Vitamin C

Episode 7 - Protect your cells with vitamin C

Episode 7 - Protect your cells with vitamin C

In this podcast episode we chat about nutrition insights on vitamin C with Jim McAfee, a Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist. Below are a few highlights of the topics we touch on:

  • Vitamin C and Scurvy.

  • Vitamin C’s role:

    • As an antioxidant bolstering glutathione.

    • In collagen formation, strengthening connective tissue, and reducing skin wrinkles.

    • As a histamine scavenger.

  • Humans ability to synthesize vitamin C and the ability to have a vitamin C deficiency.

  • Role that doctors plays in prescribing vitamin C for a vitamin C deficiency.

    • Vitamin C may not be patented unless it is changed into a synthetic form.

  • Medical literature on Vitamin C (1) (2).

    • High dosages of vitamin C that medical literature suggests.

  • Forms of vitamin C supplementation*:

    • Threshold controlled vitamin C such as Super C.

    • Powder form of Vitamin C such as PERQUE Potent C Guard Powder.

  • Factors that affect different brands of vitamin C supplements.

Learn more about Jim McAfee directly on his website at imageawareness.com

*consult with a medical professional before taking any nutrition supplements