The vitamin protecting you from aging

According to many experts, the consumption of Vitamin C would be for most people too low. In order to maintain good health and have effective protection against disease, researchers estimate that the Recommended Dietary Allowance for vitamin C should be at least 200 mg per day!

1. What are the advantages of an adequate intake of Vitamin C?

The vitamin is known for fighting;
* Colds
* Fatigue
* Stress
* Preventing cardiovascular disease
* Cataracts
* Macular Degeneration
* Anti-carcinogenic

But that's not all!
We know the benefits of this valuable vitamin in strengthening the immune system. It contributes in particular to the formation of red blood cells while helping the absorption of iron from plants.

But did you know that:
* Vitamin C also helps to improve wound healing.
* At an antioxidant function - very important - in the fight against free radicals, which attack precisely those cells responsible for your aging.
* It helps to produce collagen, a protein essential for the formation of connective tissue of the skin? And yes ladies, your skin also depends on your taking enough Vitamin C ...

Where to find sufficient quantities of Vitamin C?

You should know that fruits and vegetables are the main source of vitamin C. They must eat mainly raw because this vitamin does not support the firing.

It is found mainly in:
* Broccoli
* The strawberry
* Lemon
* The tomato
* The Orange
* Raspberries
* Grapefruit
* Parsley
* The kiwi

2. Anticancer activity!

The scientist, Linus Pauling, two Nobel Prizes stated that high doses of Vitamin C at a rate of 2 g or more per day, were able to fight against carcinogenesis. It was noted in particular that was a help and an additive to chemotherapy against cancer.

Another study of 85,000 nurses who were followed for 16 years, has demonstrated this surprising. Two groups were evaluated. One does not take extra vitamin C, the other yes. However, the group that consumed the vitamin C supplement showed increased protection against coronary heart disease.

Finally, other studies 9 290 000 men and women conducted in 2004 showed that an intake (700 mg over 10 years) Vitamin C 25% reduced risk of coronary heart disease.

3. Small tips:

Do not overcook your vegetables and keep food warm. Preparation is more sophisticated and cooked vegetables, plus the food starting to lose vitamin C. Prefer baking potatoes, such as steam or twists. Freshly squeezed orange juice every morning, or better yet, a kiwi, already provide on their own half of our daily requirement of vitamin C. A healthy balanced diet should be enough to give us the necessary dose. But in some cases it may be called to take charge. Know for example that smokers have a special need for vitamin C, each cigarette consuming 25 mg