Vitamin C

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an essential vitamin for healing and cell protection.

Vitamin C is a nutrient your body needs to form blood vessels, cartilage, muscle and collagen in bones. Vitamin C is also vital to your body’s healing process.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps protect your cells against the effects of free radicals. Free radicals are molecules produced when your body breaks down food or is exposed to tobacco smoke or radiation from the sun, when the body is exposed to X-rays or to other sources. Free radicals could play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

Vitamin C also helps your body absorb and store iron.