Vitamin C
The vital vitamin is one of the ‘super vitamins’. It acts as a powerful antioxidant, effectively neutralising free radicals, the highly destructive chemical substances that change or destroy healthy cells and causes serious degenerative conditions such as heart disease and cancer. White cells contain a generous amount of Vitamin C and helping boost immunity in order for white blood cells function effectively. (1)
Other benefits of Vitamin C are:
·
strengthens
skin’s defense system, and helping tissue repair, growth and healing of wounds
(1);
·
promotes
healthy bones, teeth and gum (1);
·
reduces
blood uric acid levels (2)(7) and prevents gout attack (2a)(7);
·
lowers
heart disease risk factors (3)(7)(8), including high blood levels of LDL (bad)
cholesterol and triglycerides (3a)(7);
·
lower
blood pressure in both healthy adults and those with high blood pressure
(4)(7);
·
reduces
the severity of colds, and speeds up recovery time (5)(7)(8);
·
prevents
common cold with large doses (1);
·
prevents
iron deficiency (6)(7);
·
treatment
of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts (8);
·
help
groups at risk of vitamin C inadequacy such as smokers and passive smokers,
infants fed evaporated or boiled milk, individuals with limited food variety,
people with malabsorption and certain chronic diseases (8).
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Important: This information
does not substitute for the advice of your healthcare professional, therefore, you
should consult them before commencing taking
supplements or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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