This supplement is a tasty, berry-flavored chewable vitamin C tablet with citrus bioflavonoids.

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Vitamin C is a water-soluble organic compound that has numerous biological functions in the body. Acting as an antioxidant, one of vitamin C’s important functions is to protect low-density lipoprotein (LDL) “bad” cholesterol from oxidative damage. Studies have shown that only when LDL is damaged does cholesterol appear to lead to heart disease, and vitamin C may be one of the most critical antioxidant protectors of LDL. Vitamin C may also protect against heart disease by reducing artery stiffness and platelet aggregation (clumping).

Its antioxidant properties are also thought to protect smokers and people exposed to secondhand smoke from the harmful effects of free radicals.

Vitamin C is needed to make collagen, the “glue” that strengthens many parts of the body, such as muscles and blood vessels. Vitamin C also plays important roles in promoting wound healing and as a natural antihistamine. Additionally, it aids in the formation of bile, helps fight viruses, and detoxifies alcohol and other unwanted substances.

Today, researchers have shown that vitamin C promotes nitric oxide activity. Nitric oxide is needed for the dilation of blood vessels, which is important for lowering blood pressure and preventing artery spasms in the heart that might otherwise lead to heart attacks. Vitamin C has reversed dysfunction in the cells lining blood vessels. The normalization of these cells’ function may be linked to cardiovascular health.

Evidence indicates that vitamin C levels in the eye decrease with age and that supplementing with vitamin C can help prevent it, possibly lowering the risk of developing cataracts. Healthy people have been reported in some, but not all, studies to be more likely to take vitamin C and vitamin E supplements than people with cataracts.

Vitamin C has been reported to reduce aldose reductase activity in humans. Aldose reductase is the enzyme responsible for the accumulation of sorbitol (sugar alcohol) in eyes, nerves, and kidneys of people with diabetes. This accumulation is believed to be responsible for deterioration of these parts of the body associated with diabetes.

Finally, vitamin C may help protect the body against the accumulation and retention of the toxic mineral lead, which in high amounts can cause anemia, weakness, and kidney and brain damage.

Citrus bioflavonoids are powerful antioxidants that can help support the immune system. They possess vitamin-like properties and are also referred to as vitamin P. Citrus flavonoids are needed for vitamin C to be used effectively by the organism. The major bioflavonoids found in citrus fruits are diosmin, diosmetin, eriodictyol, eriocitrin, hesperidin, hesperetin, naringin, naringenin, neohesperidin, nobiletin, rutin, and tangeretin. Citrus bioflavonoids have also been shown to support metabolic, circulatory, cognitive, and joint health.