Vitamin C

Vitamin C: Commonly known as Ascorbic Acid

Note: many Vitamin C supplements are only composed of ascorbic acid. In nature (fruits and veggies) vitamin C is much more than just ascorbic acid, but it is also all the vitomers and co-factors that make vitamin C from from food sources much more beneficial than vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid alone.

Benefits: 1. CAN HELP FIGHT OFF INFECTIONS.
2. HELP FIGHT OFF CANCER.
3. HELP PREVENT HEART DISEASE.
4. HELP PREVENT CATARACTS.
5. PREVENTS SCURVY.
6. LOWERING CHOLESTEROL LEVELS.
7. LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE.
8. SPEED WOUND HEALING.
9. FIGHTS ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA.
10. HELP PREVENT GALLSTONES.
11. PREVENTING OSTEOPOROSIS.
12. MAY SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE.

How it Works: Vitamin C helps the immune system because it is the most important antioxidant in the body. In 1976, Linus Pauling showed that cancer patient's lived an average of a year longer from taking mega doses of Vitamin C. Several studies have shown that Vitamin C lowers total cholesterol while raising the good cholesterol HDL. Vitamin C has been linked to lower blood pressure on average of about 4 points. Vitamin C speeds the wound healing process because it allows the body to make collagen. Vitamin C helps prevent excess histamines from being made therefore reducing allergies. A study showed that women who had the highest levels of Vitamin C were 39% less likely to get gallstones. Because vitamin C is antioxidant, it may slow down the progression of Parkinsons early on.

Sources: Good food sources of Vitamin C are: citrus fruits, acerola, guava, papaya, green and yellow peppers, and strawberries.

Recommendations: The MINIMUM Vitamin C for children 1-3 is 15 mg/day. The MINIMUM for children 4-8 is 25 mg/day. The MINIMUM for children 9-13 is 45 mg/day. The MINIMUM for males 14-18 is 75 mg/day. The MINIMUM for females 14-18 is 75 mg/day. The MINIMUM for men 19 and over is 90 mg/day. The MINIMUM for women 19 and over is 75 mg/day. The MINIMUM for pregnant women is 80-85 mg/day. Finally, the MINIMUM for nursing women is 115 mg/day.


Yours,

Dr. Eric Nepomnaschy
Chiropractor
Santa Monica, CA
310-993-8482
www.drericnepo.com