| The real facts about Vitamin C may
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| | many times. Do you think it might soon
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| surprise you. First of all what is
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| | develop some cracks?Although your body
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| Vitamin C? Vitamin C is a water soluble
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| | has a difficult time repairing those
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| vitamin. Unlike the oil soluble vitamins
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| | cracks in the complete absence of Vitamin
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| such as A and E, Vitamin C cannot be
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| | C (and hence scurvy), most folks in the
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| stored by your body. Since Vitamin C is
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| | developed world get just enough Vitamin C
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| not stored by your body, we need to get
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| | to keep scurvy at bay... but not much
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| it from our diet or from supplements. But
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| | more.Problem is, as this sub-optimal
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| Can't Our Bodies Just Make Vitamin C?
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| | amount of Vitamin C in their body is
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| Great question! Most animals have the
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| | repairing with collagen, it's not quite
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| ability to make their own Vitamin C. And
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| | enough. Your liver then determines that
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| make it they do... lots of it. It is
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| | the repairs are not being made quick
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| estimated that if we had the ability to
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| | enough and sets about to produce a
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| make our own Vitamin C we would make
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| | special form of LDL called
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| between 3000 and 10,000 mg every day...
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| | lipoprotein-a.Lipoprotein-a is very
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| and 3 to 4 times that amount if we were
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| | sticky and acts as a putty to fill in the
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| being stressed by
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| | cracks that the lack of collagen left
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| infection.Unfortunately, humans along
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| | behind. Great right? Leak stopped.Well
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| with guinea pigs, fruit bats and gorillas
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| | the leak is stopped yes, but being as
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| are the only mammals that need to ingest
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| | sticky as it is, lipoprotein-a catches
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| our daily dose of Vitamin C. The only
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| | and glues down all the other LDL (bad
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| vitamin we humans have the ability to
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| | cholesterol) that floats by. This action
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| make is Vitamin D... and we need the
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| | results in plaque build-up inside the
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| sunshine to help us do that.Some very
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| | vessel walls and can eventually close off
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| exciting facts about Vitamin C have
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| | these blood vessels... and we all know
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| sprung up within the last few years.
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| | what that means! Facts about Vitamin C
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| First off, Vitamin C along with Coenzyme
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| | and Cholesterol Can Vitamin C lower
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| Q10 (CoQ10), have been called the most
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| | cholesterol? A relationship has been
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| essential of the "essential nutrients."
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| | shown experimentally between high levels
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| That is, without an adequate supply of
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| | of Vitamin C and low levels of
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| these two, you die. Maybe not today or
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| | cholesterol. An article appearing in the
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| tomorrow, but certainly years sooner than
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| | National Library of Medicine shows that
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| the folks with optimal levels of both in
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| | Vitamin C provides the same mechanism for
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| their bodies. Arrrrr!!! Shiver Me
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| | inhibiting the production of cholesterol
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| Timbers! Remember the stories about the
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| | as do cholesterol lowering statin
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| sailors of old and the disease they
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| | drugs.The American Heart Association also
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| contracted during long voyages called
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| | reported that Vitamin C lowered LDL
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| scurvy? Scurvy was nothing more than not
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| | cholesterol in children who were
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| having enough Vitamin C in their bodies.
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| | predisposed to high cholesterol.The facts
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| Without an adequate supply of Vitamin C,
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| | about Vitamin C also show that Vitamin C
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| the blood vessels did not have enough
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| | lowers cholesterol without the dangerous
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| collagen to repair themselves. Some of
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| | side effects of these statin drugs.
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| these sailors literally bled to death
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| | Statin drugs have been shown to inhibit
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| through cracks in their blood vessel
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| | the production of another essential
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| walls.Fortunately, in 1747 a Scottish
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| | nutrient called Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).
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| doctor got a clue about Vitamin c and
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| | Decreased levels of CoQ10 result in
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| linked citrus fruits with a decreased
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| | significant muscle myopathy (wasting
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| incidence of Scurvy. Towards the end of
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| | away). And since the heart is a muscle,
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| that century, the Brits began sending
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| | statin drugs have been linked to
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| along lime juice with their sailors on
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| | Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). More
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| long voyages. Now you know why British
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| | Facts about Vitamin C Vitamin C has been
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| sailors are called "limeys." Facts About
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| | shown to lower blood pressure, reduce the
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| Vitamin C and its Antioxidant Properties
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| | risk of Alzheimer's when taken with
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| If you've read the section of my site on
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| | Vitamin E and cut your chances of having
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| the facts about Vitamin E, you've no
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| | a stroke.Why is that? Remember the facts
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| doubt read about what an antioxidant
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| | about Vitamin C above as an antioxidant?
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| does. If not we can review quickly.The
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| | Well, most researchers agree that Vitamin
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| cells of your body are under a lot of
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| | C's powerful antioxidant properties are
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| stress... oxidative stress. Oxidative
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| | responsible. By neutralizing the cell
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| stress occurs when highly unstable
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| | damaging effects of those free radicals
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| molecules called free radicals roam
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| | running around in your body, Vitamin C
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| freely throughout your body.Free radicals
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| | works to keep your cells healthy and free
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| are a by-product of not only the normal
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| | of damage. And if your cells are healthy,
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| metabolic processes of your cells but
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| | you are healthy!Vitamin C is also known
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| also your environment... things such as
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| | to protect the immune system. Vitamin C
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| air pollution, sun exposure, industrial
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| | aids in the manufacture of white blood
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| chemical exposure, ozone, nitrous oxide
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| | cells. White blood cells destroy viruses
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| (from auto exhaust), cigarette smoke,
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| | and bacteria.Also remember the facts
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| alcohol consumption and so on.Free
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| | about Vitamin C as aiding in the
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| radicals damage cell membranes and DNA
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| | manufacture of collagen? Well collagen
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| and can result in changes to your cells
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| | being the connective tissue that holds
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| that cause life threatening chronic
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| | our skin together, our skin is what keeps
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| diseases down the road. When your cells
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| | pathogens out in the first place. Yeah,
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| are being damaged by these free radicals,
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| | But I Drink My Glass of Orange Juice
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| we say your cells are experiencing
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| | Everyday... Well Almost What are the
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| oxidative stress... and one of the facts
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| | facts about Vitamin C concerning the
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| about Vitamin C is that it is an
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| | amount you should take? Well who do you
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| antioxidant and can significantly
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| | want to believe? The official U.S.
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| neutralize the free radicals and the
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| | Government RDA for Vitamin C is 60 to 90
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| damage to your cells that cause oxidative
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| | mg. Some would argue that this level
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| stress. Facts about Vitamin C and Heart
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| | does nothing more than ward off scurvy.
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| Disease One of the facts about Vitamin C
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| | They would also argue that these levels
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| that we feel is most significant is the
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| | do nothing to prevent chronic, long term,
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| role Vitamin C plays in the production of
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| | debilitating diseases.An article in the
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| collagen.Collagen is a protein. It is the
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| | American Journal for Clinical Nutrition
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| connective tissue that holds our bodies
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| | reports on a study done on antioxidant
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| together and keeps us from falling apart.
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| | vitamins and coronary heart disease risk.
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| Collagen is found in your skin, bones,
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| | The study looked at 9 other studies which
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| ligaments, tendons, liver, cartilage,
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| | included participation by Harvard School
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| bone marrow and blood vessels.Collagen is
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| | of Public Health and Tel Aviv University,
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| essential for the repair of our bodies.
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| | Tel Aviv, Israel.Conclusions: "The
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| Without collagen our bodies don't heal.
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| | results suggest a reduced incidence of
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| And without Vitamin C we don't make
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| | major CHD (coronary heart disease) events
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| collagen. What Does Collagen Production
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| | at high supplemental vitamin C
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| Have to Do With Heart Disease? Remember
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| | intakes."How high was the daily Vitamin C
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| the facts about Vitamin C above and the
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| | intake of the 293,172 patients during
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| sailors with scurvy? They weren't getting
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| | this ten year study? Above 700 mg!Ok, But
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| any Vitamin C. So when their blood
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| | Is Vitamin C Safe?In an article titled
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| vessels cracked, no collagen was being
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| | "Vitamins E and C Are Safe Across a Broad
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| produced to repair the cracks.Why do your
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| | Range of Intakes" published in THE
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| blood vessels crack in the first place?
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| | AMERICAN JOURNAL of CLINICAL NUTRITION, a
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| Well consider this. Your heart beats
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| | large study concluded that Vitamin C
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| about 4000 times every hour. That's
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| | supplements of up to 2000 mg per day were
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| 96,000 times a day and 35,040,000 times
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| | safe for most adults. Exceeding that
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| every year (yes that's million)! The
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| | limit could result in gastrointestinal
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| blood vessels of your heart are being
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| | upset or mild diarrhea.You can learn much
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| squeezed and released that many times as
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| | more than just the facts on Vitamin C at
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| well.Imagine you were to run over a
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| | our content rich site called Health
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| garden hose laying in your driveway that
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