The buzz generated by a vitamin C concoction that a Norfolk doctor uses to treat sepsis set social media ablaze in March. Dr. Paul Marik, a critical care doctor at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital,… ...

For one thing, people with sepsis tend to have surprisingly low levels of vitamin C in their blood. In 2014, Dr. Alpha "Berry" Fowler published a paper involving just 24 patients , hinting that ...

Results from a clinical trial have shown that a pH-balanced form of vitamin C, sodium ascorbate, is effective in treating sepsis, which claims 270,000 American adult lives every year. “Sepsis ...

Enter on the scene sodium ascorbate. This sodium form of ascorbic acid possesses a physiological pH of 7.4 compared to ascorbic acid’s 5.5. In results recently published in the Critical Care journal, ...

Therefore, consuming foods rich in the vitamin—such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, strawberries, bell peppers, and tomatoes—is vital for overall health.

Megadoses of vitamin C – the equivalent of 5000 oranges – may be the solution to fighting potentially fatal sepsis in intensive care patients, Royal Adelaide Hospital researchers believe.