Vitamin C Destroying Methylcobalamin

[Tigger]

Anyone have any idea how much vitamin c is acceptable to take without destroying too much methylb12? I find vitamin c to be the most potent anti-histamine yet.

 

[Learner1]

Previous reports that megadoses of vitamin C destroy vitamin B12 have not been supported (92) and may have been an artifact of the assay used to measure vitamin B12 levels (17).

From http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-B12#reference92

 

[Tigger]

Thank you so much! Also, any idea why taking even medium dose vitamin c (<= 1 g/day) causes me to have extreme soreness (similar to what lactic acid buildup/post-exercise feels like)? Could this be c's ability to assist with chelation?

 

[sregan]

Thank you so much! Also, any idea why taking even medium dose vitamin c (<= 1 g/day) causes me to have extreme soreness (similar to what lactic acid buildup/post-exercise feels like)? Could this be c's ability to assist with chelation?

I thought I had experienced that also. Regular vitamin C is acidic and may affect the gut. I thought either way it might be putting some burden on the liver.

 

[Learner1]

I'm not sure, but antioxidants all work together. You might enjoy "The Antioxidant Miracle" by Lester Packer, who ran the antioxidant lab at UC Berkeley for many years.