The Benefits of Vitamins C.

I been taking vitamins C supplement for a long time, I will forget all my Vitamins but this vitamins C has not. When I have a cold symptom, I take immediately 2000 milligram of vitamins c, after a day my symptoms subside. for me it’s really effective when fighting cold, I take 1000 ml after dinner and 1000 ml after breakfast regularly, vitamins c has a lot of benefit not just fighting cold and sinus. 

What is Vitamins C?

Vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid, or simply ascorbate (the anion of ascorbic acid), is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species.

Vitamin C refers to a number of vitamins that have vitamin C activity in animals, including ascorbic acid and its salts, and some oxidized forms of the molecule like dehydroascorbic acid. Ascorbate and ascorbic acid are both naturally present in the body when either of these is introduced into cells, since the forms interconvert according to pH.

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is necessary for the growth, development and repair of all body tissues. It's involved in many body functions, including formation of collagen, absorption of iron, the immune system, wound healing, and the maintenance of cartilage, bones, and teeth.

Vitamin C is one of many antioxidants that can protect against damage caused by harmful molecules called free radicals, as well as toxic chemicals and pollutants like cigarette smoke. Free radicals can build up and contribute to the development of health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and arthritis.

Vitamin C is not stored in the body (excess amounts are excreted), so overdose is not a concern. But it's still important not to exceed the safe upper limit of 2,000 milligrams a day to avoid stomach upset and diarrhea.

How Much Vitamin C Is Enough?

Like me I take 2000 milligrams a day (1000 mgs. every 12 hours within 24 hours) but most of the studies 500 daily milligrams of vitamin C is enough to achieve health results higher than the RDA of 75-90 milligrams a day for adults but if you are eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, no need to take a dietary supplement of vitamin C to gain all the benefits, eat more fruits and vegetables into your diet before taking supplements. Eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables daily, to get a healthy dose of vitamin C along with an abundance of other vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that are good for disease prevention

The foods and beverages you'd need to consume to reach 500 milligrams (mg):

• Cantaloupe, 1 cup (8 ounces): 59mg
• Orange juice, 1 cup: 97mg
• Broccoli, cooked, 1 cup: 74mg
• Red cabbage, 1/2 cup: 40mg
• Green pepper, 1/2 cup, 60mg
• Red pepper, 1/2 cup, 95mg
• Kiwi, 1 medium: 70mg
• Tomato juice, 1 cup: 45mg.
• Sources of Vitamins C

The foods richest in vitamin C.

Citrus fruits, green peppers, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes. Other good sources include dark leafy greens, cantaloupe, papaya, mango, watermelon, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, red peppers, raspberries, blueberries, winter squash, and pineapples.

Plant source.

• Kakadu plum, Camu Acerola, Sea buckthorn, Mica Muro, Indian gooseberry, Rose hip, Baobab, Guava (common, raw), Blackcurrant, Parsley, Kiwifruit,  Loganberry, Redcurrant, Wolfberry (Goji), Lychee, Persimmon (native, raw), Cloudberry, Elderberry
• Animal also are sources of vit C
• Almost all animals make their own vitamin C.  Especially Goats, An adult goat, weighing approx. 70 kg, will manufacture more than 13,000 mg of vitamin C per day in normal health, and levels manifolds higher when faced with stress.
• Various foods of animal give vitamin C per 100 grams of food:
• Calf liver (raw)
• Beef liver (raw)
• Oysters (raw)
• Cod roe (fried)
• Pork liver (raw)
• Lamb brain (boiled) 17
• Chicken liver (fried) 13
• Lamb liver (fried)
• Calf adrenals (raw)
• Lamb heart (roast)
• Lamb tongue (stewed)
• Camel milk (fresh)
• Goat milk (fresh)
• Cow milk (fresh)

Benefits of taking Vitamin C

• Fighting Stress. Studies showed that vitamin C is beneficial to a person whose immune system was weakened because of stress because vitamin C is a kind of nutrients that sensitive to stress, and also a nutrient to be depleted in alcoholics, smokers, and obese person.
• Common Colds. I say before I take higher dose of vit c for my common cold it may not be a cure. But it may help prevent more serious complications. And reduces the risk of developing further complications, like pneumonia and lung infections,
• Stroke. Those who take highest concentrations of vitamin C in their blood were associated with 42% lower stroke risk than those with the lowest concentrations. People who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables have higher blood levels of vitamin c
• Skin Aging. Vitamin C affecting the cells on the inside and outside of the body. A study found that the higher vitamin C intakes were associated with a lower likelihood of a wrinkled appearance, dryness of the skin, and a better skin-aging appearance.
• Vit C also Improve macular degeneration. Reduce inflammation. Reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Deficiency of vitamin C lead to scurvy characterized by weakness, anemia, bruising, bleeding, and loose teeth.

Take your vitamins c on daily basis to gain the benefits of vitamins c, like me ill forget all my vitamins but not vitamins c.

 Source:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C
http://www.m.webmd.com/diet/features/the-benefits-of-vitamin-c