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We can effectively defeat and prevent degenerative diseases.
A wholly natural remedy against degenerative diseases which works on your immune system: we make degenerative diseses die of hunger.

What we use is the ASCORBATE OF POTASSIUM: a completely natural powder which is our killer against the degeneration of cells. Lately we have internationally patented the RIBOSIUM which is what makes our solution even more powerful.

Discover here how:

1) What is Potassium Ascorbate?
Potassium Ascorbate is a salt derived from Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), obtained by making a solution in cold water using two compounds (Ascorbic Acid and Potassium Bicarbonate) in an extremely pure crystalline form (not less than 97% purity). This compound has extremely powerful anti-oxidant properties.

2) Why are these two components so important?
Ascorbic Acid, an essential part of our organism’s daily food intake requirements, is a powerful anti-oxidant agent and it is essential for the active biological synthesis of collagen and connective tissues. At the same time it increases the body’s capacity for absorbing iron, contributes to bone growth, improves resistance to infection and stimulates the immune system. Vitamin C deficiency leads to scurvy. Potassium, on the other hand, is vital to cell metabolism, in that it is a co-factor - an element which makes it possible for enzymes and intra-cellular proteins to function correctly.

3) What is Potassium Ascorbate used for?
Since this salt possesses extraordinary efficacy against degenerative pathologies, its use in regular doses, including at a preventive level, stimulates the body’s immune defences.

4)Is it possible to take a “do-it-yourself” preventive dose solely on the basis of the way this compound works?
No. It is always advisable to fix a medical appointment with the Foundation or with your general practitioner (if he/she is familiar with the protocols we use) because the dosages proposed depend both on the general medical situation of the person in question (i.e. information concerning the general medical history of the person involved, and of his/her family) as well as on the evaluation of specific clinical factors such as haemochrome and electrolyte values.

5) How does Potassium Ascorbate work?
It acts by restoring (or maintaining) correct intra-cellular Potassium levels, thus promoting healthy cell metabolism while reversing degenerative processes (if applicable) in that ascorbic acid acts as the Potassium carrier inside the body’s cells and the compound offers protective qualities thanks to its highly anti-oxidant properties.

6) Can other Potassium-based complements be used?
In theory yes, provided that the intra-cellular protein and enzyme structures which react with the Potassium are not compromised. If this is not the case then such complements are totally useless since they prevent the Potassium from being absorbed by the cell cytoplasm (i.e. the Potassium cannot reach the inside of the body’s cells).

7) Can Ascorbic Acid be a health risk?
Recent scientific literature reports that it is possible that high doses of Ascorbic Acid (over 10 grams per day for prolonged periods) may be a health risk. With Potassium Ascorbate, this risk can be disregarded because the dosage used to counter-act degenerative processes is extremely low (on average less than 0.5 grams per day) and is thus well within the daily recommended intake levels. The amount of Ascorbic Acid sometimes administered by drip as a support therapy together with Potassium Ascorbate depends totally on the state of health of the person in question.

8) Can Potassium be a health risk?
Potassium, if taken in the amounts specified by our protocols, does not present a health risk. The quantities involved range from an average daily “therapeutic” dose of less than 400 mg to an average weekly “preventive” dose of less than 400 mg.

9) Does Potassium Ascorbate have side-effects?
No. Potassium Ascorbate may be taken for an indefinite period of time, subject, of course, to the regular monitoring of clinical values either by the Foundation or by the patient’s GP. Having said that, it is worth bearing in mind that since the compound also has a balancing effect on the body’s hormone levels, Potassium Ascorbate may increase fertility in women.

10) Does Potassium Ascorbate have any effect on blood pressure?
Potassium Ascorbate has the tendency to regulate blood pressure. Nevertheless, we advise those suffering from hypertension (high blood pressure) to have regular medical tests at least during the early period of taking the compound.

11) Can people with diabetes take Potassium Ascorbate?
Yes. Providing they undertake to check their glucose and insuline levels (if used) regularly, at least when they begin to take the compound. Indeed, at times taking Potassium Ascorbate can give a pleasant surprise!

12) How long should I go on taking Potassium Ascorbate?
It is advisable to continue taking Potassium Ascorbate for an unlimited period of time, in view of the fact that Ascorbic Acid has a “physiological life-span” of only a few hours before being eliminated from the body through the urine. For this reason, it is necessary to take the compound at regular intervals in order to avoid placing the organism at risk. This consideration is especially important for those already suffering from the effects of degenerative disease.

13) What is the purpose of the drugs specified in the protocols?
The drugs indicated in our protocols serve to facilitate the absorption of Potassium Ascorbate by the body, as well as to boost its effects, especially at the beginning of the treatment.

14) Does vitamin B12 stimulate the rapid proliferation of degenerated cells?
No. The current medical literature contains numerous articles supporting the use of Vitamin B12 as an anti-tumour agent and even suggest that it be used in combination with Ascorbic Acid. Moreover, Vitamin B12 possesses two structural characteristics which make it ideal for using in combination with Potassium Ascorbate:

• it contains both NH and NH2 groups which readily bond with Potassium,
• it also contains ribose (an extremely important nucleic acid) with a molecular structure very similar to that of Potassium Ascorbate and also capable of bonding with Potassium, thus boosting the effect of the Potassium Ascorbate which is being taken.

15) How is Potassium Ascorbate prepared?
Both Ascorbic Acid and Potassium Bicarbonate in highly refined crystalline form (see answer to question 1) are extremely unstable, highly hygroscopic (moisture-sensitive). In addition, Potassium Ascorbate is very photo-sensitive (i.e. it is easily damaged by exposure to visible sunlight and ultra-violet rays). Both products must, therefore, be packaged in vacuum-sealed, pre-weighed sachets in a moisture-free environment.

16) How should Potassium Ascorbate be packaged?
The packaging should be of aluminium, polyethylene and paper, in order to protect the compounds from atmospheric humidity and sunlight..

17) Is it possible to prepare Potassium Ascorbate in capsule form?
Everything possible should be done to avoid preparing the product in capsule form, even if the two components are kept separate, because the capsules used (if made of animal gelatine) cannot provide the correct conditions needed for preserving the product (i.e. they allow atmospheric humidity to penetrate) and there is also the risk of their containing trace elements (such as lactose) which serve to give the capsules the stability needed for the filling process. All these factors negatively affect the purity of the product and therefore compromise its efficacy. One simple test which can be used is to see whether such products are difficult to dissolve or fail to fizz on adding to water.

18) Is it possible to buy each component separately in dark glass containers or in sealed packages with a view to preparing the product yourself??
The purchase of sealed packages or glass containers of Ascorbic Acid or Potassium Bicarbonate is highly unadvisable for the simple reason that, as soon as such containers are opened, the destructive processes caused by environmental humidity and sunlight begin to take place. The gradual yellowing of the substances (over a period of a few days or even hours depending on specific conditions) and their tendency to form a solid block (as happens with granulated sugar or cooking salt in the home environment, only much more quickly) both indicate that this form of packaging is highly unsatisfactory.

19) How is Potassium Ascorbate taken?
The two substances are dissolved in a glass containing 20cc of cold water, avoiding the use of metal spoons. It is suggested that plastic or wooden spoons, if necessary, be used; indeed it is usually sufficient to swirl the water around the glass by hand to complete the operation. During the process the mixture should produce a slight fizziness (effervescence).

20) Is it possible to relate Potassium Ascorbate with the studies carried out by Prof. Judah Folkman on the antiangiogenetic action of angiostatina and endostatina?
Yes. Potassium Ascorbate would seem to exert an antiangiogenetic influence and thus fits in perfectly with the conclusions of the studies carried out by Prof. Folkman of the Children´s Hospital Medical Centre in Boston.

21) Can Potassium Ascorbate be regarded as an alternative to conventional therapies?
No. We consider Potassium Ascorbate as a basic method, since it acts upon the basic bio-chemical-physical mechanisms which govern the way the body’s cells function and for this reason it can be used, with all the necessary precautions and adaptations, together with standard hospital protocols (chemotherapy or radiotherapy). The Potassium Ascorbate protocols can also be used in preparation for surgical operations (on the condition, of course, that we are dealing with cases of degenerative pathologies).

22) Why is Potassium Ascorbate not “officially” recognized?
Since those who are interested in this subject often lack the basic scientific preparation for understanding the way Potassium Ascorbate works (current research texts no longer refer to the information on which Dr. Pantellini based his studies), the tendency is for misunderstandings and superficial judgements to come into play. It is common, for example, for people to equate Potassium Ascorbate with Vitamin C, which leads them to refer to the scientific reports by Pauling, Cameron and Wilson on the subject in the United States. These studies often lead to contradictory conclusions (due also to the fact that their research findings are based on the use of high dosages of Ascorbic Acid). There is also the common tendency to situate methods based on the use of Potassium Ascorbate within the general framework of ‘alternative therapies’ (cf. the preceding question), which leads the representatives of ‘medical officialdom’ to assume a negative defensive attitude, thus precluding any constructive form of scientific dialogue or debate on the matter.

Having said that, many medical practitioners and researchers, not only in Italy but also in other parts of Europe and the rest of the world, are aware of Doctor Pantellini’s studies and have direct experience of the beneficial effects of Potassium Ascorbate on their patients. Unfortunately, due to the predominating atmosphere of professional ostracism and bureaucratic difficulties, the subject is often passed over in silence or, at best, is a matter of informal direct contact between researchers and patients who “spread the news”.

There is also the widespread conviction, which in fact is highly unscientific, to the effect that in the face of such a serious problem as that of degenerative diseases, we should be seeking solutions elsewhere (e.g. in the field of enzymes or special genetic structures, the elaboration of highly complex substances by chemical synthesis using hi-tech laboratories and so forth). The underlying idea is that the solution “can not possibly consist of just a small amount of bicarbonate mixed with lemon-juice”. This is also because treatment with Potassium Ascorbate is relatively inexpensive, whereas the amount of money spent worldwide on cancer research, for example, amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars.

At times an exaggeratedly limited view of the problem (the number of *oncogenes and proteins used in this type of research increases constantly every day) may lead us to lose sight of the more general picture, thereby limiting our ability to identify other solutions.

23) Can children take Potassium Ascorbate?
Yes. This is possible both at a preventive level, as well as in the case of degenerative pathologies. Dosage naturally depends on the age of the child, as well as on the circumstances of each individual case, and for this reason it is always advisable to seek medical advice beforehand.

24) From what age can one begin taking a preventive dose of Potassium Ascorbate?
At a preventive level, Potassium Ascorbate can be taken, beginning at 3-4 years of age, in the form of one dose per week; from 12 years of age upwards this may be increased to two doses per week and from 15 years of age onwards this can rise to three doses per week. The dose should always be taken first thing in the morning, ten minutes before breakfast (in those countries where breakfast is a serious meal, 30-40 minutes should elapse before taking solid food).

25) How much does it cost to use Potassium Ascorbate?
The average total monthly cost, bearing in mind the accompanying pharmacological drip therapy (which is the most expensive part of the treatment) does not exceed 150.000 Italian lira . At a preventive level, monthly costs amount to around 10.000 Italian lira (100 double sachets are enough for six months if taken on alternate days).

26) What steps should be taken by a person interested in using Potassium Ascorbate to combat degenerative disease?
Contact the Foundation as quicklyas possible. Our advice is to contact the Foundation as quickly as possible in order to make an appointment for a medical consultation. The information you need is in the section dealing with the Foundation itself.

At present we are offering medical advice only to Italy and Holland, in the next months we are opening to USA and CANADA.