Vitamin C
Why Vitamin C is Important
If all the vitamins had a popularity contest, Vitamin C would win. There’s a reason why you hear so much about this vitamin. Let us tell you all about it.
How Vitamin C Boosts the Immune System
When it's not busy forming blood vessels, muscles, and collagen, Vitamin C is ruling your immune system. This tough antioxidant protects your cells from free radicals in your body, so you stay healthy.
How Vitamin C Enhances the Skin
It also fights off environmental aggressors outside of the body, so your skin stays strong (1). Things like the sun’s rays, wind, and the cold can all have a damaging effect – vitamin C helps boost your skin’s barrier so you are less likely to suffer the drying effects of these weathers.
It also helps clear up scarring (2), acne, and other skin complaints.
How Vitamin C Gives You More Energy
The mitochondria is the energy center of all the cells in our body. Vitamin C assists in the transportation of the long-chain fatty acids that give the mitochondria its power (3).
How Vitamin C Helps Your Digestion
If you regularly suffer with reflux or heartburn, Vitamin C can help soothe your symptoms. It does this by creating more saliva and stomach mucus, which help to wash away any offending foods you might have eaten (4).
Vitamin C Foods
Most fruit and vegetables will contain some, with the highest concentrations found in guavas, kiwis, and bell peppers. And most people associate vitamin C with oranges, which are also rich in this nutrient. Of course, you might find it easiest to boost your Vitamin C levels with a supplement.