6. Promotes Heart Health
Along with helping to lower blood pressure, vitamin C may also help to balance cholesterol levels in the body.
These factors combined can help keep your heart healthy and reduce the risk of heart disease.
Scientific research has shown links between vitamin C supplement consumption and lowered LDL (“bad cholesterol”) levels.
Buildup of LDL cholesterol is one of the main factors behind atherosclerosis, stroke, and a number of other heart-related health concerns.
The link between vitamin C and heart health is still being investigated but taking a vitamin C supplement is unlikely to cause you any harm in the meantime.
Symptoms Of Vitamin C Deficiency
Scurvy is a term that many people associate with sailors from a bygone era, but it’s just another term for vitamin C deficiency.
It came to be associated with sailors because it was difficult to get fresh produce on long sea voyages, and so they often had very low vitamin C levels.
It is fairly uncommon in places where fresh produce and enriched grain products are available, but it can still impact people in modern societies.
The symptoms include anemia, spontaneous bleeding, bruising, reduced healing rate, and in severe cases the loosening and loss of adult teeth.
In general, most people who suffer from scurvy make a full recovery through simple dietary changes and vitamin C supplements.
Dietary Sources Of Vitamin C
Vitamin C can be obtained from a number of dietary sources in addition to supplements.
It is readily available from most fruits and vegetables.
Vitamin C levels are especially high in:
• Strawberries
Citrus fruits
• Cruciferous vegetables
• Garlic
• Bell peppers
• Acorn squash
• White potatoes
• Sweet potatoes
• Eggs
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Annex Naturopathic