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Vitamin C, the Common Cold and the Flu by Linus Pauling

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First published January 1, 1970

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Linus Pauling

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Linus Carl Pauling, Chemistry, Winner of multiple Nobel Prizes including 2 unshared awards

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December 30, 2016
This is an excellent, clear, engaging and highly readable book. I learned a lot about many scientific studies done to examine the effectiveness of Vitamin C as well as reasons the public has been directed away from the treatment. I feel more informed, curious, and hopeful after reading this book. My gratitude to the author.
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February 24, 2023
An old but good book about Vitamin C and the health benefits this vitamin has, especially in preventing and healing colds. Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling points out how large doses of vitamin C actually can prevent and make you well from colds and other respiratory diseases. Although the book is old and there is certainly a lot of new and confirming research on what Pauling writes about, this is a good and instructive book about this vitamin, or this "food" as Pauling also calls it. A gem of a book that I found in a book container at the garbage heap.
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June 21, 2015
Linus Pauling's first book in ascorbic acid (aka vitamin C). I have his How To Live Longer...book, and I wanted to read previous one as well. Well, let's just say there is a reason Linus Pauling took 2 unshared Nobel prizes.
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