Jay Patrickʼs Articles 1-32 as removed from the alacer website after his death in 2003

(Jay Patrick is the Vitamin C Guru)

Among the things that Stone told him was that all humans suffer from a genetic disease, our inability to produce Vitamin C in our own bodies, as do some 99.9% of all animals. He explained that animals produce the neutral mineral ascorbates in their own livers.

Patrick tried five or six grams of ascorbic acid and quickly noted that about 95% of his TMJ pain went away. This immediately attracted his interest. He resolved that he would find some way to produce the same mineral ascorbates used so successfully by animals.

Accordingly, he shut down his New Jersey plant and returned to his native California. Shortly thereafter, Jay founded Alacer Corp. in 1970, where he continued his research into Vitamin C in the form of mineral ascorbates. He appeared on many radio and television shows with Dr. Linus Pauling, a Nobel Laureate who wrote a number of books on Vitamin C and became recognized as an authority on the subject. 

In 1970, Jay developed a timed-release Vitamin C tablet that included all seven mineral ascorbates, in addition to other vitamins and minerals. The product proved highly successful and in 1978, Jay and the Alacer team developed a product containing mineral carbonates which would react in water to form a great tasting drink, simulating the animal production of the seven mineral ascorbates which humans cannot produce in their own bodies. The name of the product was Emerʼgen-C referred to by Jay as “the real Vitamin C.” It was introduced to the World Congress on Vitamin C in 1978 and thrust Alacer Corp. to worldwide prominence, with the production of millions of Emerʼgen-CÒ packets.     Jay Patrick committed the last 30 years of his life to improving the health of all humankind. Even past his 90th birthday, Jay could still be found in his office at Alacer working to promote the countless benefits of Vitamin C in the form of mineral ascorbates. Millions of people around the globe continue to benefit from this caring, passion, and dedication.