A deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) causes scurvy. This deadly scourge would be the first
nutritional disease to afflict people having only grain and/or beans and lacking the know-how needed to
sprout them and produce enough vitamin C. Within only 4 to 6 weeks of eating a ration containing no
vitamin C, the first symptom of scurvy would appear: swollen and bleeding gums. This would be
followed by weakness, then large bruises, hemorrhages, and wounds that would not heal. Finally, death
from hemorrhages and heart failure would result.
The simplest and least expensive way to make sure that you, your family and neighbors do not suffer or
die post-attack from scurvy is to buy one kilogram (1,000,000 milligrams) of pure vitamin C, which is the
crystalline "ascorbic acid" form. Unlike vitamin C tablets, pure vitamin C crystals do not deteriorate. An
inexpensive mail-order source is Bronson Pharmaceutical, 4526 Rinetti Lane, La Canada, California
91011; in 1988 I bought one kilogram for $18.75, postage paid. An ample daily dose is 25 milligrams,
about 0.0009 ounce. Ten grams (about one third ounce) is enough for a whole year for one person who is
eating only unsprouted grain and/or other foods providing no vitamin C. One gram (1,000 mg) of
crystalline ascorbic acid is 1/4 teaspoonful. If you do not have a 1/4 teaspoon, put one level teaspoonful of
the crystals on a piece of paper, and divide the little pile into 4 equal parts; each will be approximately
1,000 mg. One of these 1,000 mg piles can easily be divided into 4 tiny piles, each 250 mg. A 250 mg pile
provides 10 ample daily doses of 25 mg each. If your family has a 1,000,000 mg supply, taking a 50 mg
daily dose of pure crystalline ascorbic acid may be preferred, either sprinkled on food or dissolved in
water.
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