INTERNATIONAL VITAMIN C DAY!

On April 4, 2024, the world celebrates Vitamin C Day. This April event in the first decade of the month is a traditional annual event.
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant. Acorbic acid (the chemical name of the vitamin) helps to deactivate highly reactive molecules known as free radicals that cause cellular damage. It strengthens the immune system. It forms collagen. It heals wounds.
Vitamin C was discovered in 1912, isolated in 1928, and in 1933 it became the first vitamin to be produced chemically. It is included in the list of essential medicines of the World Health Organization.
In 1928, Albert St. Gyorgyi isolated a substance from the adrenal glands that he called “hexuronic acid”. Four years later, Charles Glenn King isolated vitamin C in his laboratory and concluded that it was the same as hexuronic acid. Norman Haworth deduced the chemical structure of vitamin C in 1933.
The purpose of Vitamin C Day is to raise public awareness of the importance of this vitamin in the diet.

Experts cited five facts you need to know about this vitamin:
Vitamin C is involved in metabolic processes, protects molecules (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, etc.) from damage by reactive oxygen species. It is also needed for the synthesis of hormones that play an important role in the cardiovascular system’s response to severe infection, and helps to absorb iron.
Vitamin C deficiency causes a disease called scurvy, which is manifested by bleeding and brittle blood vessels.
It is an essential vitamin that can only be obtained from plant-based foods. It is most abundant in the following foods: citrus fruits, kiwi, red peppers, broccoli, currants, and strawberries.
Large doses of vitamin C can cause diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, abdominal cramps, headaches, and insomnia.

How I love you, Vitamin C
bouncer of the body’s toxicity
firming up the skin, we see
speeding neural signals over
synapses..
so that we more quickly see
Anna Niemus