VITAMIN C
Vitamin C plays a protective role in cancer. Studies show that those who regularly eat
foods high in ascorbic acid are at a lower risk of developing various malignancies,
especially those of the stomach and esophagus.
Some of the positive claims for Vitamin C are: 1) fights cancer; 2)
boosts immunity against colds and other infecting diseases including AIDS; 3) lowers
cholesterol and combats cardiovascular disease; 4) speeds wound healing; and 5) helps
maintain good vision.
Suggested
Use:
One or more tablets per day as desired as a high quality source of timed release Vitamin C
and Bioflavonoids.
Contains no preservatives, sugar, starch, salt, wheat,
yeast, corn, milk, soy derivatives, artificial flavoring or coloring agents.
NEEDS
VARY
Vitamin C is the most talked about and most studied vitamin. It naturally reinforces
hundreds of defense mechanisms in the body. With the exception of man, almost all other
animals are able to manufacture their own. However, we must obtain it from food or
supplements. Individual needs for Vitamin C vary from person to person and from day to
day, according to the types and amount of stress that is experienced. Dr. Linus Pauling,
the world's leader in Vitamin C research, consistently took 6,000 mg per day for years,
which he considered to be the absolute minimum, even though the U.S. Recommended Daily
Allowance (RDA) is only 60 mg per day. Most doctors and scientists agree that we routinely
need more since the RDA was determined to be enough to only prevent scurvy. Those who live
in cities or near busy highways may suffer from carbon monoxide and lead poisoning. In
large doses, Vitamin C has been shown to have a protective effect of pulling the carbon
monoxide away from the hemoglobin in the red blood cells, which allows the oxygen to
become attached and be carried to the cells. Pregnant women who take adequate amounts of
Vitamin C have less problem with leg cramps, fluid retention and toxemia.
It has been proven that Vitamin C increases certain biochemical
reactions in white blood cells that kill bacteria. There are many bacteria, viruses and
allergies which can be associated in various ways with colds. Vitamin C does not provide
complete protection against all of them. Nonetheless, your odds are probably better while
taking it.
If you smoke one pack of cigarettes a day, you have about 25% less
Vitamin C in your blood than non-smokers. Those who drink a lot of alcoholic beverages
need Vitamin C, because the liver depends on it to produce an enzyme that helps take
alcohol out of the bloodstream. Aspirin depletes the body of Vitamin C and blocks the
blood cells from absorbing it. The more exposure to drugs and chemicals, the more Vitamin
C is needed to minimize harmful effects.
Diabetics seem to lack the ability to transport Vitamin C across their
cell membranes, which can result in serious blood vessel complications, which is common
among diabetics. Dr. George Mann of Vanderbilt University states that "cataracts may
be a late consequence of marginal intakes of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), with the diabetic
being more prone to cataracts because of their lack of insulin."
COLLAGEN
Vitamin C is necessary for healthy metabolism of skin and connective tissues. Collagen is
the major component of skin and connective tissues in our bodies and is the
"glue" that holds our bodies together. It cannot be manufactured without Vitamin
C. As long as our tissues have the strength provided by collagen, they are able to resist
the invasion of infections. Defective collagen assumes a watery consistency and leaks into
the bloodstream. The cells are then easily permeated allowing all kinds of diseases can
run rampant.
Dr. Constance Leslie of Pindersfields Hospital in Wakefield, England
and many other doctors believe that Vitamin C causes cholesterol to come out of arterial
plaque into the blood. It can then be used by the liver to make bile salts for digestion.
The brain has a greater concentration of Vitamin C than most other
tissues in the body. Dr. Pauling proved that insufficient Vitamin C can impair mentality.
There is strong evidence that ascorbic acid helps brain functioning.
CHELATION
Studies show that Vitamin C reduces the danger of Mercury, Cadmium and Lead poisoning.
With cars emitting at least 500 million pounds of lead into the atmosphere each year, it
is estimated that over 200,000 American children are victims of chronic lead poisoning. It
is difficult to avoid Cadmium. You get it from passive cigarette smoke, white bread,
coffee and tea, to name a few sources. The FDA reported in Science Magazine that Vitamin C
protects against Cadmium toxicity.
Vitamin C protects against nitrosamines, cancer causing chemicals that
are made in the stomach from nitrates and nitrites in foods like hot dogs, bacon, luncheon
meat and smoked fish.
Life Plus is careful to include a broad spectrum of bioflavonoids in
VITA-C-1000, as these substances occur with Vitamin C in nature. Bioflavonoids are
involved with every major metabolic process of the body, and they act synergistically with
Vitamin C.
PHYTOZYME
BASE
VITA-C-1000 is formulated in the proprietary Life Plus PhytoZyme base, which contains a
unique blend of over thirty natural concentrates of numerous valuable phytonutrients from
plants.
When you take Life Plus products, you have the added benefit of
receiving the numerous health supporting phytochemicals and other micronutrients contained
in them.
HOW TO
TAKE VITA-C-1000
There is no generally accepted amount of Vitamin C to take as everyone has different
needs. The RDA of only 60 mg is considered too low and is only the amount necessary to
prevent scurvy. However, larger amounts are needed in times of stress. Many experts
believe that teenagers should probably take at least 2,000 mg per day, and most adults may
do best on a minimum of 4,000 mg per day or more. Don't forget to include other Life Plus
products you take that contain Vitamin C in computing your total consumption such as
TVM-49™, CARDIO-CHELEX™, SUPPORT TABS™, PROTX II™ and COMBAT™.
