Vitamin C

Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is one of the most popular vitamins, necessary for growth, bone, teeth, tissue repair, collagen formation, iron absorption, reduce wrinkles, strengthen the immune system. Vitamin C is not stored in the body, so the stock must be filled permanently.

Because of this there is a limit imposed, however, should not exceed the limit of 2,000 milligrams per day.

Recommended daily dose: 60-100 mg.
Where you find vitamin C?

Vitamin C is found in various vegetables and fruit, but it seems that people do not take daily vitamin C, so because of this we have to take food supplements.

Foods rich in vitamin C are citrus fruits (lemons, oranges, grapefruit, etc..), Green peppers, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, potatoes, papaya, mango, red watermelon, cauliflower, cabbage, chili peppers, berries and pineapple.

Here is how you add vitamin C in your daily diet:

* Keep at your hand a basket of fruit and vegetables
* Add to sandwich: lettuce, tomatoes, peppers or cabbage
* Eat as many salads and vegetables / fruits
* Buy / cook pie berries
* Add fruit over bowl of cereal that you eat in the morning
* Eat fresh fruit and vegetable juices

Benefits:

1. Stress

Stress affects the immune system, vitamin C helps the immune system, so ... applying the reciprocity theorem we realize that vitamin C helps to reduce stress.

2. Cold

Vitamin C does not cure flu, but was shown as it stops to evolve in a more dangerous stage (such as pneomonie or lung infection).

3. Aging skin

Vitamin C stops skin aging and wrinkles. It even helps you have skin to be more beautiful, healthier and helps dry skin.

Symptoms of a lack of vitamin C are: fatigue, weakness, depression, lack of appetite, moderate bone pain.

Enemies of vitamin C: water, heat, complete processed food, light, oxygen and smoking.

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