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Known for his role in anti-fatigue, vitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, has more of an asset. Promotes the general tone, and its chemical structure, participates in many chemical reactions that protect cells from aging. By ensuring a better overall health, vitamin C helps fight against external agents

According to many experts, the consumption of Vitamin C would be for most people too low. To keep you in good health and have effective protection against disease, researchers believe that the recommended nutritional intake of vitamin C should be at least 200 mg per day!

What are the benefits of adequate intake of Vitamin C?

The vitamin is known for fighting;

- Colds
- Fatigue
- Stress
- Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
- Cataract
- Macular Degeneration
- Anti-carcinogen

But that's not all!

Follow up:

We know the benefits of this valuable vitamin in strengthening the immune system. It contributes notably to the formation of red blood cells while helping to iron absorption in plants.

But, you know that:

- Vitamin C also contributes to improved wound healing.
- Has antioxidant function - very important - in the fight against free radicals, precisely those who attack the cells responsible for your aging.
- It helps to produce collagen, a protein essential for the formation of connective tissue of the skin? And yes ladies, your skin also depends on your taking enough Vitamin C ...

Or find sufficient quantities of Vitamin C?

You should know that fruits and vegetables are the main source of vitamin C. It should be consumed raw mainly because the vitamin can not stand cooking.

It is found mainly in:

- Broccoli
- The Strawberry
- Lemon
- Tomato
- Orange
- Raspberries
- Grapefruit
- Parsley
- Kiwi

Anticancer action!

The scientist, Linus Pauling, two Nobel stated that high doses of Vitamin C at a rate of 2 g or more per day were able to fight against cancer. It noted in particular that was a help and adjuvant chemotherapy against cancer.

Another study of 85,000 nurses who were followed for 16 years, has demonstrated this surprising. Two groups were evaluated. One does not take additional vitamin C, another yes. However, the group who consumed vitamin C supplement showed increased protection against heart disease.

Finally, 9 other studies of 290 men and 000 women conducted in 2008 showed that an intake (700 mg over 10 years) Vitamin C 25% reduced risk of coronary heart disease.

Small practice advice:

Do not overcook your vegetables and keep food warm. More preparation is sophisticated and vegetables cooked more food starting loses vitamin C. Prefer cooking sweet, like steam or curl. Freshly squeezed orange juice every morning, or better yet, a kiwi, already provide them only half of our daily requirement of vitamin C. A healthy balanced diet should be sufficient to bring us the required dosage. But in some cases it may be called to take charge. Know for example that smokers have a special need vitamin C, each cigarette consuming 25 mg