DON’T LET FLU SEASON CATCH YOU!

The weather has cooled down this past week, days are getting shorter, nights are longer and the colds ‘n flu season is upon us! Protect yourself with FoodState® Vitamin C! Even if the dreaded lurgi gets you, at least you can shorten the time you have to sniff and snufflethis winter. C Gard contains FoodState® Vitamin C, Bioflavonoids and Pectin. About Vitamin C Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin that is actually not very happy to stay around for too long. It is the least stable of all the vitamins, sensitive to light, heat and air which all means that it breaks down very easily. The main function of this fragile vitamin is in the manufacture of collagen, a protein needed to make connective tissue in skin, ligaments and bone. Vitamin C is an important nutritional antioxidant, which means it is a protector vitamin and really does protect other vitamins like vitamin A, vitamin E and all the B-Complex vitamins against oxidation. Without vitamin C, these important vitamins would simply degrade and become useless in the body. Today stress is a simple fact of life and everybody gets stressed at one time or another! During periods of stress, when adrenalin activity is high, more vitamin C is required to protect the body. Vitamin C promotes resistance to infection and therefore provides important support to the immune system. High doses of C do not prevent colds and flu, but definitely reduce the severity of symptoms so there can be less time sniffing and snorting. But, you best take care, because very high doses of vitamin C (2-4 grams/day) will cause chronic diarrhea and possibly kidney stones. Vitamin C also maintains good lung function and healthy blood vessels and does help folk who have cardiovascular problems. Bioflavonoids in C Gard Bioflavonoids are a group of more than 800 vitamin like substances found in plants and have powerful antioxidant activity i.e. big protectors! They help the strengthen blood vessels, improve the activity of vitamin C and are associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and several types of cancers. Pectin in C Gard Pectin is a type of soluble fibre that helps in the management of cholesterol and other blood fats which all goes to help with preventing heart disease with good nutritional care. Gard against lurgis’ this winter and get your C Gard in the Immune Booster Special from 18-30 March 2014!