A Difference You Can “C”

We all want to put our best face forward, but every day there are forces that conspire against that simple goal. It’s not a conspiracy theory, just an unfortunate fact. The skin is exposed to free-radical inducing insults every day that can damage our skin, leaving it dull, sagging, and wrinkle prone.

The omega-3 polyunsaturated acid DHA is essential for perinatal brain and retinal development and maintenance of neurologic function throughout life. Because of U.S. dietary trends, DHA deficiency is becoming more common.

Hawthorn is the common name given to plants belonging to the genus Crataegus, with many different species found throughout temperate zones stretching from North America to Asia. It belongs to the Rose family and is a small tree with rose-like flowers and brown to red berry-like fruits.

When we talk about cardiovascular disease, we tend to focus on the heart and heart disease, but the typical adult body contains some 100,000 miles of blood vessels.¹ Just as accidents are bound to occur over that many miles of highway, problems can develop in the arteries and veins far from your heart.

Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is essential to humans because we are among the few mammals incapable of producing it from glucose. Vitamin C is one of the body’s most important water-soluble antioxidants and acts as a cofactor in numerous important enzymatic reactions in the body. Vitamin C is present in all fruits and vegetables.