November: Linus Pauling's cold remedy

On 18th November, 1970 Linus Pauling declared that large doses of vitamin C (L-ascorbate) could ward off the common cold. He suggested that doses of vitamin C, higher than the official RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance), taken regularly could help prevent the common cold, or at least shorten its duration.

He concluded that the optimal dosage of vitamin C for the majority of people is 2.3 grams to 10 grams daily. Many people believed Dr. Pauling and began taking vitamin C in the doses he recommended despite opposition from the medical establishment to this idea.

Here is a polarised image of Vitamin C, magnified 23 times.  This forms part of the Rose Collection, a collection of images created by Dr Harold Rose.