There's no problem with the vitamin C in food, but the supplemental form of C is a synthetic vitamer that performs only some of the functions of C and has some minor side effects. <> Furthermore, according to Ray Peat (Sept. 21, 2021) ... "Milk & meat are a major source of Vitamin C. It tur... Read More

Q — How does one gain or lose weight? A — Same way a balloon fills with air and/or water. I've taught professional bodybuilders how to gain 5 pounds of weight by drinking a single glass of water after heavy lifting and how to lose it again with a pandiculation technique. <> Belgium s... Read More

Re: What about whole food supplements (in capsule form) like Kakadu plum, etc? The entire plum is a WHOLE food. Are you saying you have a supplement that is the ENTIRE dried plum and not PARTIAL? Nothing is extracted from it? If so, then it's OK, but I've never found such a commercial product)... Read More

Re: I take the skin off my almonds. They're high in lectins. We don't. Almond skins help absorb extra vitamin C. There's no way to COMPLETELY avoid plant and animal Weapons of Man's Destruction. <> We can't avoid lectins, salicylates, tannins, oxalates, phytates, nitric oxide, melatonin,... Read More

Re: I peel the skins off my soaked almonds. I don’t do well with tannins. Yet TANNINS are why we're supposed to drink green tea! Backwards world, isn't it? All you have to do is rename a chemical, and it goes from "bad" to "good" and back again. <> Re: What tannins in tea? According... Read More