In my home, we mostly use Vitamin C to ward off cold or flu like
symptoms at their earliest stages. For me, this is usually when I wake
up and notice drainage down the back of my throat. We take 1,000mg
every 3 hours until that initial symptom goes away. This dose, if
taken at the onset of symptoms, seems to work 95% of the time. By
that, I mean that 95% of the time the symptom goes away and is not
followed by any other symptoms.

Hope that helps,
KristenM
http://www.foodrenegade.com

--- In native-nutrition@yahoogroups.com, "lisa_mc_connell"
<mmlisa2@...> wrote:
>
> hi all,
> i am trying to search the archives for this, but no luck. a few people
> posted in the past about how they use vit. c in high doses to ward off
> illness and I am wondering if someone could send me that info? I am
> thinking one would need to take it about every hour, but what is a
> good starting dose for an adult?
>
> thanks!
> lisa
>