Vitamin C

Although you might rely on vitamin C only during the winter months, this vitamin can support your overall health every day. Vitamin C has many roles in your body and is linked to impressive health benefits, including immune function, collagen formation, and supporting liver detoxification.* Because vitamin C is a vitamin that the body can’t produce, it must be obtained from the diet or by supplementation. Thorne’s Vitamin C with Flavonoids contains ascorbic acid and naturally occurring citrus flavonoids. The flavonoids provide greater antioxidant capacity than Vitamin C does alone, thus better scavenging free radicals within the body.* Benefits of Vitamin C with Flavonoids: • Promotes optimal immune function* • Important in collagen production, which enhances skin, nail, and hair health* • Supports healthy tissue and cartilage formation, a benefit during wound healing and injury repair* • Plays a role in phase I liver detoxification, plus its antioxidant properties help protect against the toxic effects of heavy metals* • Helps increase glutathione, a potent antioxidant necessary for supporting phase II liver detoxification* The benefits of collagen production, its antioxidant status, and immune support make vitamin C an important nutrient for surgery patients to support wound healing*