Taking vitamin C as a supplement

@jakedduck1- About how much Vitamin C you shroud take- or did I misunderstand and he already has?

excellent and rational comment. Most studies on oral ascorbate supplementation and oxalate formation and/or kidney stone formation are flawed , as the vast majority did not take into the consideration of the formation of oxalates in vitro , the formation during storage , nor has taken into the account the dietary intake from foods , coffee , teas , chocolates etc. The reality is that only a small amount of ascorbate is under normal circumstances is broken down to Oxalic acid. Moreover, regarding gout and Uric acid stone , it's established that there's an inverse relationship between serum Uric acid and Serum ascorbate, which likely explains why high Vitamin C supplementation will help prevent and treat gout, as the Uric acid is a strong intrinsic ANTI-oxidant ,( similarly to Bilirubin), which synthesis from purines the body will increase during low dietary intake of Vitamin C. Uric acid is the lesser effective asssistant to Vit C.

I believe the vitamin C you are taking is very safe. It is also more beneficial. The reason for this is the amount of vitamin C being released into your blood stream. Very important to note that you are taking :timed release". This means that the 500 mg you take is being released into your blood over about a 12 hour period or at just 42 mg/hour. This very low dose should not stress your kidney. Also important to know is that vitamin C is water soluble, so it is flushed from your body in hours. This is another reason "timed release" is so important.
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/vitamineral#:~:text=There%20is%20also%20some%20concern,and%20other%20issues%20over%20time.

My Mayo nephrologist took me off of vitamin C. I was surprised therefor, when my husband’s non-Mayo nephrologist didn’t seem to have a problem with it.

How beautiful to be called butterfly.

Do you mind it if people ask about your Cherokee heritage?

My heritage is a complex mix of Jewish, Slavic, British and Brazilian. However, these days I consider Western "civilization" a sad (and ruthless) mistake, and wish I could find a way to make sense of these feelings (eg connect with how humans were before).

Although I'm totally secular, I learnt a lot (during a brief period) from orthodox Jewish rabbis. And it helped me detach a bit from our dire consumer culture. But I think their wisdom comes roughly from when "civilization" was taking roots.

I have no illusions, I'm sure humans have always had their nasty sides (after all, all natural beings feed in some sense on other natural beings).

I just think "civilization" made the process less fair - a few have ever more wealth and/or power, while the majority have ever less.

PS
I'm currently learning a lot about family, friends and love (at 58 🤣.... But better late than never!).

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I have a feeling that your observation in an earlier post that "Life is a hoot" is part of the "answer" I'm looking for 🙂