Guest guest Posted April 29, 2002 Report Share Posted April 29, 2002 In a message dated 4/27/02 1:25:10 PM, Gettingwell writes: << Well some animals make their own vitamin C. >> Most animals make their own vitamin C except for primates including humans, the guines pig, the fruit eating bat and a couple of others -- an ancestor of ours lost the enzyme necessary to convert glucose to vitamin C -- probably because that precursor to primates lived in an enviroment very rich in vitamin C. Animals that make their own vitamin C do so in large quantities relative to their weights and they make more under stress. On the basis of animals that make their own, our needs are probably in the grams per day, not milligrams and certainly more than the paltry 60 mg suggested as teh RDA. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2002 Report Share Posted August 7, 2002 Dear Peggy and all First of all, thank you Peggy for all your effort and time, I'm learning so much. I really appreciate your kind heart in sharing your knowledge with us. My name is Elif and I live in Kathmandu. I teach Reiki, though not professionally. I'm Turkish. I need to send a crystal/stone to a leukemia patient as a present tomorrow. Any ideas please? It's a 17 year old girl. namaste elif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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