SUPPORT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM What is Vitamin C 500mg? Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble essential vitamin. In the body, ascorbic acid is oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid. These two forms are important for redox processes in the body. Vitamin C participates in the synthesis of collagen from bones, teeth, skin, cartilage, tendons and blood vessels. It is involved in many important processes in the body: tyrosine synthesis, conversion of folate to hydroxyfolic acid, carbohydrate metabolism, lipid and protein synthesis, iron metabolism, increases resistance to infections and participates in cellular respiration. Vitamin C it reduces prosthetic metal ions from many enzymes and has an antioxidant function by neutralizing free radicals. Action of Vitamin C 500 mg The most primary is the antioxidant action of vitamin C, as well as its specific role in mobilizing the body's defense forces. By stimulating the work of the immune system, vitamin C is recommended for the prevention of infections, colds and flu, as well as for reducing their symptoms. It prevents the oxidation of fats in the body, thus preventing atherosclerosis. It is necessary for the synthesis of collagen - elastic protein structures that strengthen the muscles and walls of blood vessels, and is also part of the skin, tendons, bones, cartilage and teeth. That's why taking sufficient amounts of vitamin C into the body facilitates the healing of wounds, and also affects a healthier and more beautiful appearance of the skin. It improves the absorption of iron in the intestines and is therefore recommended together with iron supplements. It participates in the prevention of cataracts and helps maintain vision. Additional intake of vitamin C (as dietary supplements) is useful and necessary for all ages and in all seasons because it acts in the direction of maintaining people's health (extending their life span, slowing down the aging process, maintaining mental and the physical condition at the required level increases the body's resistance.) The need for constant intake of vitamin C is because it cannot be stored in the body for a long time, and since it is soluble in water, the ingested excess is excreted through the urine. That's why Synergy vitamin C is made with a new vitamin C tablet technology that allows for the gradual release of this vitamin over 24 hours and its maximum utilization). Increased needs of vitamin C occur in pregnant women, nursing mothers, convalescents, elderly people, with increased body temperature, surgical operations, use of some drugs, athletes, diabetics, during hemodialysis, smokers, during alcohol consumption, diets, allergies, stress, etc. . The first symptoms of vitamin C deficiency in the body are mostly non-specific: weakness, rapid fatigue and sluggishness. In the later stage, patients complain of bone, joint and muscle pain, and sometimes shortness of breath. The possibility of more frequent infections and delayed recovery increases. Swelling, bleeding gums, broken capillaries and slow healing of wounds and fractures can also occur. A severe deficiency of vitamin C leads to the disease scurvy.