Vitamin C

Main Benefits:

• Powerful antioxidant protection.
• Protects against cellular damage.
• Aids in connective tissue formation.
• Enhances immune system function.
• Enhances immune system function.
• Maintains healthy bones, teeth and gums.

Vitamin C is a water-soluble, antioxidant vitamin. It is important in forming collagen, a protein that gives structure to bones, cartilage, muscle, and blood vessels. Vitamin C also aids in the absorption of iron, and helps maintain capillaries, bones, and teeth. Vitamin C plays an essential role in your body's immune system. It is found in every cell of our body and performs various functions including:

• It aids in fighting off foreign invaders such as pathogens and free radicals.
• It is vital to the production of collagen, which is involved in the building and health of cartilage, joints, skin, and blood vessels.
• It helps protect the fat-soluble vitamins A and E as well as fatty acids from oxidation.
• It aids in neutralizing pollutants.
• It is needed for antibody production.
• It has anti-oxidant properties
• It has natural antihistamine properties.

One study conducted on Vitamin C at the Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, found significant reductions in blood levels of histamine after people took 1,000 milligrams of Vitamin C for three consecutive days. An Italian study found that people with hay fever, who had taken 2,000 milligrams of Vitamin C daily, were better able to maintain the volume of air they could exhale. Vitamin C may also help reduce some of the inflammation associated with chronic allergies, according to other studies.

Studies have found that Vitamin C may:

• Contribute to healthy bones
• Help prevent periodontal disease
• Aid in healing wounds
• Combat inflammation and pain
• Aid iron absorption
• Break down histamine
• Offer potent antioxidant protection

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