BIOGROW-CITRUS: Vitamin C of Choice for Today’s Lifestyle

VITAMIN C – also known by its scientific name, ascorbic acid – is an important nutrient for good health. Human bodies need it for immune function, bone structure, iron absorption and healthy skin. Vitamin C is also known to be a strong antioxidant that can protect tissues against oxidative damage caused by free radicals, and helps prevent or reverse cellular damage.

In a study published this year titled Effects of High Dose Vitamin C Supplementation on Severe COVID-19 Patients In The ICU: A Retrospective Analysis, researchers found that high doses of vitamin C may have the propensity to mitigate severe oxidative stress to keep lung injury minimal besides preventing other organ failures. Patients who received high-dose vitamin C treatment resulted in the improvement of respiratory function.

According to a 2019 study titled Vitamin C Can Shorten the Length of Stay in the ICU: A Meta-Analysis, high-dose vitamin C therapy can benefit individuals admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) for critical diseases by decreasing the period of ICU stay by 8% and shortening the time of mechanical ventilation by 18.2%.

Vitamin C can be obtained from daily intakes of food, especially fruits and vegetables. However, in this era, many individuals do not get enough vitamin C from their daily diets due to modern-day farming methods and unhealthy eating habits. Hence, many people turn to supplements to meet their needs.

However, most vitamin C supplements available on the market today are synthetically manufactured formulations and, in this isolated chemical form, the vitamin C does not contain other components normally focused with it in food (such as proteins, fats and carbohydrates).

Science has proven that vitamin C is not absorbed as a pure, isolated compound. Protein, fat and carbohydrate carriers are necessary to help the absorption of vitamins and minerals within the body. For this reason, synthetic formulations are not absorbed very well by the body and the nutrients cannot be transported efficiently to the targeted cells. Hence, they are usually manufactured in mega doses in the hope that a small fraction will be absorbed by the body.

"In this era, many individuals do not get enough vitamin C from their daily diets due to modern-day farming methods and unhealthy eating habits."

What makes Re-Natured Vitamin C so special?

Re-Natured Vitamin C is molecularly bonded into a concentrated food complex – just as it is found in natural food. In other words, Re-Natured Vitamin C is presented to the body the way vitamin C is normally found in food for better absorption, retention and utilisation by the body. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition titled Comparative bioavailability to humans of ascorbic acid alone or in a citrus extract showed that Re-Natured Vitamin C was 35% more bioavailable than its synthetic form of vitamin C.

The benefits of Re-Natured Vitamin C compared to other synthetic formulations in the market include higher bioavailability and better distribution of vitamins to the targeted body tissues. Therefore, it is not necessary to take in very high doses to exert the desired health benefits. Due to the form of Re-Natured Vitamin C which is similar to the vitamin C in natural food, it can be taken anytime convenient either before, or after a meal.

Re-Natured technology is an exclusive patented technology from the United States' Grow Company Inc to enhance the bioavailability of vitamin C in the body by synthesising the nutrient into a food matrix. In the manufacturing process, vitamin C is fed back into food and naturally re-integrated with all the other food components – such as natural citrus extract – which aid its absorption in the body.

Vitamin C is an important nutrient that keeps immune systems functioning properly. Be a wise consumer and choose Re-Natured as the choice of vitamin C supplement for a healthier life.

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Re-Natured Vitamin C can be taken anytime convenient either before, or after a meal.