Vitamin C
All information about vitamin C.
What are the benefits of Vitamin C?
Vitamin C is a PROVEN super ANTI-OXIDANT and thus protects your body from free radicals which may cause heart disease, cancer and other chronic diseases. Vitamin C also has more than 300 metabolic functions in the body. The more vitamin c we take the more Collagen, Carnitine and Neuro-Transmitters are body will create. Other vitamins can not function well without vitamin C.
What are the symptoms for Vitamin C deficiency?
Most likely symptoms are arthritis, allergies, bleeding gums, bone abnormalities, dental cavities, fatigue, irritability, low resistance to infection, nose bleeds, poor digestion, heart disease, rough skin & scurvy.
How much do we need Vitamin C?
Dr. Mark Moyad, MD, MPH of the University of Michigan has this to say: Higher blood levels of vitamin C may be the ideal nutrition marker for overall health. The more we study vitamin C, the better our understanding of how diverse it is in protecting our health, from cardiovascular, cancer, stroke, eye health [and] immunity to living longer. The ideal dosage may be higher than the recommended dietary allowance." Dr.Moyad suggests taking 500 milligrams a day, in addition to eating five servings of fruits and vegetables. Other famous doctors and scientists dedicated their lives to studying vitamin C, and they recommend more dosages.
Can we get our Vitamin C needs for best health from food?
Yes, and here is what you need to eat EVERYDAY to get 500mg of Vitamin C:
Cantaloupe, 1 cup (8 ounces): 59mg Orange juice, 1 cup: 97mg
Broccoli, cooked, 1 cup: 74mg Red cabbage, 1/2 cup: 40mg
Green pepper, 1/2 cup, 60mg Red pepper, 1/2 cup, 95mg
Kiwi, 1 medium: 70mg Tomato juice, 1 cup: 45mg.
Note that cooking destroys mich of Vitamin C in food. Being mostly contained in the watery part of fruits and vegetables, Vitamin c is easily lost during cooking in water, so the steaming of vegetables minimizes its loss.
Can we have too much Vitamin C?
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin therefore excess amount is excreted in your urine. But the usual kind of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) can develop symptoms such as kidney stones and diarrhea because it is an acid. This is solved by our product because maxCEEmum is non-acidic. Dr. Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry recommends at least 2,000mg/day for adults who are healthy. He recommends more as we age, if we are under medication, pregnant, stressed, smokers, into sports or body-building.
1 maxCEEmum = 8.5 Oranges
Major Benefits of Vitamin C
Vitamin C Fights Stress
Vitamin C is beneficial to people whose immune system was weakened due to stress. It is also the first nutrient depleted in in alcoholics, smokers.
Vitamin C Prevents Serious Complications caused by Colds.
It may not cure the cold, but it may help prevent more serious complications like pneumonia and lung infections.
Vitamin C Helps Prevent Strokes.
A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that those with the highest concentrations of vitamin C in their blood were associated with 42% lower stroke risk than those with the lowest concentrations.
Vitamin C Helps Fight Cancer & Cardiovascular disease.
Vitamin C prevents rapid oxidation of cells thereby strengthening the immune system. It rids our bodies of toxins like heavy metals, pesticides and pollutants in air, water and food. Iy neutralizes some cancer-causing substances like those found in cured meats and other processed foods.
Vitamin C Delays Skin Aging.
Vitamin C affects cells on the inside and outside of the body. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined links between nutrient intakes and skin aging in 4,025 women aged 40-74. It found that higher vitamin C intakes were associated with a lower likelihood of a wrinkled appearance, dryness of the skin, and a better skin-aging appearance.
Vitamin C Aids in Collagen Production.
Collagen is present in muscles and bones and responsible in holding their cells together. It inhibits tartar formation thus protecting our gums & teeth helping prevent gingivitis. It also helps heal scrapes and bruises.
