Scott and Scurvy (2010)

I participated in Maciej&#x27;s Antarctic trip crowdfunding, and got way more than my money&#x27;s worth from his writings, simply some of the best on the web, bar none. Check out his amazing series on Yemen (just before the civil war erupted, but the uneasiness was clearly there). And the <i>Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel</i> is pure comedic genius, as is <i>Argentina on Two Steaks a Day</i>.

<i>In this, the Navy was deceived. Tests on animals would later show that fresh lime juice has a quarter of the scurvy-fighting power of fresh lemon juice. </i><p>A striking example of Chesterton&#x27;s fence:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton&#x27;s_fence" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton&#x27;s_...</a>

I read this with interest. First because I am a fan of polar exploration stories, but second because I believe I suffered from scurvy myself. I had been on a keto&#x2F;carnivore diet for years when I started to have painful gums and loose teeth, along with dramatically reduced white blood cell count.<p>I started taking 2,000 mg of vitamin C daily. WBC count bounced back and, after a tooth extraction, pain is gone.