, 08:54 PM

"Oh Please Doctor.... give me some drugs to fix my ills!!!!"

06-07-2012, 04:01 PM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Ester C vs. regular C Do any dwellars know if ester C is in reality better absorbed than plain vit. C????? I'm taking 500 mg. of magnesium and need to take a C along with it. Any suggrstions on which one?/ __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

06-08-2012, 02:34 PM	#2
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Best absorption, barring any personal bio mechanics that stop it, are from food sources, not pills. Add more citrus into your diet if you can. If pills are necessary, then standard, no-frills vitamin C tablets do fine. That's what my mom took when she was on antibiotics for the long term for a while and needed Mg supplements. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

06-08-2012, 05:52 PM	#3
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	broccoli is better than citrus. but not as good as peppers __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

06-08-2012, 06:28 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	If you're taking vit C and need to absorb it all, take the ones with sugar in them. The sugar helps them absorb faster, which of course means they don't just get flushed straight through your body. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-08-2012, 06:29 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You could also just have a glass or two of cranberry juice. That'd probably be better, and it'd help stop urinary tract infections too. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-08-2012, 08:28 PM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	go for liquids like Ali said Cranberry is really good for ya. AND eat your veggies. A large salad with GREEN lettuce(s) peppers, broccoli and the like. Between the two you'll be getting all the C and much more that your body needs. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-11-2012, 11:39 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Ester-C costs more for fewer pills and therefore must be better. Right? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-11-2012, 02:51 PM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	wrong. Look at Shaklee or Herbalife products costs....Are they better? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-14-2012, 07:09 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	My friend who sold Shaklee 25 years ago said they were. No, I never bought any. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-14-2012, 08:54 PM	#10
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	"Oh Please Doctor.... give me some drugs to fix my ills!!!!" __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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