Vitamin C And Orthomolecular Nutrition

High Vitamin C  And Foods

Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid, this is a powerful antioxidant and as such is able to fight with effectiveness the free radicals of the body, altered forms of oxygen that accelerate the aging process and degeneration of the cell membrane through its action on the DNA.
 

Its contribution is great  in importance in the human being, because that is not able to synthesize it for itself and for this reason must be ingested daily over drinks, foods or supplements.

Why is it so necessary?
The Nobel Prize,Linus Pauling, in 1970 proposed taking vitamin C in doses many greater than recommended by the WHO for the healing of common colds. This earned him the disagreement of the majority of the experts. Have had to take several years until the investigations have confirmed that Dr. Pauling was right.


* Immunity: exerts an anti infectious action and antitoxic regard to chemical poisons and bacterial toxins, consequently increases and balances the immune system. Its use is important in the infectious diseases, viruses, colds, allergies,reduce the UVB damage,for this reason is associated vitamin C and skin care,malaria, arthritis multiple sclerosis, cancer, Aids, etc. ,


* Protects from toxic metals, helps eliminate lead via the kidney, protects the toxicity of the insecticides, protects from the negative effects of  alcohol and tobacco.


* Studies show that helps to repair the wound of infarction and diminishes the cholesterol, avoiding the atheromatous plaques. Reinforces the vascular endothelium and capillary. Decreases the risk of clotting and thrombosis. Has a action antihemorrhagic. Helps in the treatment of spider veins and broken capillaries.

In people with high cholesterol level has been shown that the intake of 1g/day for 4 weeks decreases this level. On the contrary, a lack of vitamin C is a factor in the increase of diseases cardiorespiratory.


* Linking it with the sport, a gram of vitamin C, decreases the heart rate between 7 and 10 pulses. This results in a higher capacity and better functional heart economy, that is to say, there is a greater ability to distribute the nutrients and oxygen with a less energy expenditure. Increases the amount of fatty acids in plasma, which in turn gives more energy for your muscles. This is of the utmost importance in the prolonged exercise.


Similarly for the muscle contraction is necessary as a factor so that the bodysynthesizes the carnitine from the lysine.
Thanks to the help that the organism brings for the formation of collagen, it is necessary a amount recommended in all of the pathologies related to bones and joints, such as prevention or as a complement to the different treatments and always supervised by a professional, in osteoporosis, arthritis and osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Poly rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and strong immune system.

It is necessary the extra contribution, as at the moment, because of the genetic modifications, yes, the fruits now endure more, but its nutritional value has waned excessively.


Natural best source of  vitamin C
Oranges,mandarins,broccoli, cauliflower, strawberries, spinach and red cabbage. The col, lemons, grapefruit, turnip and mandarins contain between 20 and 60 mg per 100 grams of food. The tomato, peas and radishes contain less than 25mg.