ESTER-C 500mg.

THE BODY READY VITAMIN

The whole body protection of Ester-C provides the important benefits of vitamin C to several critical areas. Research shows that these areas include your immune system, joints, heart, eyes, skin - and even your pets.

Probably the most famous Vitamin, Vitamin C has long been recognized as an important part of health and well-being. Credited by the famous and not so famous for properties which include supporting healthy immune systems, cardiovascular systems and cardiovascular function, Vitamin C has been credited with good heart health and eyesight and healthy blood vessels which contributes to heart and eye health. Credit has also been given to Vitamin C for supporting the formation and maintenance of healthy collagen. Strong bones and healthy joints have also been credited to Vitamin C but the most recent discussions of Vitamin C have been with regard to the antioxidant properties of the long loved vitamin.

The antioxidant protection we get from Vitamin C has been shown to help protect us from the damage caused by free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules whose bonds have been split in a way to leave and unpaired electron. Since nature doesn't like unpaired electrons, this molecule is very unstable and will react very quickly with other compounds, trying to "steal" the needed electron to become stable. This causes the molecule that has been attacked to become a free-radical and the chain reaction begins. This chain reaction can result in the disruption of the living cell.

Some free-radicals form naturally during metabolism or are created when the immune system is trying to neutralize viruses and bacteria, but environmental factors such as pollution, radiation, cigarette smoke and herbicides can also cause free radicals. Normally the body will handle free radicals, but if anti-oxidants are unavailable or if the free-radical production is excessive, damage can occur. It is important to remember that free radical damage accumulates with age.

Antioxidants, such as Vitamins C and E are thought to protect the body against free radical effects by donating one of their own electrons to the free-radical thus ending the electron "stealing". The antioxidants don't become free-radicals, since they are stable in either form. Vitamin C is the most abundant water-soluble antioxidant in the human body. Acting primarily in the cellular fluid, Vitamin C actively combats the free-radical formation caused by pollution and cigarette smoke.

Ester-C* is an innovative complex of Vitamin C, Essential Calcium, and Vitamin C metabolites that is "Body-Ready*". Being "Body-Ready*" means that this Vitamin C has undergone a patented water- based process. In this process, ascorbic acid undergoes changes similar to those that occur in the body, making the presence of metabolites possible. In a preliminary study, the metabolites appear to help the Ester-C* work differently than ordinary Vitamin C. Readily absorbable, Ester-C* is acid neutralized (pH 6.7) thereby being gentle on your stomach and non-irritating to the digestive system. The addition of Ester-C* will continue to increase the fame and popularity of the already most famous and popular Vitamin on the planet.

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