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From water-soluble vitamins, ascorbic acid (C6H8O6) is the most popular - antiscorbutic VITAMIN C. It is a powerful antioxidant and cofactor of many enzymes, it is necessary for the body to synthesize proteins that form the tissues of blood vessels, bones, and skin. Reduces the concentration of elements leading to the emergence of hypertensive states. Completely protects cellular structures from the damaging effects of free radicals. Organism is not produced (except for man, it is constantly needed by some primates, guinea pigs and herbivorous bats.In other mammalian organisms, vitamin C is synthesized independently). After 1,5-2 hours after taking the vitamin C is almost completely consumed by the body. However, the modern, prolonged form allows the vita-
mine last 8-12 hours, keeping all the properties in the body.
Almost the only natural source of vitamin C are fresh or properly conserved fruits, vegetables and berries. It can be found in the liver of animals. During the heat treatment, vitamin C evaporates, it is neutralized by sugar.
Twice Nobel laureate Dr. Linus Pauling devoted about 40 years to the study of vitamin C and its impact on health, Pauling lived to 93 years, remaining functional until the last days. He proved that vitamin C is not only a powerful antioxidant, but also an equally powerful detoxifier, which accelerates the removal of poisons from the body. Functionally, vitamin C participates in the synthesis of collagen (connective tissue protein) and adrenaline (a regulator of blood circulation in extreme situations - a hormone of fear, in contrast to norepinephrine - an anger hormone). It also increases the adsorption (thickening, compaction) of iron from the intestinal tract by formation of complexons and promotes absorption of aluminum in the intestine. Since aluminum is toxic in overdose, the intake of aluminum-containing drugs and simultaneously ascorbic acid is undesirable, because it can lead to Alzheimer's disease, which until recently was considered a hereditary disease. An overdose of vitamin C also reduces the digestibility of vitamin B12. Elevated doses of vitamin C are necessary for smokers and oncologists, especially in the late stage.
Symptoms of ascorbic acid deficiency are: bleeding gums, loss of teeth, poor wound healing, dry skin, hair loss, general weakness and discomfort.
Overdosing leads to diarrhea, therefore, on this basis, you can set an individual dose for each individual. At the same time, the need for vitamin C depends on the state of health of the body at any particular time. The only dangerous case of overdose is when a specific enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is genetically absent in humans. In this case, hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells) can occur. But if there is no overdose, then there will be no problem.