Vitamin C as an Antoxidant



Posted: Saturday, February 27, 2010

by John Miller
Home HealthPlus1

We are all aware of the <b>benefits that Vitamin C</b> is giving us. Perhaps, you even witness it as a form of wonder remedy to help prevent the common colds during the winter. You might be interested to know that this antioxidant is also famous by the alias ascorbic acid. Read the labels on the back of several food products in your cupboard and you will definitely be amazed to know how often you consume Vitamin C. It is actually utilized as an additive. Lots of dried fruits are wrapped with an ascorbic acid powder to preserve them from browning when drying out and it gives that common sourness in lemon drops. You can use the additive components of Vitamin C at home by covering sliced apples in lemon juice and dehydrating them inside an oven at a minimum temperature.

<b>Vitamin C</b> is known as an antioxidant that is water soluble and it directly rakes the free radicals to your liver to be washed out from your body. Fascinatingly, besides guinea pigs and monkeys, people are among the few creatures that are not capable to make their own Vitamin C.  

In addition, the human body is not capable to store Vitamin C. You have to refill your stores every day. Fortunately, there are lots of sources of this antioxidant worldwide. Among these include tomatoes, tangerines, strawberries, oranges, potatoes, grape fruit, lemons, green peppers and broccoli among others.

An insufficient amount of Vitamin C in the human body can cause scurvy- the condition in which the gums are pulled from the teeth and bleed. This may lead you to lose your teeth and might cause your death. The reason for the development of scurvy is that Vitamin C is an important portion of the collagen formation. The absence of these connective fibers can cause your tissues to become weak and easily broken.

Vitamin C is vital to your body and facilitates in keeping your immune system strong. When you observe what happens when you cover an apple slice with vitamin C and another without vitamin C you can see what vitamin C does in your body as an anti oxidant. As the 1 slice turns brown in 10 minutes the other one stays nice and crisp and white. This same reaction occurs inside our bodies and plays a very important role in anti aging treatments.
John Miller is a carpenter by trade, but has done extensive research in heart health and overall Home Health. His blog is jam packed with articles that relate to many different health issues. His cholesterol website gives you access to even more cholesterol related information
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