
by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD | In 1497, the famous Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama set sail for an around the world voyage with three ships and 1500 men. He returned three years later with one ship and less than half of his sailors. The rest of his men died of scurvy. Scurvy is a nasty disease caused by vitamin C deficiency and manifests with weakness, joint pain, bleeding gums, loose teeth and teeth falling out, petechiae ( purple spots all over the body), bruising, manic depressive … [Read more...]



