Vitamin C

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    Also known as ascorbic acid, Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin required by the body for the production of collagen and proper metabolic function. Most mammals have the ability to manufacture vitamin C, but not humans. Instead, we must rely on diet and vitamin C supplements to ensure we’re getting the recommended dietary allowance (RDA).

    When you think of collagen, you might associate it with anti-aging skin products or lip-plumping treatments, but collagen is also a structural component of tendons and ligaments, bone and blood vessels. Vitamin C is also a powerful antioxidant that even taken in small amounts helps protects cells from free radical damage that results from both normal metabolic activity and environmental toxins....
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