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VITAMIN C is the best-known and certainly the most widely supplemented nutrient.
We need a Vitamin C intake from our food or other sources of the least 300mg daily, which is equivalent of perhaps 6 averages-sized oranges.
What are the best food sources?
Vitamin C is found in all fresh fruit and vegetables, but particularly good sources include acerola cherries, all citrus fruits, canataloupe melons, pineapples, blackcurrants, strawberries, kiwi fruit, peppers, potatoes, cauliflower and dark greeny leaf vegetables such as kale.
How does the body use it?
Vitamin C is used in incredibly diverse ways, but it is probably most commonly recognized for its role in our immune system, where it promotes resistance to infection, whether bacterial or viral.
Vitamin C is vital for healthy connective tissues because its role in preventing scurvy and ensuring healthy skin. Healthy ligaments and bone structure are all dependents on Vitamin C, as is effective wound healing. It also helps to combat stress because it is used in the formation of hormones.
Prepare you MEAL:
Breakfast: Melon Smoothie and mixd berries, with yoghurt.
Lunch: Small jacked potato with salad of broccoli and peppers.
Dinner: Duck breast with cherries and shredded kale lightly wilted with garlic and onion, and orange wedges.
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