Vitamin C

Ascorbic Acid

 Food source for Vitamin C:

Rosehips, raw cabbage, citrus fruits, red peppers,acerola berries, strawberries, amla, camu camu , a rain forest fruit  has the highest recorded amount of vitamin C, turnip greens, watercress, strawberries, pineapple, and guava.

Functions of Vitamin C:

Maintenance of collagen necessary for the formation of connective tissue in skin and bones, as an antibiotic, antioxidant,  wound healing, blood cell formation, excretion of heavy metals,  contributes to healthy teeth and gums, has a role in the metabolism of some amino acids, improves immunity, and mainteance of cell membranes.

Deficiency signs of Vitamin C:

Soft spongy bleeding gums, scurvy, easy bruising, joint pain, compromised immune system, listlessness, depression, shortness of breath, splitting hair, nosebleeds, slow healing of wounds, and peridontal disease.

Factors increasing the demand for Vitamin C:

Smoking, allergies, stress, chemotherapy, radium therapy, surgery, cancer, pesticide exposure, burns, pregnancy, peridontal disease, arthritis, and infection.

Therapeutic use of Vitamin C:

It reduces the effects of allergens, atherosclerosis, burns, cancer, infections, surgery, heart disease, wound healing, bone fractures, treatment of schizophrenia, paget's disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression, drug toxicity, pregnancy, lactation, asthma, cervical dysplasia, Crohn's disease, and alcoholism. anxiety, insect stings, spider bites,  fatigue, respiratory symptoms, pain control, back problems, (it has been found that a more than average intake of vitamin C helps preserve intervertebral disks) building muscle tissue and shock.

Schizophrenia patients have been found to have lower levels of serum vitamin C, and when relatively low doses were added to their diet, 1gram daily, their symptoms of depression, mania, and paranoia had a marked improvement.

Vitamin C acts to protect from the effects of cadmium, a heavy metal found in food and water, vanadium, lead, nitrates, and some of the effects of  steroid drugs.

Vitamin C has been shown to benefit terminal cancer patients, German doctors back in the 1950s reported that tumors often stopped growin after the daily administration of 2grams of Vitamin C.

A number of studies have shown that vitamin C lowers blood cholesterol and triglycerides,  

Drugs effect on Vitamin C:

Sulfa drugs, chemotherapy, estrogen, cortisone, barbiturates, cemetidine, mineral oil, and tetracyclines.Asprin increases the urinary excretion of vitamin C.

Dosage and Toxicity of Vitamin C:

RDA 70-150mg The dose will vary according to individual requirements, the therapeutic dose will be much higher than the RDA, depending on the condition being treated. Any condition which results in an increase in blood levels of copper can increase the need for vitamin C.

 Vitamin C is non toxic, however large doses per day can produce colic, diarrhea and allergies.

Read more:Vitamin D 

 http://www.yes2vitamins.com/eVitamin%20Store/