Linus pauling, vitamin c, and the common cold university of helsinki. Vitamin c and the common cold is a popular book by linus pauling, first published in 1970, on vitamin c, its interactions with common cold and the role of. Linus pauling books list of books by author linus pauling. Vitamin c and the common cold pdf linus paulingvitamin c and the common cold and flu pdf linus paulingcancer and. The notion that vitamin c might be of benefit against colds achieved wide popularity in the 1970s when linus pauling wrote a bestselling book entitled vitamin. Despite widespread popular belief in its effectiveness in preventing and combating the common cold, vitamin c ascorbic acid. Picture courtesy of oscar falconi the healing factor vitamin c against disease by irwin stone with forewords by nobel prizewinners dr. Linus pauling pdf books vitamin c, cancer and vitamin c. However, when he explained these findings in his wonderfully constructed books vitamin c and the common cold and how to live longer. In 1970, pauling came out with his book vitamin c and the common cold, where he encouraged americans to consume 3,000 mg of vitamin c daily. It is the 10th anniversary of the death of linus pauling and his most controversial. About the pauling therapy heart disease cause and cure. Excerpts from vitamin c and the common cold by linus pauling.
Linus paulings most popular book is general chemistry. Here is an article written by dr hilary roberts about linus pauling and his views on vitamin c. Cameron and pauling wrote many technical papers and a popular book, cancer and vitamin c, that discussed their observations. Linus pauling s specific therapy for cardiovascular and heart diseases are high dosages of two essential nutrients. The book promoted the idea that taking large amounts of vitamin c could reduce the duration and severity of the common cold. He published a book about cold prevention using megadoses of vitamin c, or up to 18,000 mg daily. Pauling discovered that vitamin c affects every cell in our bodies and we need it daily. Pauling made vitamin c popular with the public 144 and eventually published two studies of a group of 100 allegedly terminal patients that claimed vitamin c increased survival by as much as four times compared to untreated patients. Vitamin c and the common cold is a popular book by linus pauling, first published in 1970, on vitamin c, its interactions with common cold and the role of vitamin c megadosage in human health.
A third book, vitamin c and cancer 1979 claims that high doses of vitamin c may be effective against cancer. Vitamin c and the common cold by linus pauling goodreads. By following the simple, inexpensive and safe regimen described in this book, you can. Vitamin c is required to strengthen arteries so that the body does not try to patch arteries with plaster casts atherosclerosis. Vitamin c linus pauling institute oregon state university. Contents summary function role in immunity bioavailability deficiency the rda disease prevention cardiovascular disease cancer type 2 diabetes mellitus. I wonder if dr linus pauling 190194 and dr robert atkins 19032003 are not laughing at our folly, wherever they are.
Dr pauling died aged 93, leaving behind life long studies on vitamin c. Around 1970, nobel prize winner linus pauling popularized the theory that vitamin c helps treat colds. Following the publication of linus paulings book vitamin c and the common cold, vitamin c consumption rose 300% in the united states and life expectancy increased by 6. The mechanism of its vitamin c effectiveness against viral infection, such as a common cold, is not yet known. So contends its nobel prizewinning author linus pauling. Popular books in which linus pauling detailed his nutritional recommendations are vitamin c and the common cold, cancer and vitamin c with ewan cameron, m. His landmark book, the nature of the chemical bond, is frequently cited as the most influential scientific book. Years ago, by reading this book at age 28, i discovered that vitamin c deficiency was causing the major joint problems i was having at the time deficiency sometimes mimics rheumatism. Linus paulings book vitamin c and the common cold came out in september. How linus pauling duped america into believing vitamin c cures.
Linus pauling has 49 books on goodreads with 6234 ratings. He explains the mechanism of how this vitamin will strengthen the immune. Linus pauling didnt claim that vitamin c in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs might provide an additional incremental benefit to. Heart disease formerly practicing medicine without a license documents the amazing 12year, now 26 year, history of the linus pauling and matthias rath theory and the linus pauling therapy for reversing coronary heart. Vitamin c the common cold and the flu by linus pauling. In 1958 they presented an appeal for a test ban to the. During the 1950s pauling and his wife became well known to the public through their crusade to stop the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.
Linus paulings claim, that he knew a cure for heart disease, cancer and infections, was greeted with ridicule. Linus pauling linus pauling humanitarian activities. Us is only industrialized country to experience a 40% drop in cv disease. Vitamin c supplementation and the common coldwas linus pauling right or wrong.
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