Vitamin C Is Vital For Your Overall Good Health
Our booklet will describe
to you how the simple and common nutrient, Vitamin C, is a powerful weapon for
preventing, fighting, or reducing the duration of the common cold.
Here we will review some of the studies that demonstrate the amazing ability of
this nutrient in fighting off this type of viral attack on the body. You can
learn how to use this safe and inexpensive nutrient to help defend yourself one
of the most persistent ravages of mankind, the common cold.
Colds can’t really be cured, can
they?
Find out by reading more in our booklet, The Vitamin
Way To Stop or
Prevent the Common Cold with Vitamin C
More about Vitamin C (The Ascorbate family of nutrients)
In recent months there have been some
conflicting reports in the news about the benefits of some vitamins and
antioxidants. For those of you who have had some difficult moments following
this, possibly doubting the value of nutritional supplementation, an article has
recently been published that should re-energize your positive feelings about the
need for antioxidants and Vitamin C in particular.
In the current edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers in Great Britain randomly selected individuals between the ages of 75 and 84 years old for a clinical trial. Over 1,200 participants provided an initial blood sample and were interviewed about their dietary habits. These individuals were then followed for a median of over four years. At the conclusion of the study, it was found that those individuals who had the highest blood levels of ascorbate (vitamin C) reduced their risk of dying by almost 50% compared to those individuals who had the lowest blood levels of ascorbate. The conclusion of the study was that low blood vitamin C concentrations in the older British population were strongly predictive of mortality.
Think about that for a moment. You can possibly reduce your incidence of mortality by almost 50% by having higher levels of Vitamin C (ascorbates) in your blood. This is not the first study to show such benefit. In a twenty year follow-up study also performed in Great Britain, there was a 30% reduction in death rates from stroke in those individuals with higher levels of blood ascorbate. Other clinical trials have clearly demonstrated that ascorbate levels in the blood of smokers are significantly lower compared to that of non-smokers. The reason for this is probably that smokers produce a higher amount of free radicals that cause heart disease and cancer when compared to non-smokers, consequently depleting their vitamin C levels in the blood by fighting these free radicals.
There are literally hundreds of companies that sell vitamin C in the market. However, only a minority of those companies utilize Ester-C® which is a patented form of vitamin C that is pH neutral and gentle on the stomach. Whereas ordinary vitamin C is typically excreted after about two or three hours, Ester-C is retained in the body for approximately ten to twelve hours. It is estimated that 500 mg of Ester-C is equivalent to taking 2000 mg of ordinary ascorbic acid. Our largest selling brand, Twinlab, utilizes Ester-C (as well as the very popular and beneficial Mineral Ascorbates) in many of it's offerings of multivitamins and Vitamin C Supplements. There are many to choose from to fit everyone's needs and goals.
Sure, we could recommend cheaper forms of
vitamin C products to our customers, but we want to suggest and provide the best
vitamins supplements to our customers. We have thousands of loyal customers
because of the quality of nutrients that we offer, not only Ester C, but also L-OptiZinc®,
Activin® grape seed extract, Betatene® carotenoids, FloraGLO® lutein,
ChromeMate® chromium and the list goes on and on.
For those of you who are interested in taking supplemental Ester-C during times
of physical or emotional stress, of during the Cold and Flu season, and to boost
your immune systems, Twinlab, Schiff and Alacer, and many others, offer several
stand-alone Vitamin C products, many that also contain bioflavonoids and
quercetin for additional antioxidant benefits. In fact, there are studies
published in medical journals indicating quercetin provides dramatic risk
reductions for heart disease and stroke. WOW, what a combination!
Natrol brand also makes several excellent Ester-C products that include a large dose tablet and chewable and liquid forms for children and those that cannot swallow pills. Alacer offers convenient and delicious Vitamin C powdered drink mixes, that provide a very potent 1000 mg's of Vitamin C, and in a very palatable form. It comes in a variety of flavors to choose from and can be mixed with water and even juice.
VitaminWay has much more information about
Vitamin C and other nutrients on our website. Here are some links:
http://www.vitaminway.com/forum/default.asp
http://www.vitaminway.com/vitamins/news_page.htm
http://www.vitaminway.com/vitamins/nutrition_page.htm
http://www.vitaminway.com/vitamins/reference1.htm
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General Information About Vitamin C
ROLE: Essential for healthy
teeth, gums & Bones; helps heal wounds, scar tissue, & Fractures;
prevents scurvy; builds resistance to infection; aids in the prevention &
treatment of the common cold; gives strength to blood vessels; aids in the
absorption of iron. It is required for the synthesis of collagen, the
intercellular "cement" which holds tissues together. It is also one of
the major antioxidant nutrients. It prevents the conversion of nitrates (from
tobacco smoke, smog, bacon, lunch meats, & some vegetables) into
cancer-causing substances. According to two time Nobel Prize winner Dr. Linus
Pauling, the foremost authority on Vitamin C, Vitamin C will decrease the risk
of getting certain cancers by 75%.
SYMPTONS OF DEFICIENCY: May lead to soft & bleeding gums, swollen or painful
joints, slow-healing wounds & fractures, bruising, nosebleeds, tooth decay,
loss of appetite, muscular weakness, skin hemorrhages, capillary weakness,
anemia, impaired digestion.