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