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VITAMIN C NATURAL ORANGE CHEWABLE TABLETS - 1000mg
Healtheries Chewable Vitamin C tablets are a buffered low acidity and stomach friendly blend of ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate.
Regular dosage of supplementary vitamin C assists with a variety of health problems including supporting the immune system and the adrenal glands during infections, stress and overwork situations, along with maintaining healthy gums, teeth, bones, and blood vessels. Vitamin C also encourages the absorption of the mineral Iron.
Vitamin C is a water soluble nutrient and is easily lost via urination and perspiration three to four hours after ingestion, so frequent consumption of vitamin C is essential.
Recommendations for use:
- Those who are under stress or fatigued
- To prevent and treat susceptibility to infection
- High fevers and inflammatory conditions
- To assist allergies, arthritis, gum disease, and cold sores
- For wound healing, burns, or pressure sores
- Easy bruising, broken blood capillaries
- Heavy metal toxicity or exposure to pesticides and other chemicals
- Regular consumers of alcohol and cigarettes
- To assist with bone fractures and heart disease
- To assist in the absorption of iron
- Those on medications such as aspirin and steroids as these reduce vitamin C levels
Contra-indications:
- Chewable Vitamin C contains glucose and sucrose, it may not be suitable for diabetics.
- Those on medications should consult their healthcare practitioner.
- Diarrhoea, skin rash, and frequency of urination may occur with excessive doses of vitamin C. Reduction of dose will stop these effects.
- Vitamin C increases the excretion of oxalic acid and uric acid, common causes of kidney stones. Those with a history of kidney stones should not consume high doses of Vitamin C long term.
Dose: Tablets may be chewed or sucked. Take one tablet daily for prevention, take the higher doses suggested during infection or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
1000mg: Adults: 1 tablet daily
Children (3 years and over): ¼ to ½ tablet daily
Contains No: WHEAT, GLUTEN, YEAST, ARTIFICIAL COLOUR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR OR PRESERVATIVES, ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS, SULPHUR, MILK DERIVATIVES, SOY
Pack Information: Available in bottles of 35 Tablets
Product No.: 12191
Ingredients:
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Vitamin C
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1000mg
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Containing - Ascorbic Acid
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524mg
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- Sodium Ascorbate
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535mg
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Colour - Natural
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Flavour - Natural
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Ingredient Information:
Vitamin C
- Maintains collagen, a protein necessary for the formation and health of connective tissue in skin, gums, ligaments, tendons, bones and teeth.
- Helps reduce the recovery time for colds and influenza.
- Helps to build body immune resistance especially if taken in conjunction with zinc and vitamin A.
- Important for the production of adrenal hormones and the body’s adaptive stress response along with vitamin B complex and zinc. Vitamins C is used up under stress, overwork, or excess exercise conditions.
- Helps maintain the strength of blood vessel walls, particularly those of the capillaries.
- Helps promote wound and bone healing.
- Enhances iron absorption.
- Acts as an antioxidant protecting other vitamins and body tissues particularly from toxins, pollution, and free radicals.
- Helps the detoxification and excretion of toxic substances, including heavy metals such as lead.
- Ascorbic Acid is pure Vitamin C that is not bound to any other compound. It is considered the best form of oral Vitamin C supplementation with the exception for those people prone to gastrointestinal distress from acidic compounds.
- Sodium Ascorbate is a buffered form of Vitamin C that consists of 90% Ascorbic Acid bound to 10% Sodium. This has an alkaline effect and is the optimal form of Vitamin C for those with acidic conditions and where acidity causes digestive upset.
DEFICIENCY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VITAMIN C:
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Easy bruising, broken blood capillaries, poor vision, and weak arteries leading to heart disease, due to decreased collagen synthesis
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Swollen or bleeding gums due to decreased collagen synthesis
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Fatigue and irritability due to reduced synthesis of adrenal hormones
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Reduced resistance to infection due to decreased immune cell activity
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Skin deterioration and wrinkling, slow wound healing
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Iron deficiency anaemia
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Varicose veins
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Increased allergies and intolerances to foods, and increased sensitivities to chemicals in the environment
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Depression, mood swings, poor concentration and memory
FOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN C:
Present in all fruit and vegetables, especially citrus fruit, capsicums, broccoli, guavas, bean sprouts, strawberries and blackcurrants.
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