Vitamin C and Nutrition

Vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant that is essential for life and for maintaining optimal health. It is required for at least 300 metabolic functions that do not require Vitamin C.

Vitamin C plays a vital role in keeping the immune system working efficiently and helps build collagen, the stabilizing tissue in the bone, muscle and skin. AS an antioxidant, Vitamin C is one of our best defenses against the cell damaging effects of free radicals.

Almost all animals and plants produce their own Vitamin C. There are some exceptions, such as human sand small number of other animals. Since the body cannot manufacture Vitamin C, it must be obtained through diet in the form of supplements.

The non-acidic Vitamin C is remarkably effective form, especially for those suffering from chronic illness such as cancer. This type of Vitamin C enters the body four times faster then forms and stays in the body tissues longer .