Vitamin C

Vitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, helps your body to form blood vessels, cartilage, muscle and collagen in your bones.  It also helps to ward off illnesses.

This vitamin also has a low current daily value (90mg) so it’s easy to eat to add it to your body.

Your body does not produce vitamin C so you do need to get it from the foods you eat.  For most of us this is not a problem because it can be found in so many foods.

If you eat vegetables and fruits daily you will get plenty of vitamin C in your diet.  Foods high in vitamin C include citrus fruits, bell peppers, guava, strawberries, cantaloupe, papaya, tomatoes, broccoli, brussel sprouts, kale, spinach and mangos.

You could be at risk for a vitamin C deficiency if you are a smoker or if you have certain gastrointestinal conditions.  Limited fruits and vegetables in your diet can also cause problems.

Private Home Health Care knows that a deficiency of vitamin C can lead to diseases. Scurvy was a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin.  Back in the 18th and 19 centuries it was deadly for seafaring people.  Thankfully, we have many options of fruits and vegetables so we we can stay healthy.