Buffered Vitamin C with Bioflavonoids - In 1936, Albert Szent-Gyorgi discovered that vitamin C works better in combination with other nutrients, such as bioflavonoids. In other words, he found evidence to support the fact that vitamin C should be considered a complex rather than a single nutrient, much like the vitamin B complex. Bioflavonoids are essential for total vitamin C effectiveness, and our vitamin C veggie caps has included them for you. Our formula contains lemon bioflavonoids, rutin and hesperidin, which assist vitamin C in keeping collagen healthy, are essential for proper absorption of vitamin C and prevent vitamin C from being destroyed in the body by oxidation. Therefore, bioflavonoids improve and prolong the function of vitamin C. Like vitamin C, the body cannot make bioflavonoids, they must be obtained through the diet or nutritional supplements.
Our formula is gently buffered and is a great alternative for persons that may experience stomach irritation with ascorbic acid. Calcium ascorbate is a source of non-acidic vitamin C (ever notice that most indigestion tablets are made with calcium?). Many physicians recommend taking a buffered form of a vitamin C supplement if you are taking it in higher doses.
People taking a vitamin C supplement for the first time should start out with a fairly low dose (500 mg) to allow the body to reorganize chemically to take advantage of a higher dosage over time. Over a few weeks, the dose can be increased as the body adapts and is then able to utilize the extra vitamin C correctly and you become better protected against oxidation. Our formula for vitamin C will allow you to increase your dosage in this manner safely and without side effects (as opposed to taking straight ascorbic acid which will result in diarrhea upon taking a large dose).
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