Supercharge Your Immune System to Fight Colds and Flu
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Cold and flu season is just around the corner. Chilly weather drives people indoors, where they're apt to spend more time in close proximity with others and whatever sneezes and sniffles they may have. Plus, the school season is in full swing, where children bring home more than just popsicle art projects and homework; they're also bringing home a host of germs. All it takes is brief contact to a cold or flu virus to push a person under the weather.
While you can't avoid every germ, you can prepare your body to fight the cold and flu viruses and potentially lessen the duration of sickness. With a bevy of over the counter drugs promising relief, many people overlook the one thing that can work hard against colds and the flu ... vitamin C.
Vitamin C has a number of benefits for the body. It assists in the production of collagen, an important structural element in the walls of blood vessels, gums, and bones. But perhaps what vitamin C is best known for is are its antioxidant properties.
Vitamin C, among other nutritional elements find and destroy potentially harmful molecules known as free radicals. Lately there has been much research into the efficacy of vitamin C in boosting immune function. Which means it may be effective in helping to treat everything from cancer to cardiovascular disease to macular degeneration in the eyes. Studies have shown that higher levels may help the heart function properly, help to lower bad cholesterol, increase alertness, energy and mental clarity, lower blood pressure, and could even increase the average lifespan by as much as six years. It could also be your first line of defense when colds or the flu strike.
Studies vary to the efficacy of vitamin C in treating colds and flu. But in one recent study, children regularly taking vitamin C had cold symptoms for 14 percent fewer days. For adults, days with cold symptoms fell 8 percent with regular vitamin C use, say the researchers. Many people believe that taking high levels of vitamin C at the onset of symptoms can shorten colds. And the immune-boosting power of vitamin C can make a body less susceptible to falling hard to the flu virus.
Many vitamin C products on the market offer the bare minimum of the vitamin, which will do little to boost the immune system. Nutritional experts offer that the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin C (60 milligrams) is barely enough to stave off scurvy. Higher optimum levels of vitamin C are recommended to be somewhere between 4,000 to 6,000mg a day.
Super C22™ is a unique blend of 22 forms of vitamin C and its cousins, bioflavonoids. It has 2,500 percent the RDA. Minerals are added to the formula to help buffer the acidity found in vitamin C, which causes upset stomach resulting in avoidance of taking this much needed vitamin. Bioflavonoids have been added to complement the 22 forms of vitamin C, and increase the antioxidant power your body needs.
The product comes in a tasty powder that when stirred with water, dissolves into an effervescent citrus beverage that makes the vitamin C easily absorbed by the body. It is safe for both adults and children. The high-potency formula will help boost the immune system to pump up white blood cell counts that will be responsible for seeking out and destroying cold and flu viruses. Vitamin C is also a mood-booster (good for seasonal affective disorder) and anti-inflammatory, making it useful to take year-round to combat stress and even chronic pain.
Because vitamin C is water-soluble, it is often flushed from the system every 12 hours. There are no side effects to taking high amounts of vitamin C, so enjoy Super C22 daily. Learn more about Super C22 by visiting www.drnewtons.com. To find out how to get a free can of Super C22 with your order, call 1-800-474-6256 and mention offer VL61.