Vitamin C: The Body's #1 Antioxidant

Did you know that Vitamin C is needed for over 350 different functions within the human body? In fact, there is very little that this handy vitamin does not do when it comes to your health. For example, the human skeleton is held together by connective tissue known as collagen, and this collagen cannot be made without vitamin C.

This may help you understand better why vitamin C is always recommended whenever you have an injury or you want to promote healing. The first thing my mother used to always say when I get sick was to take my vitamin C. This is because you need collagen and in order to repair any damages to the body and boost your immune system, vitamin C aids in this repair.

Of all the many antioxidants, vitamin C ranks #1 above them all. In addition to clearing out free radicals, vitamin C also teams up with other antioxidants and supports their functioning when needed. Much like how a car cannot run without gasoline, other vitamins and minerals (like iron for example), cannot properly function without vitamin C.

Your immune system is literally your bridge to feeling and looking your best, and without vitamin C it cannot run at top levels. You will become sick, fatigued, and open yourself up to attracting other viruses. If ever there is one antioxidant to take when a person is feeling rundown, vitamin C would be it.

That is not all…

Vitamin C is also linked to a reduction in major health disasters such as strokes, heart attacks, and cancer. The reason why vitamin C can help prevent strokes and heart attacks is because it helps prevent high blood pressure and high blood pressure is a direct link to these diseases. And as far as cancer is concerned, this terrible illness has less of a chance to grow if a person's immune system is running at top speed, and as we stated earlier – vitamin C is responsible for this healthy state of the immune system.

It is important to supplement your diet with vitamin C because, unlike most of nature's animals, the human body cannot manufacture this vitamin on its own. Vitamin C does not get stored in the human body for very long after it has been ingested, due to being water soluble. Therefore, anywhere between 10 and 200 mg is sufficient when taken in capsule form for most people. If you're active in place vigorous sporting activities then you may need more. Consult your doctor or physician for exact requirements.

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