Medi-C Plus Medi-C Plus - Vitamin C & L-Lysine Formula w/Magnesium Ascorbate Citrus Flavour, 1 kg
Medi-C Plus with Magnesium Ascorbate - Citrus Flavour - Vitamin C & L-Lysine Formula with Magnesium Ascorbate. Humans do not make Vitamin C like animals do, we need to supplement this essential vitamin to meet our daily needs. Vitamin C and Lysine work together to build collagen, which strengthens and holds together the coronary cells. Inadequate amounts of Vitamin C means poor collagen production. Coronary cells then fall apart just as bricks do without a good mortar. Coronary arteries, closest to the heart, receive the greatest pressure and without enough vitamin C the collagen weakens. This sets the stage for a heart attack. The work of Dr. Sydney Bush shows that vitamin C + lysine can help reverse the process.
Price
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In stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.
Why people keep reordering it
Best suited to: someone taking gram level vitamin c daily, people whose stomach objects to ascorbic acid, anyone deliberately feeding collagen synthesis, someone who will not swallow four tablets.
What the research supports
One scoop mixes 2000 mg of vitamin C and 1300 mg of L-lysine into water or juice. The 1 kg tub lasts about seven months.
Vitamin C studies use 500 to 2000 mg a day; lysine studies use 1 to 3 g a day.
- Collagen formation (evidence: strong, from biochemical evidence, human deficiency studies)
- Vitamin C activates the enzymes that link collagen strands together, and lysine supplies one of the amino acids used to build them. Together they're the raw materials and the trigger.
- Immunity (evidence: moderate, from biochemical evidence)
- Vitamin C helps white blood cells work and move to where they're needed. Regular intake at this dose has modestly shortened how long a cold lasts in some trials.
- Cold sores (evidence: mixed, from )
- Lysine may block a virus's ability to use the amino acid arginine it needs to replicate. Trials on whether that lowers cold sore frequency give inconsistent results.
Read the literature: Collagen formation on PubMed, Immunity on PubMed, Cold sores on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- Someone taking gram level vitamin C daily
- 2,000 mg in a single scoop, most of it buffered as magnesium ascorbate, which is much less acidic than the same dose of straight ascorbic acid.
- People whose stomach objects to ascorbic acid
- Magnesium ascorbate is a mineral salt rather than a free acid, so it is easier to hold down at gram doses than plain vitamin C powder.
- Anyone deliberately feeding collagen synthesis
- Vitamin C and lysine act at the same step of collagen assembly, so 2,000 mg with 1,300 mg is a real biochemical pairing rather than a marketing bundle.
- Someone who will not swallow four tablets
- A gram level vitamin C dose is several tablets. This is one scoop stirred into a glass and done.
Look elsewhere if
- Anyone who wants magnesium for sleep or cramps
- The 210 mg here is a by-product, not the feature. Magnesium bisglycinate at 200 to 400 mg elemental is what that job asks for, without 2,000 mg of vitamin C attached to it.
- People who get loose stools from vitamin C
- Bowel tolerance for some people sits well under 2,000 mg. Start at half a scoop, or use 500 mg capsules where you control the step size.
- Someone already getting vitamin C in a multi
- Adding this puts you past the daily upper limit. Pick one or the other, and if the amino acid is what you want, plain L-lysine is sold on its own.
What to expect
Vitamin C and lysine do not produce a sensation. What you notice at this dose is either nothing, or loose stools within a few hours if you are past your own bowel tolerance, which is the signal to halve the scoop. Anything collagen related in skin or connective tissue is a matter of months, and subtle even then.
How it compares
- Compared with plain ascorbic acid powder
- This is buffered as magnesium ascorbate, so it is far easier on the stomach at gram doses, and it brings 1,300 mg of lysine and 210 mg of magnesium along with it. The tradeoff: Ascorbic acid powder costs a small fraction as much per gram of vitamin C and lets you set your own dose, where here all three actives are locked into one ratio.
- Compared with separate vitamin C and L-lysine capsules
- One scoop stands in for about four 500 mg vitamin C tablets plus two or three lysine capsules, and it dissolves rather than sitting in the stomach as a tablet mass. The tradeoff: Buying them apart lets you raise the lysine without raising the vitamin C, which this powder makes impossible.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- Vitamin C (magnesium ascorbate, ascorbic acid), Magnesium (magnesium ascorbate), L-lysine (L-lysine hydrochloride)
- Ingredient form
- kg
- Suggested use
- Adults: Dissolve one level 6.5 cc scoop (5 g) daily in 250 ml of water or juice. Stir and drink immediately. Please keep desiccant in container after opening.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Medi-C Plus
How to take it
Adults: Dissolve one level 6.5 cc scoop (5 g) daily in 250 ml of water or juice. Stir and drink immediately. Please keep desiccant in container after opening.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each level scoop (5g) contains
- Vitamin C (magnesium ascorbate, ascorbic acid)
- 2000 mg
- Magnesium (magnesium ascorbate)
- 210 mg
- L-lysine (L-lysine hydrochloride)
- 1300 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Natural flavours, citric acid, Stevia rebaudiana leaf, Oryza sativa (rice) hull powder.
Free from
Contains no artificial preservatives, colours, or sweeteners; no dairy, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, salt, tree nuts, or GMOs. Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May interact with certain prescription medications. Review with your pharmacist if you take daily medication.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Medi-C Plus - Vitamin C & L-Lysine Formula w/Magnesium Ascorbate Citrus Flavour
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- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
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- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
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- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.