| Vitamin C is responsible for more than
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| | hormones; however, prolonged stress
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| 300 purposes in your body, everything
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| | depletes vitamin C in the adrenals and
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| from being the top anti-oxidant,
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| | decreases the blood levels. Ascorbic acid
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| producing collagen, keeping your immune
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| | also helps thyroid hormone production,
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| system in top shape, curing some male
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| | and it aids in cholesterol metabolism,
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| infertility problems, lowering blood
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| | increasing its elimination and thereby
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| pressure and relieving stress.
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| | assisting in lowering blood cholesterol.
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| Vitamin C produces Collagen. Collagen is
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| | Vitamin C has also been shown to reduce
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| essentially the "adhesive" that holds
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| | blood pressure particularly useful to
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| your body together. It is the tissue that
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| | those suffering from high blood pressure
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| holds your muscles to your skeleton, your
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| | as well as people that chose to use
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| skin to your muscles, and keeps you
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| | anabolic steroids where a raise in blood
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| together. This may not mean much to you,
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| | pressure is a common symptom. OK so now
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| but it also is needed to heal injuries
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| | you are thinking that you could benefit
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| faster. If Collagen will help heal
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| | from making a conscious effort to
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| sprained joints, broken bones, cuts, and
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| | increase your vitamin C intake daily. So
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| other injuries, then would it not make
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| | in what foods do we find Vitamin C ? It
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| sense that it will mean a better and
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| | is found only in the fruit and vegetable
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| faster muscle recovery after a workout?
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| | foods and is highest in fresh, uncooked
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| And what about all those days we are too
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| | foods. Vitamin C is one of the least
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| sick to go to the gym? You miss training
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| | stable vitamins, and cooking can destroy
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| and often are not able to keep up your
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| | much of this water-soluble vitamin from
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| nutrition timetable due to illnesses.
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| | foods.
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| Vitamin C is being shown through
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| | Vitamin C is a weak acid and is stable in
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| continued research to stimulate the
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| | weak acids. Alkalis, such as baking soda,
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| immune system; through this function,
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| | however, destroy ascorbic acid. It is
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| along with its antioxidant function, it
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| | also easily oxidized in air and sensitive
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| may help in the prevention and treatment
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| | to heat and light. Since it is contained
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| of infections and other diseases.
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| | in the watery part of fruits and
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| Ascorbic acid may activate neutrophils,
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| | vegetables, it is easily lost during
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| the most prevalent white blood cells that
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| | cooking in water. Loss is minimized when
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| work on the frontline defence in more
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| | vegetables such as broccoli or Brussels
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| hand-to-hand combat than other white
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| | sprouts are cooked over water in a double
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| blood cells. It also seems to increase
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| | boiler instead of directly in water. The
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| production of lymphocytes, the white
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| | mineral copper, in the water or in the
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| cells important in antibody production
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| | cookware, diminishes vitamin C content of
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| and in coordinating the cellular immune
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| | foods.
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| functions. In this way also, C may be
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| | How much should I take ? The RDA is a
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| helpful against bacterial, viral, and
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| | mere 60mgs which in my opinion is too low
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| fungal diseases. In higher amounts,
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| | for a normal person let alone and active
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| ascorbic acid may actually increase
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| | bodybuilder that puts his or her body
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| interferon production and thus activate
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| | under much more stress than the average
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| the immune response to viruses; it may
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| | person. Many Doctors and nutritionists
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| also decrease the production of
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| | also think think that 60mg's is too low
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| histamine, thereby reducing immediate
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| | and tend to lean towards suggestion
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| allergy potential. Therefore it is easy
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| | 250-300 mgs.
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| to see how a high level of Vitamin C can
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| | remember we are still talking about the
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| help keep risk of illnesses down as well
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| | normal average non weight trainer person.
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| as helping to cure common illnesses such
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| | I think 1000-2000 mg's is a good place to
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| as the common cold or flu type symptoms.
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| | start when experimenting with Vit C
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| This can only mean extra days on the gym
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| | amounts. You could try a little more and
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| when you would have been lying down
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| | see if you notice and difference in
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| losing muscle.
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| | recovery.
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| Vitamin C stimulates adrenal function and
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| | Remember, Vitamin C is water soluble, so
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| the release of norepinephrine and
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| | any extra will just wash out of your
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| epinephrine (adrenaline), our stress
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| | system with your fluids.
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