Vitamin
C
ascorbic
acid (water-soluble)
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
Vitamin C is extremely important to immune function. It produces interferon, which is an important protein in the immune system and it aids in the effective action of white blood cells and antibodies. Vitamin C also is involved in growth and repair of the skin and tissues, and it manufactures collagen, which is the connective tissue in the skin and muscles. Vitamin C helps to protect against bruising and abnormal blood clotting. Vitamin C can reduce the symptoms of asthma and it protects your body from pollution. Even the effects of smoking cigarettes can be slightly reduced by taking vitamin C. It can merge with certain noxious substances, like some heavy metals and even black widow venom, and cause them to be nontoxic so they can be safely eliminated from the body. Vitamin C also can lower low-density lipoproteins (LDL) “bad cholesterol” and elevate levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) “good cholesterol” and it can lower blood pressure.
Vitamin C deficiency can cause: Scurvy, (rare in western society) bleeding gums, increased colds and bronchial infections and prolonged healing time, pain in the joints, low energy levels, tendency to bruise easily, and tooth loss.
Good sources of Vitamin C: Since Vitamin C is so essential for the body, and the body cannot produce it itself, it is vital to get plenty of Vitamin C on a daily basis. It can be found in most fruits, especially citrus fruits, berries and green vegetables.
In this course you will find the complete vitamin and mineral guide. Most doctor s will say that herbs are total bull. Multi ple foods have beneficial properties when eaten raw. Nutritional value is preserved when the food is not cooked. The encyclopedia contains a lot of useful information on essential nutrients. Herbal sources for vitamins seem more renewable and sometimes more absorbable by the system. You are no idiot, many people even buy weight loss pills which are horrible for the system any may make you skinny, but some cost you your health. Natural health preservation seems the more direct route to better heath. This site sometimes has more info than the expensive health book s out there. Take a look at the RDA table online to see if your minerals are in the right required daily allowance. Check the dictionary if you need more explanation of the acronym RDA.