Vitamin C (L-ascorbic Acid)

Vitamin C is water-soluble and a potent antioxidant. It is one of the most widely taken supplements. Because vitamin C is excreted from the body every 2-3 hours it should be taken 2-3 times each day to help maintain a constant level in the bloodstream. Ester C is the most absorbable form of vitamin C available. According to Dr. Lines Pauling, the foremost authority on vitamin C, vitamin C will decrease the risk of getting certain cancers by 75%.

Benefits and functions:

• Essential for healthy teeth, gums and bones
• Helps heal wounds, scar tissue, and fractures
• Prevents scurvy · Builds resistance to infection
• Aids in the prevention and treatment of the common cold
• Gives strength to blood vessels
• Aids in the absorption of iron
• Required for the synthesis of collagen
• Prevents the conversion of nitrates (from tobacco smoke, smog, bacon, processed meats, etc.) into cancer-causing substances
• Accelerates healing after surgery
• Helps decrease blood cholesterol
• Offers protection against many forms of cancer
• Act as a natural laxative
• Lowers incidence of blood clots in veins
• Helps lower blood pressure
• Reduces the effects of many allergy-producing substances

Possible symptoms of deficiency:

• Weight loss
• Fatigue
• Bleeding gums
• Swollen or painful joints
• Slow-healing wounds and fractures
• Bruising
• Tooth decay
• Loss of appetite
• Muscular weakness
• Skin hemorrhages
• Capillary weakness
• Anemia
• Impaired digestion
• Reduced resistance to colds and infections