Hi Piritta,
You are
most welcome.
My experience has been, that as time has passed and I have kept up with Bowel Tolerance doses, my Bowel Tolerance level has gradually increased. I
assume this is because my GI Tract has become more and more cleaned out [but I do not know for sure that that is the reason]. I believe Pauling, in writing about the "rebound effect" [of stopping ascorbate dosing too quickly], speculated that it may be that as one ingests more and more ascorbate, one's white blood cells [of one's immune system] build up more and more [using more and more ascorbate in the process]. Perhaps this is why my Bowel Tolerance limit is increasing. Again, I do not know for sure [but (if that is the case) it does not strike me as a (necessarily)
bad thing, i.e. having an (over)
abundance of white blood cells
continually circulating, i.e. as
continuous protection].
...to increase the tolerance you need to take as much as you can, all the time.
Yes, that is it.
As an aside, I think Bowel Tolerance is an almost "magical" occurrence/concept [and that is why I now
always capitalize it], in that one does
not need to
GUESS at the amount of ascorbate to ingest [or inject], or have a blood [or other fluid] test done [and then "guess" some more]. Unquestionably, I am
experimenting, Piritta. Perhaps I am doing some sort of long term damage to myself [by ingesting so much ascorbic acid]. How does one ever really
know for sure? I can only say that I feel
very good [and am virtually
never sick (including even a headache), never take drugs, and am almost 64 years old], and that, i.e. feeling of well-being, is the basis for my continuing with this experiment. Cathcart's experience with Bowel Tolerance dosing, of tens of
thousands of patients [that were ill], convinces me that it is a worthwhile [and intelligent] experiment, i.e. health seeking endeavor. In the case of your father, I would think he has (virtually)
nothing to lose, i.e.
all to gain, by "experimenting" with Bowel Tolerance dosing with ascorbate!
I have wondered before whether the [ascorbic acid] tablets were, gram-for-gram [of ascorbate], as "powerful" as the powder/crystals. It always made sense to me that, at the very least, they would
not be
quite as "powerful," i.e. effective, gram-for-gram, because of the extra ingredients needed in the tablet [that I assume, to some extent, the ascorbic acid is involved in eliminating, i.e. chelating], plus they are more expensive, gram-for-gram of ascorbate, than the powder/crystals. In other words, from my view,
technically, I think the powder/crystal [form] is [ultimately] the
best form to ingest ascorbate in [and if ill,
doubly so].
Question, Piritta: Are you
sure the ascorbate in the tablets is nothing but
ascorbic acid, i.e.
not a
mixture of mineral ascorbates? What is the filler being used for the tablets [it is usually listed
second in the ingredient list]? (I think cellulose is best, and I would be cautious with calcium carbonate [
long term]). How much less of the powder did he ingest to reach Bowel Tolerance? I do not remember much difference in my Bowel Tolerance when I switched to the tablets from the powder/crystals, but that has been a long time ago. At any rate, as long as a person is ingesting ascorbic acid, whether tablets, capsules, or powder/crystals [to
Bowel Tolerance], I do not think it makes much difference. I've always felt the
convenience [albeit extra expense] of the tablets was worth it, i.e. even if I do have to take more of them [gram-for-gram], and additionally, it does protect the tooth enamel that way.
Bottom-line: As long as he is reaching Bowel Tolerance [from
oral ingestion], from my view, it does
not matter what form the ascorbic acid is in [as long as the filler is not calcium]. "Tolerating" more, as tablets, would
NOT mean he is getting more benefit, than less, as powder/crystals. Bowel Tolerance is Bowel Tolerance [in my view, and it is
the key, i.e. letting the body "decide" how much it wants, at any particular time].
Best of success to you, Piritta!
Sincerely,
David
JFYI, I have ingested a Bowel Tolerance dose of ascorbic acid [via one gram tablets], in HEALTH, not illness [of which I have had virtually none], basically every day since 1994, amounting to [currently], on average, 75+ grams [daily], in 10 to 15 divided doses.