Vitamin C

Photo: Jon Bunting

Yo ho, yo ho,
               a pirates life for me!

This vitamin is the famous cure of scurvy.

It help our health much more than that!

Vitamin C, eat up me hearties, yo ho!

What's it do?

It lowers inflammation in your body.

It prevents and lessens symptoms from the common cold.

It lowers allergy symptoms.

Vitamin C might help the heart and blood vessels. It is used for hardening of the arteries, preventing clots in veins and arteries.

It repairs and boosts your immune system. 
        Can help prevent diseases and reduce many symptoms.

It's thought to help depression.

It may be anti-aging by counter effecting cortisol.

Vitamin C in sunscreens may help block the sun.
"When applied topically, vitamin C also helps protect your skin against the damaging effects of UV rays." 1.

Where to get it?

It's best to get Vitamin C from your foods, but it's hard to get high amounts that way.  So many people add supplements.

Papaya
Bell Peppers
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Strawberries
Pineapple
Oranges
Kiwifruit
Cantaloupe
Cauliflower

Getting more:

Vitamin C boosts your body’s ability to absorb more iron.

The longer fruit been cut the lower the vitamin C content.

Hungry for more?

sources: 

Vitamin C from Puritan's Pride

1.http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/food-nutrition/diet-aging/5-anti-aging-vitamins.htm#page=2

-http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1001-vitamin%20c%20(ascorbic%20acid).aspx?activeingredientid=1001&activeingredientname=vitamin%20c%20(ascorbic%20acid)

-http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/vitamin-c-increase-iron-absorption-4865.htmlhttp://healthyeating.sfgate.com/vitamin-c-increase-iron-absorption-4865.html

-No More Allergies by: Dr. Gary Null (This is a great example of read with attention.  Some of Dr. Nulls ideas seem far fetched but there is invaluable information and research in the book.  So read, skim, note and re-read.  Then compare it to other sources.)

-http://fightinfoods.blogspot.com/p/sources-addictions.html