Monday, March 31, 2008

Vitamin C

The vitamin for this month is an actual vitamin!

I’m celebrating vitamin C!

And no, I’m not talking about the one-hit-wonder pop singer who sang that song about graduation and being “friends forever” a decade ago. I’m talking about citric goodness C. Something found in so many fruits, and yet so under celebrated.

Most people know that C prevents scurvy. Pirates know this, and whoa to the pirate who doesn’t bring along a scontcheon of jam in his sap-belly.

But, Vitamin C is also great for the immune system. The RDA for vitamin C is fairly low, just enough to prevent defficiency, but I suggest going with upwards of 1000mg of C per day. I’ve heard of people who do 10,000mg with their lunch.

C is almost as important as omega 3 vitamins and can be found at the vitamin shop near you. Next month I’ll get back into the spiritual side of things again, but for now, chomp on some oranges!

Posted by Olive in 20:09:52
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