I have a vitamin c question regarding my kids?!

I have a vitamin c question regarding my kids?

i want to give my children vitamin c nutrition supplements. they are some chewable tablets that i bought. the question is how much mg. can they have? each tablet is 500mg.'s. is that to much? my sons are 3 and 6.

You are to be commended on being a wonderful, caring and loving mother. Your sons are lucky!

Dear, according to Dr. Weil, MD, who is a top nutritionist and alternative medicine practitioner, you should only supplement your children's vitamin C to 200 mg. You could cut the tablets in half with a pill splitter. That would be close to the 200 mg.

Dr. Weil advises that we ALL get our vitamin C mainly from pure food sources. Lots of good fruit (4-5 pieces a day), leafy green vegetables and tomatoes are wonderful sources. 2 oranges, 1 apple, a cup of green, leafy vegetables and some natural fruit juice would give your two sons each plenty of the vitamin C they would need...around 200 mg.

Keep up the great work, Mom. Your sons will be in top-notch health their whole lives with the great start you are giving them!