Thomas E. levy, M.D., J.D., sent his colleague Joseph Mercola , D.O., a case report in which vitamin C was used to completely cure a case of swine flu, or H1N1 (see www.mercola.com, September 25, 2009). Levy asserts that adequately dosed vitamin C has never failed to cure an acute viral syndrome, in his experience. Here is the case Levy sent to Mercola.

A Waikato, New Zealand, farmer went to Fiji for a holiday and started developing flu-like symptoms but decided to tough it out. He arrived back in New Zealand very sick with swine flu. Doctors at Tauranga Hospital were not able to successfully treat him (they did not know that he also had leukemia, a fact the farmer didn’t know either). They sent him to Auckland Hospital, but he continued to deteriorate, despite the use of Tamiflu and antibiotics. His brother-in-law (who knows a bit about vitamin C) contacted Levy in the U.S., Who referred him to Dr. John Appleton provided a lot of information on vitamin C and referred the family to CAM (Centre for Advanced Medicine, www. camltd.co.nz), in Auckland. The family pushed to get him some intravenous vitamin C (IVC), but doctors at Auckland Hospital refused. CAM doctors encouraged the hospital medical staff to try using vitamin C.

The patient deteriorated further and was put on life support. The medical staff told his family nothing more could be done and life support would be switched off. His lungs were not functioning. The family asked that life support be kept on until everything had been tried, meaning the IVC.

The family pushed very hard to give the patient IVC, and the doctors reluctantly agreed, saying if there was no improvement by Friday, “that’s it.” The patient actually showed signs of improvement by Wednesday, to the hospital staff’s surprise. The staff expressed concerns about the patient’s kidneys, and a new specialist wanted to stop the vitamin C use. The family was told his liver was failing “caused by vitamin C.” Appleton gave them data showing the liver is more likely to be affected by antibiotics.

The patient continued to recover, to the point where he could be transferred to Waikato (closer to home). He was still on a ventilator and nasogastric tube feeding. The doctors there were more receptive to vitamin C, but wouldn’t agree to continue the treatment. The family then obtained the services of a high profile lawyer, who wrote a letter about patient rights and called the hospital to recommend that they sort it out with the family. As a result, the hospital continued with IVC, albeit at a much lower dose.

A CAM doctor traveled to Waikato to endorse the treatment and recommend IVC at higher doses. The patient continued to recover; he was now conscious. The hospital staff was stunned-they had never seen anything like this. The patient was told by his brother-in-law that IVC had saved him. The patient was by this time fully “with it” and talking normally with family and taking Lypo- Spheric vitamin C (6 grams daily). Thomas E. levy, M.D., J.D., sent his colleague Joseph Mercola , D.O., a case report in which vitamin C was used to completely cure a case of swine flu, or H1N1 (see www.mercola.com, September 25, 2009). Levy asserts that adequately dosed vitamin C has never failed to cure an acute viral syndrome, in his experience. Here is the case Levy sent to Mercola.

For those physicians wondering about IVC doses, Levy communicated directly with the brother-in-law to find out. The following protocol was used in this patient’s case.

• On the Tuesday following the initial “deadline” 25 grams were given intravenously.
• On Wednesday, 25-gram infusions were again repeated twice.
• On Thursday, the patient received 75 grams.
• Starting on Friday, he received 100 grams intravenously, and he stayed at this dose daily for another 4 to 6 days.

At that point in time, the new consultant had the vitamin C discontinued completely. One week later, the IVC was restarted at only one gram twice daily.

Levy encourages everyone to send this case history to any and all that may benefit, including friends and contacts in the government. Reasonable daily doses of vitamin C could be expected to do a better job at preventing H1N1, while having no downside, relative to mass vaccinations.