C1000 (Jarrow) Each bottle, 250 1000mg capsules.

Suggested Use: Take three or more sustained release tablets per day with food. Bring dose up slowly: taking too much at once may cause diarrhea.

Vitamin C Overview: Vitamin C is another critical nutrient, an antioxidant and highly efficient free radical scavenger, antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal which should be in any HIV protocol. Vitamin C is responsible for the reactivation of key antioxidants, particularly vitamin E, beta-carotene, and glutathione, after they have been oxidized by donating electrons to neutralize a free radical (known as the redox process). Vitamin C and certain sulfur amino acids are the only water-soluble nutrients which can be taken in sufficiently large, yet safe, quantities to effectively conduct this redox process. Vitamin C is available in both quick and slow release tablets, powders, as well as esterified form (vitamin C chemically bonded with one or more minerals in a compound containing aldonolactones; (see U.S. patent #4,822,816) and effervescent forms. However, note that the Vitamin C Foundation flat out states that ascorbic acid is the only worthwhile vitamin C and everything else is just marketing nonsense. They claim there is no convincing evidence to support superior bioavailability of these other forms that supports their excessive cost. (Of course, as noted below, take any powdered form of ascorbic acid with care to avoid damaging tooth enamel.)

Other Ingredients: Magnesium stearate (vegetable source) and silicon dioxide. Capsule is gelatin and titanium dioxide for color.
Contains No: wheat, gluten soy, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, nuts or tree nuts.