Vitamin C, medically known as ascorbic acid, is an essential water-soluble nutrient synthesized in plants. It was discovered by a Hungarian biochemist, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, who was investigating a life-threatening disease called scurvy that was prevalent in sailors in the early 1930s.
It was later found that vitamin C enables the body to efficiently use carbohydrates, healthy fats and proteins by improving absorption.
Vitamin C supports the growth and health of bones, teeth, gums, ligaments and blood vessels because it acts as an antioxidant that chemically binds and neutralizes harmful free radicals. Vitamin C also plays a key role in the formation of collagen – the body’s major protein-builder – and is therefore essential to the proper functioning of all internal organs like your brain, heart, lungs, liver, bladder, kidneys, stomach and intestines. Read more…
