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 […]