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