Gifford-Jones gives wise advice about Vitamin C
Dear Editor:
Re: The April 17 column by Managing Editor David Trifunov apologizing to readers for publishing an opinion piece by Dr. Gifford-Jones who suggested vitamin C would promote overall good health and stave off COVID-19.
I saved that March 7 article by the doctor for its well-researched information and intelligence extolling the healing properties of vitamin C for COVID-19 as well as for any illness — it is an immune system booster and a strong immune system is required to overcome any illness.
Trifunov stated the doctor said to “swallow extreme doses of vitamin C.” Not true — the doctor was suggesting intravenous treatment. Trifunov went on to say “a quick Google search of such theories finds that piece of medical advice hopeful at best, dangerous at worst.” A “quick Google search” reveals him to be lazy, sloppy and inaccurate. If he had made a concerted effort to get the facts, he would have discovered vitamin C is not dangerous and, to the contrary, discovered the myriad good it does for one’s body.
Dr. Linus Pauling was a Nobel Prize recipient for his vitamin C research whom Gifford-Jones regularly lauded in his Saturday columns. He is a vibrant 95 year old standard medical practitioner with the wisdom to incorporate needed supplementation into his medical practice and philosophy. He offers a powdered vitamin C and Lysine product that we have been taking for a decade.
We are in our 70s and can assuredly attest to the efficacy of vitamin C for overall immune, heart, muscle and skin health.
Gifford Jones is a voice of reason and knowledge, decidedly more so than Dr. Keith Roach, who is printed daily and who relies on drug therapies and typically negates supplements.
Trifunov’s column appeared on April 17. Gifford-Jones has always appeared on Saturday but did not appear on April 18. If he has been dropped from the paper, the public has been done an extreme disservice. Alternative thinkers are needed more than ever in today’s world to keep the ever-expanding, ever-deepening age of sheeple think at bay.
Julia Valentini, Penticton