Vitamin C

Vitamin C is needed in large amounts by your adrenal glands and is important for energy production and collagen formation to keep your bones and skin young. Collagen is like a stretchy mesh made of elastic. In order to make bone, collagen is formed and then minerals such as calcium and phosphorus attach to the mesh, making bones that are slightly flexible. Osteoporosis is where bones lose their elasticity and density and become fragile. Vitamin C is also the number 1 supplement for wrinkle prevention and keeping your skin elastic and young-looking. Stress and a highly refined diet depletes vitamin C. A majority of people with bleeding gums or easy bruising are low in vitamin C. Even if you eat raw fruit you may be getting inadequate vitamin C because it declines by half for every 2 weeks after harvesting. The bioflavonoids, natural substances in plants, potentiate (multiply) the power of vitamin C, making it even better for you. Sweet peppers, strawberries, kiwifruit, watercress and broccoli are some foods that are rich in vitamin C.

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I've been taking this dose at least once a day, particularly since I realised the benefits of Vitamin C in terms of collagen formation and the knock on effect on skin and wrinkles as well as the benefits to the adrenal glands. I had been taking it primarily as an immune boost. Great to know there are multiple benefits from Vitamin C.

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