Thorne Vitamin C With Flavonoids 90 Capsules

Although you might rely on vitamin C only during the winter months, this vitamin can support your overall health every day. Vitamin C has many roles in your body and is linked to impressive health benefits, including immune function, collagen formation, and supporting liver detoxification. Because vitamin C is a vitamin that the body can’t produce, it must be obtained from the diet or by supplementation. This supplement contains ascorbic acid and naturally occurring citrus flavonoids. The flavonoids provide greater antioxidant capacity than Vitamin C does alone, thus better scavenging free radicals within the body. Benefits: Promotes optimal immune function. Important in collagen production, which enhances skin, nail, and hair health. Supports healthy tissue and cartilage formation, a benefit during wound healing and injury repair. Plays a role in phase I liver detoxification, plus its antioxidant properties help protect against the toxic effects of heavy metals Helps increase glutathione, a potent antioxidant necessary for supporting phase II liver detoxification. The benefits of collagen production, its antioxidant status, and immune support make vitamin C an important nutrient for surgery patients to support wound healing.