Vitamin C and exercise

Emerging research is revealing new uses for vitamin C:

- Vitamin C is needed for the integrity and strength of tendons and ligaments
- Lowers release of the cortisol in response to physical stress
- Protecting your blood vessels
- Lowering high blood pressure
- Preventing asthma
- Protecting against cancer
- Supporting healthy blood sugar levels in diabetes
- Stopping blood vessel changes that may lead to a heart disease
Here is something that I find fascinating:

Vitamin C acts in a positive way during every step in the development of heart disease, from inflammation to affecting blood fats to keeping your blood thickness low so as to prevent heart attacks and strokes and memory loss.

And when it comes to cancer protection, vitamin C stops cellular DNA damage that is the vital first step in cancer formation. And more studies recently published work shows that vitamin C supplements enhance the health benefits of exercise.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that serves to reduce the amount of oxidative damage caused by exercise.

Did you know that muscle weakness is a common symptom of vitamin C deficiency?

Make sure to take your vitamin C before you are heading to the gym. It will increase your performance in the gym, give you strength and your body will recover faster from the physical training.