WHOLE FOOD TRUE VITAMIN C CONSISTS OF:
- Natural ascorbic acid – the outer antioxidant shell that protects the whole complex.
- Vitamin K for coagulation / clotting
- Vitamin J increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood
- Vitamin P factors (bioflavonoids) for strengthening the vascular system making the vessels tougher and more durable
- Enzymes – a major one is Tyrosinase, an organic copper, an adrenal activator
SYNTHETIC VITAMIN C/ASCORBIC ACID CONSIST OF:
- Synthetic ascorbic acid only (synthetic antioxidant only)
Which one would you think belong in the body?


“To say that ascorbic acid is vitamin C is like looking at a wheel and saying that it is a car –
A CONTROVERSY?
At Natural Origins, our approach is pro-
We do not dismiss the supporting qualities that synthetic vitamin C (ascorbic acid) or other ascorbates may have under specifictemporary extreme or emergency circumstances, when the benefits of its action clearly outweigh the risks. There may be a time and place for the synthetic mediums to achieve therapeutic workings under critical and life threatening conditions in the short term, especially if one can bypass more hazardous pharmaceuticals. Ascorbic acid also varies tremendously in quality and it is vital to use a reputable source if one decides to proceed with usage.
Our standpoint, for average to good health individuals’ well-being enhancement, advancement and maintenance, is that in non critical long term usage there may be potential risk factors involved with the consumption of synthetic vitamin C over time and therefore we do not endorse synthetics for long term health progression.
COMMON SYNTHETIC VITAMIN C CONCERNS:
- Ascorbic acid is a synthetic isolate, functioning as an anti-oxidant, equal to only 1/9th of the original food based state. The outer shell, the protector of all the other synergists in a food source vitamin C molecule, now acting alone, without the symbiosis of the other elements that are supposed to be present in order to confer vitamin activity in the body.
- Chemically synthesised molecules manufactured in a laboratory/factory from fructose corn syrup, corn starch, often genetically modified corn sugar and sulphuric acid.
- Ascorbic acid is an ACID. Acids are corrosive within the body. Large dosages are not tolerated well and can irritate the stomach and digestive lining, causing the body to flush in order to rid itself of the irritant.
- Ascorbic acid kills pathogens and this is why many find ascorbic acid beneficial in the short term. The problem is that it is non- discriminative which means, it not only kills the bad bacteria, but it also kills the beneficial bacteria and natural probiotics in the body.
- It may start depleting the body of the other vitamin co factors if it is taken consistently over a long period in order to replace nutrients missing from the false vitamin.
- Found to be a calcium, copper, manganese and zinc antagonist.
- It may deplete the body of vital nutrients like copper, affecting the production of Ceruloplasmin negatively. Ceruloplasmin is the major copper-carrying protein in the blood, and in addition plays a role in iron metabolism.
- May block iron absorption, which may lead to anaemia.
- Megadoses of isolated ascorbic acid may lead to imbalances and deficiencies in vitamin P (Bioflavonoids).
- May influence kidney stone formation in people who are sensitive to oxalates. Ascorbic acid breaks down in the intestines into oxalates, oxalic acid. Oxalic acids bind with sodium and potassium which may lead to other health hazards. Oxalic acid is also a calcium antagonist. Calcium binds to the oxalic acid to neutralise this toxic acid and as a result the calcium is unavailable for its normal uses in the body.
- Vitamin C is stored in the adrenals. As ascorbic acid is acidic, in large dosages and with long term usage, it has the potential to put strain on and burn out the adrenals.
- Because most health conditions are due to acidity within the body, suppressing optimal cellular function, the acidic synthetic ascorbic acid in an acidic environment within the body may pose real risks towards the body with long term consumption. As per the famous Dr. Robert Morse: “One cannot treat acidity with acids”.


“Food source vitamin C is a recognisable physiochemical substance to the body. It contains many co-
~~~FOOD FOR THOUGHT~~~
The difference is more than quantitative.
Even if one were to take 3.2 times as much of the so-
It takes negative ORP to clean up oxidative damage, and since ascorbic acid has positive ORP (as well as positive redox potential), it can never replace food vitamin C no matter what the quantity! Furthermore, foods that are high in vitamin C tend to have high Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC, another test that measures the ability of foods and other compounds to subdue oxygen free radicals). A US government study that compared the in vivo effects of a high vitamin C food (containing 80 mg of vitamin C) compared to about 15.6 times as much isolated ascorbic acid (1250 mg) found that the vitamin C-
Furthermore, it is even possible isolated ascorbic acid only has in vitro and no in vivo antioxidant effects: “it has not been possible to show conclusively that higher than anti-
“Cross sectional and longitudinal studies show that the occurrence of cardiovascular disease and cancer is inversely related to vitamin C intake…the protective effects seen in these studies are attributable to fruit and vegetable {FOOD} intake…In general, beneficial effects of supplemental {SYNTHETIC} vitamin C have been noted in small studies, while large well controlled studies have failed to show benefit”. The other quantitative is that in humans, “Plasma is completely saturated in doses of 400 mg and higher daily producing a steady-
No matter how much isolated ascorbic acid one takes orally
- It will never saturate plasma and/or tissue vitamin C levels significantly more than can be obtained by consuming sufficient vitamin C containing foods.
- It will never have negative ORP, thus can never ‘clean-
up’ oxidative damage like food vitamin C can. - It will never have the free radical fighting capacity of food vitamin C.
- It will never contain DHAA (the other ‘half’ of vitamin C) or the promoting food factors.
- It will never have the same effect on health issues, such as aging and cardiovascular disease as high vitamin C foods can.
- It will not ever be utilized the way food vitamin C is.
- It will always be a synthetic.”
The Truth About Vitamins in Nutritional Supplements –
http://www.doctorsresearch.com/articles4.html (incl. reference sources)