Why do we need Vitamin C?

Your body cannot make Vitamin C.

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin, Vitamin Cwhich is essential for normal functioning of the body. Unlike most mammals, humans do not have the ability to make their own vitamin C. We must obtain vitamin C through our diet and supplements. Vitamin C is an important structural component of blood vessels, tendons, ligaments, and bone. It increases calcium and iron absorption where calcium is the most important mineral to keep your bones strong. Vitamin C contributes to hemoglobin and red-blood-cell production in bone marrow and it promotes healthy capillaries, gums, and teeth.

Vitamin C is also a highly effective antioxidant, it is important for reducing free-radical production. Even in small amounts vitamin C can protect molecules in the body, such as proteins, lipids (fats), carbohydrates, and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) from damage by free radicals and reactive oxygen species that can be generated during normal metabolism as well as through exposure to toxins and pollutants.