The world is now a global village, not only for humans, but also for germs. The technological advances that now allow us to have breakfast in London and dinner in New York also permit bugs to cross continents like never before.
From the eighteenth century when James Lind, a British Naval Surgeon performed controlled experiments that demonstrated the value of the then unknown Vitamin C, to the deadly scurvy that decimated sailing crews on long oceanic voyages, this essential element has been vital in human history as humans traveled over the globe.
Time Release More-C Vitamin C Capsules - 120 ct. - Vitamins
Time Release More-C Vitamin C Capsules - 120 ct. - Vitamins
Unlike some animals like goats that produce their own intrinsic vitamin C, humans need an extraneous supply, mainly in the diet.
More recently, vitamin C has been recognized as being an agent that is highly effective in respiratory disease. Smokers with high concentrations of the vitamin seem to be less prone to respiratory illness. The mechanism of action is not well understood, but it has been demonstrated that immune cells contain high levels of vitamin C.
For your young ones, when they start heading to daycare and kindergarten, you want to be sure to have a vitamin C supplement. Spectacular results have been reported by parents who had kids with stuffy noses.
There is little toxicity to be feared, for Vitamin C is water soluble. Whatever is not absorbed by the body will be excreted by the kidneys. Some fear has been voiced by some in the medical community that excessive vitamin C supplementation may be a factor in kidney stones. This is still unsubstantiated.
In any event, if you know someone who suffers from frequent colds or other respiratory disease, or have children whose noses are always running, vitamin c supplementation could be useful.
