Optimal C 1000 supplies Vitamin C (as calcium and magnesium ascorbates), along with calcium and magnesium as mineral ascorbates, in addition to citrus bioflavonoids (citrus fruit), Superoxide Dismutase (from vegetable culture), and Catalase (from vegetable culture). At higher dosages mixed ascorbates are less likely to cause digestive distress as compared to ascorbic acid. Use wherever the need for vitamin C is determined.

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Vitamin C’s role in immune enhancement has been strongly evidenced in supplementation research to increase natural killer cell activity, lymphocyte proliferation and immune balance.1 Vitamin C is also a potent antioxidant, acting to neutralize free radical damage to cells, including DNA, lipids and proteins. As a free radical neutralizing agent, vitamin C readily donates electrons to unstable molecules and breaks the chain of free radical damage to cells and tissues.2 Vitamin C is also involved in the synthesis of collagen, carnitine and neurotransmitters.2-4 The vitamin is considered essential to humans, and while most mammals are able to synthesize vitamin C, humans cannot. As a result,
exposure to smoke, pollution, radiation, heavy metal exposure and high-stress lifestyles all increase the body’s requirement for vitamin C.