| Most people associate Vitamin C with the | | | | also good sources of Vitamin C, such as |
| ability to fight off colds and infections. | | | | peppers. |
| There's a medical basis for that association | | | | |
| because Vitamin C is known to be necessary | | | | Vitamin C has also been found to be a natural |
| for a normal, healthy immune system. | | | | antioxidant, meaning that it helps the body |
| | | | fight off specific health problems and |
| While Vitamin C intake is fairly simple to | | | | diseases and may even slow some of the signs |
| accomplish today with either foods rich in | | | | of aging. Some people think that Vitamin C |
| this vitamin or Vitamin C supplements, that | | | | will keep you from getting a cold, but the |
| hasn't always been the case. Scurvy was once | | | | vitamin's natural aid to the immune system is |
| a real health concern, associated with low | | | | the only real aid when it comes to colds. |
| levels of Vitamin C in the body. The problem | | | | Instead of taking Vitamin C after you're |
| was rampant in areas of the world where | | | | coming down with a cold, the best course is |
| fruits and vegetables high in Vitamin C | | | | to be sure you have sufficient levels of |
| content were rare, or where people couldn't | | | | Vitamin C all the time. |
| afford to have those vegetables as part of | | | | |
| their daily menu. | | | | An important fact about Vitamin C is that the |
| | | | body doesn't store this vitamin as is the |
| Oranges and other citrus fruits are among the | | | | case with some vitamins. That means that you |
| more common food sources of Vitamin C. The | | | | need to give your body new sources of Vitamin |
| papaya is probably the fruit with the single | | | | C daily to be sure the body maintains a |
| highest natural Vitamin C content. A medium | | | | sufficient Vitamin C level. |
| papaya provides more than the daily | | | | |
| recommended allowance for Vitamin C for any | | | | Most professionals seem to agree that getting |
| normal, healthy person. | | | | Vitamin C naturally is best. But if you're |
| | | | not getting sufficient amounts of this |
| Because most people associate Vitamin C with | | | | important vitamin, vitamin supplements are a |
| citrus fruits, you may not realize that there | | | | good idea. Manufacturers have met the demand |
| are some other non-citrus sources of Vitamin | | | | for more options when it comes to vitamins, |
| C. If you simply don't like oranges or | | | | including Vitamin C. You'll find tablets, |
| grapefruit, you can still find fruits that | | | | drinks and chewables, all packed with enough |
| are high in Vitamin C to add to your diet. | | | | Vitamin C to keep your body ready to fight |
| Strawberries and cantaloupe are among those | | | | off the infections that naturally come your |
| fruits. There are some other foods that are | | | | way. |