Vitamin C good for …

Even children are aware of the advantages of vitamin C during colds. However, it should be mentioned that Vitamin C is not just for colds.

Let us consider the common cases when vitamin C intake may provide health benefits.

Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin. Let me remind you that water-soluble vitamins are not produced in the organism, and that ones that come from outside, do not accumulate in the body.

Vitamin C is involved in the formation of collagen fibers and protects tissues from free radicals (it is an antioxidant).

Where in the body do we have collagen? Of course, we can find it in skin, ligaments, tendons, cartilages and blood vessels.

What does Vitamin C do during the period of acute viral respiratory infections? Vitamin C triggers the synthesis of interferons that suppress the growth of the virus. So it has an immunostimulating effect.

What else do we need vitamin C for?

• beautiful and healthy skin
• vessel fragility protection
• anti-sclerotic effect
• hormone synthesis
• it reduces histamine secretion, decreasing allergies
• it controls blood clotting
• it regulates carbohydrate metabolism
• it supports cardiac muscle function, especially in tachycardia

There are scientific surveys showing the positive effect of vitamin C on cancer deceases, stopping the growth of cancerous cells. For example, vitamin C was injected intravenously to mice, resulting in a slowing down of tumor growth by almost half.

Vitamin C consumption

There are evidence-based medical studies proving that during any disease the consumption of vitamin C increases. It is therefore essential to take increased doses of Vitamin C to prevent vitamin C avitaminosis.

Adrenaline level increase in the body always occurs with help of vitamin C. Accordingly, every time the heart rate rises, the consumption of Vitamin C goes up automatically.

During the period of antibiotic intake the consumption of vitamin C rises sharply as it helps the protein molecule, which is damaged by virus, to survive.

There’s another interesting example when you are a follower of getting vitamins from fruit. E.g., if you eat a kilo of oranges in the morning (on average, you get 500 mg of Vitamin C), and then you go to work, and witness the situation when a cute dog almost gets hit by a truck. Uh… Heart’s pounding, you’re nervous. Are there any of 500 mg of vitamin C left in the body? They’re gone! And where are the calories from a kilo of oranges? They’re still there!

From the above it becomes clear why nutrition experts recommend including a sufficient dose of vitamin C in a diet, especially during the period of viral epidemics. For example, the COVID-19 virus devours lung cells in order to obtain protein molecules, and in this struggle for cells Vitamin C is vital.

Which vitamin C to choose?

As it was mentioned before, vitamin C is not produced and does not accumulate in the body. It should be taken additionally in extra high doses in form of dietary supplements.

The efficient dose of vitamin C should be 500-1000 mg per day, depending on food intake that contains vitamin C.

When choosing supplements with vitamin C it is important to pay attention to its form. Which of vitamins is better to choose? Let me make it clear to you.

As dietary supplement vitamin C is available in form of pills, soluble fizzy tpills, syrup and powder.

Taking 1000 mg of vitamin C at a time is not only ineffective, but also dangerous. The body cannot absorb the entire dose of 1000 mg at once and sends the excess to the kidneys for removal. And here you get at least expensive urine and at the most you strike the kidneys.

Some countries have already prohibited the purchase of vitamin C doses above 250 mg.

The solution to this situation can be a choice of supplements with prolonged form of vitamin C. In this form, the pill usually contains 1000 mg of vitamin and has several shells, which dissolve in the intestine and release vitamin in doses.

The prolonged form of Vitamin C is called Ester-C or calcium ascorbate.

Another way is to divide the intake of vitamin C pills with a dosage of 250 mg into several times per day.

At the same time, according to biochemists nutritionists, vitamin C absorption is more effective in the presence of bioflavonoids. They are natural companions of vitamin C in fruit and vegetables. I recommend you to pay attention to it when choosing a supplement.

In conclusion, I want to tell you about the synergy of vitamin C and vitamin E. Nutrition experts have long noted that these vitamins in pair enhance each other’s actions. There is no need to look for a pill containing both of these vitamins. You can just add vitamin E to your diet.