The neurosurgeon Dr. Tatiana Vilasboas explains the beneficial effects of vitamin C
Ascorbic acid, vitamin C, is contained in various foods, for example, in broccoli, acerola, red guava, orange, cashew and peppersand is essential for the health of our organism. A lack and severe deficiency of ascorbic acid can lead to a disease called scurvy.. the neurosurgeon Dr. Tatiana Vilasboas explains: “It causes changes in its severe deficiency, such as bone growth in children, loss of teeth, bleeding gums, shuttlecocks and perifollicular bleeding. That’s the serious fault.”.
Currently, much has been studied about vitamin C in our body and the benefits of keeping it at optimal levels for our body. There are several studies proving that the amount of ascorbic acid contained in our body is different, having a greater amount in the brain and within it there are regions that have more vitamin C than others.
VITAMIN C CAN HELP COMBAT ALZHEIMER AND PARKINSON
“Acid is being linked in this new research with a modulation of neurotransmitters, both dopaminergic, glutamatergic and GAbaergic, so it would assist in the neurotransmission of our brain’s communication. In addition to the effect, it is antioxidant, limits the effects of damage caused by ischemia and reperfusion, and oligoemia, that is, the weak perfusion of our brain. Furthermore, also diseases that are degenerative, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, have high levels of an oxidative stress that vitamin C would help fight.”explains the neurosurgeon.
A healthy diet rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals is essential for the proper functioning of the body. To acquire the necessary amounts of vitamin C, we can look for foods like broccoli, red guava, cashew, orange, acerola, bell pepper, cabbage and among other foods. There are several foods that are rich in ascorbic acid that we can consume, and in addition, there are blood tests that can be performed to assess whether the amount inside our body is at the proper levels. Currently, there is oral supplementation of the vitamin that can be launched by hand in cases of deficiency of this vitamin in the body.
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