Vitamin C Recap! Vitamin C is an essential nutrient that is not produced or stored by the human body, which means, we need to get it from an outside source. This could be from dietary supplements, our diets, or both! Vitamin C is essential for so many human processes. This includes: Immune function Wound healing […]
Vitamin C Vitamin C is a very powerful antioxidant. It has the ability to remove free radicals from the body and prevent oxidative stress on our tissues and organs. It is also involved in many cellular processes in the body. Vitamin C is involved in collagen synthesis which aids in wound healing as well as […]
How can Vitamin C help prevent cancer? Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps prevent many diseases including cancer. Our bodies are exposed to so much pollution in the air, and a ton of chemicals in our foods. Pollution, chemicals, and UV light produce free radicals in our bodies. Free radicals are very “reactive” […]
Vitamin C Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an essential nutrient that is involved in an array of process in our body including immune function, metabolism, and production of collagen [1]. Here is a vitamin C fun fact; Humans, primates, guinea pigs and bats do not synthesize vitamin C and so we/they need […]
First, Let’s reiterate what vitamin C is… Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin that can be found in food or taken as a supplement. Humans are unable to synthesize vitamin C and so we need it added to our diets in either the form of food or the form of a supplement. Vitamin C […]
The Skin The main function of the skin is to act as a barrier between the environment and your insides. To understand this is to also understand that your skin takes a beating! Your skin protects you from the following: [1] provides shielding from mechanical and chemical threats pathogens ultraviolet radiation dehydration The skin is […]
Covid-19 Recap Covid-19 is a respiratory illness caused by the SARS-Cov-2 virus. SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus that emerged in China in December of 2019. It swept the world causing an array of symptoms in different demographics of people. The most compromised groups of individuals have been affected by severe disease. Age and an array […]
What are Rose Hips? Rose hips are wild plants that have been traditionally used as a medicinal compound for the treatment of disease [1]. The therapeutic capabilities of the rose hips is based on its antioxidant properties. Their antioxidant activity is due to the content of polyphenols, Vitamins C, E, and B and carotenoids [1]. […]
What is a Liposome? Liposomes are manufactured, hollow, spherical vesicles composed of a lipid bilayer [1]. Pharmaceuticals and/or dietary supplements are loaded into the liposome in order to enhance intestinal absorption after ingestion. There for, liposomal delivery is the act of delivering pharmaceuticals and supplements via a liposome. [image 1] The vitamin is placed in […]
What is Covid-19? At this point in the global pandemic, we have all heard the words “Covid-19” a multitude of times. But what is Covid-19? It is an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which comes from a family of viruses known as the coronaviruses. There have been many previous coronaviruses that only cause mild […]