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Basic Immune Support 101. Vitamin C is used up by the body almost immediately. We've added rose hips for extended release.
Everyone Needs Vitamin C Everyday!
The uses and the daily requirement amounts of vitamin C are matters of on-going debate. People consuming diets rich in ascorbate from natural foods, such as fruits and vegetables, are healthier and have lower mortality from a number of chronic illnesses. We've added rose hips to allow for a time release effect. Human beings do not make Vitamin C internally and therefore it must be ingested.
Collagen
Collagen
is by far the most abundant protein in the body. While literally a fiber,
collagen acts like a “glue,” which holds our cells together. Collagen is
actually the body’s preferred repair substance, whether for closing
wounds, healing blood vessels, or helping the skin remain wrinkle-free.
The
collagen fiber looks like a 3-strand rope. The “rope” consists of a strand of
L-glycine molecules, a strand of L-proline molecules, and a strand of L-lysine
molecules. These strands of amino acid chains are twisted around each other in a
helical fashion and, in fact, do look like a rope.
When an
injury occurs and the collagen fiber breaks, the frayed ends dangle
just as if a rope were cut.
If
adequate ascorbate is present, the amino acids at the broken ends are
hydroxylated. That means the “end” molecules of L-glycine, lysine and proline
are chemically changed to L-hydroxyglycine, L-hydroxylysine and
L-hydroxyproline. This allows them to be spliced back together
(much like a sailor splicing a rope together). This simple chemical change also
explains why vitamin C has the ability, not only to repair the damage, but also to start breaking up existing plaques, as will soon become
apparent.
Of all
the amino acids, L-glycine is the simplest one chemically and, in general, is
always in ample supply in the body. L-proline and L-lysine, the other two amino
acids in the collagen fiber, however, are not always in ample supply, and the
body benefits from supplementation to ensure good collagen synthesis.
Vitamin C -- Ascorbate or Ascorbic
Acid
By now,
you may have surmised that vitamin C is the lynchpin of the Unified Theory. Vitamin C, or rather the lack of sufficient ascorbate, has implications in
practically every chronic disease -- osteoporosis, diabetes, arthritis,
cancer, macular degeneration, allergies, and chronic or re-occurring infections
are just a few examples.
Unfortunately, most people,
including doctors, think of vitamin C as the substance that prevents scurvy. A
small daily dose of 60 mg is sufficient to prevent scurvy, and conventional
wisdom has been that additional vitamin C will just create expensive urine.
Pauling
and Rath, however, hypothesized that most humans suffer from chronic,
sub-acute scurvy and
CVD is merely one of
the symptoms of the underlying disease. Have your gums ever bled when you
flossed your teeth? Have you ever had a nosebleed for no apparent reason? Have
you ever had a wound that was slow to heal? If so, you may have (had) a
deficiency in ascorbate in your system.
When a
person develops a chronic condition (which adds stress to the body and further
depletes already inadequate ascorbate stores), many tell-tale symptoms scurvy
often appear. The correct diagnosis is typically missed and scurvy sequelae are
instead called symptoms of some chronic disease (i.e., poor wound healing in
diabetics, hemorrhages in diseases like Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, etc.).
There is a vast body of science showing the many health benefits of vitamin D. You may be surprised to learn the important role that vitamin D plays in your health. When considering Vitamin D as a supplement, it's important to know that Vitamin D3 is best absorb by the human body.
