Super C 500 mg / 250 Caps.

Super C capsules are a fantastic source of both Vitamn C as mineral ascorbates and the vital co-factors including multiple bioflavonoids, hesperidin and rutin.
Vitamin C is also known as Ascorbic Acid

Vitamin C's Functions in Your Body
Every aspect of your body requires Vitamin C for tissue growth and repair.  Without vitamin C, collagen, the primary protein used to make skin, scar tissue, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels would break down.

Vitamin C is essential for wound healing, and the maintenance and recovery of cartilage, bones, and even teeth.

Super C is an ideal source of vitamin C - a vital antioxidant and one of the many tools your body employs to protect itself from oxidative stress from free radicals caused as by-products from your normal metabolism as you convert food to energy, but also increased through toxins and pollutants.

"Oxidative Stress" as the damage from free radicals is called, is a major contributor to the aging process, and a component of many of our most common diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and a wide array of inflammatory conditions from asthma to arthritis.

Super C's antioxidants also help protect the body against damage  caused by toxic chemicals and pollutants such as cigarette smoke.

Unlike most mamals, your body does not manufacture vitamin C on its own and because it is water soluble, it is also not one of nutrients your body stores in reserves.  It is therefore important to include vitamin C in your daily diet.

Vitamin C in Foods

All fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C.  Green peppers, citrus fruits and juices, mango, strawberries, brussle sprouts, tomatoes, broccoli, turnip greens and other leafy greens contain a lot.  Sweet and white potatoes also have a rich supply.

Vitamin C Side Effects

Many naturopaths advise high intake of vitamin C, and often advocate increasing doses until 'bowel tolerance' - after which point the person taking the vitamin C gets diarrhoea or upset stomach.  They are then advised to drop back to two thirds that dose for a period of time - often weeks or months.  It is not advised to take excessive quantities of vitamin C, because this may cause stomach upset and diarrhea, which in turn could lead to dehydration.

Vitamin C deficiency symptoms include:

• Dry and splitting hair
• Gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)
• Bleeding gums
• Rough, dry, scaly skin
• Decreased wound-healing rate
• Easy bruising
• Nosebleeds
• Weakened tooth enamel
• Swollen and painful joints
• Anemia
• Decreased ability to fight infection
• Possible weight gain because of slowed metabolism

A severe form of vitamin C deficiency is known scurvy, which may rarely be seen in malnourished elderly people and alcoholics.

Vitamin C dosage as recommended by The Food and Nutrition Board at the Institute of Medicine:

Infants and Children

• 0 - 6 months: 40 milligrams/day (mg/day)
• 7 - 12 months: 50 mg/day
• 1 - 3 years: 15 mg/day
• 4 - 8 years: 25 mg/day
• 9 - 13 years: 45 mg/day

Adolescents

• Girls 14 - 18 years: 65 mg/day
• Boys 14 - 18 years: 75 mg/day

Adults

• Men age 19 and older: 90 mg/day
• Women age 19 year and older: 75 mg/day

Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and those who smoke need higher amounts. Ask your doctor what is best for you.