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Quit Smoking with Vitamin C
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Introduction
There is no doubt about the fact that Vitamin
C plays a pivotal role during smoking
cessation. The big question however is; how
exactly does Vitamin C help quit smoking? I
discuss the answer in this slide. Enjoy it!
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What is Vitamin C?
Vitamin C is an essential water-soluble vitamin
found in foods including fruits and vegetables.
Its called a water-soluble vitamin because it
dissolves in water and cannot be stored in the
body. Unlike most animals and mammals,
human beings do not have the capacity to
create their own vitamin C. It must thereforebe obtained through our diet for the body to
gain access to it.
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Rich Sources of Vitamin C
Black Currant
Kiwi Fruit
Peppers Lemon
Broccoli
Sweet Lime Sweet potatoes
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Rich Sources of Vitamin C(2)
Guava
Avocado
Spinach
Blackberry
Cranberry
Grape
Mango
Pawpaw
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How is Vitamin C Beneficial to the
Body?
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, isbeneficial to the body in many ways. Its apowerful antioxidant with progressively more
varied uses in health and well-being as well asdisease prevention.
This was attested to by a recent study co-ordinated by Mark Moyad, of the University ofMichigan and made available in Seminars inPreventive and Alternative Medicine.
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How is Vitamin C Beneficial to the
Body?(2)
The study, which examined over 100 researches in thespace of 10 years, concluded that Vitamin C is useful indefending our health, from cancer, cardiovasculardiseases, stroke, eye diseases and protection to live
longer and healthier. For starters, we require vitamin C for the maintenance
and formation of bones, skin and blood vessels. This isbecause Vitamin C is involved in the formation ofCollagen, an important protein that joins the skeleton
in one piece, connecting bones to muscles and holdingorgans in place. Collagen also helps to keep the skinsmooth and without wrinkles. Experts say collagenmakes up 1% to 2% of muscle tissue.
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Fights Common Cold
There is overwhelming evidence that Vitamin
C fights and prevents common cold. Since the
days of Linus Pauling, a double Nobel Prize
winner, who discovered that Vitamin C could
prevent and treat colds, till now, Vitamin C has
been indicated for the treatment and
prevention of common cold.
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Improves Mood
Recent research links vitamin C to an improvedmood. In a study of intensely hospitalizedpatients that have vitamin Cdeficiency,
researchers observed an improvement in theiremotional state after they received vitamin C.
Even though more research is needed to establishthis claim, its understandable that Vitamin C can
lead to an improved mood as people who haveVitamin C deficit regularly feel exhausted ordejected.
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Prevents scurvy
A lack of vitamin C in the daily diet can lead to
scurvy. Scurvy is a form of avitaminosis that is
characterized by surface bleeding, shaky
teeth, weak blood vessels, poor healing and
immunity as well as a mild form of anaemia.
Avitaminosis, according to Wikipedia, is a
condition resulting from a deficiency of one ormore particular vitamins.
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Facilitates the Absorption of Iron
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is
utilized in many tissues of the body. It
facilitates the absorption of iron, a nutrient
required for the production of red blood
corpuscles and the movement of oxygen
throughout the body. It also helps in
regulating the bodys capacity to soak up,convey, and stock up iron.
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Helps in Fighting Cancer, Regulating
Diabetes and Asthma
Vitamin C has also been indicated to assist in fightingcancer, diabetes and asthma. This is attested to by LifeExtension Magazine which states matter-of-factly thatadditional research is discovering that vitamin C can
be helpful in preventing asthma, protecting againstcancer, and supporting healthy blood sugar levels indiabetics.
It therefore urges that vitamin C be given a pride ofplace in individual diets to perk up cardiac health and
avoid degenerative diseases or disorders (any diseasein which deterioration of structure or function of tissueoccurs).
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Boosts Immunity
Vitamin C leads the pack of immuneboosters. Immune boosters operate byincreasing the number of white cells in the bodyand training them to fight better. Boosters also
assist to get rid of the dead cells in the immunesystem as well as elements that drag the bodydown. They (immune boosters) are able toachieve this by stimulating the production of
disease-fighting white blood corpuscles andantibodies, which prevent the entry of viruses orillnesses into the body.
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Prevents Cardiovascular Diseases
Vitamin C also lessens the threat of
cardiovascular disease according to
the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Even though outcomes of scientific researcheson the role vitamin C plays in preventing heart
attack or stroke are diverse, the fact still
remains that Vitamin C plays a vital role in theprevention of heart or cardiovascular diseases.
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How Does Vitamin C Help Smokers?
Smoking depletes the bodys supply of
Vitamin C even though its needed to repair
the damage caused by smoking. A research
even indicated that smokers have loweramounts of vitamin C in their bodies than
non-smokers. The recommended daily dosage
is somehow controversial as its not unifiedbut the best thing is to talk to your doctor.
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Vitamin C and Smokers
Vitamin C has the capacity to decrease the
harmful effects of poisonous cigarette smoke.A
study conducted in year 2000 attests to this but
concludes that whilst vitamin C might offerprotection against some of the detrimental
effects of occasional acute cigarette smoke
exposure, the possibility that it might benefit
chronic smokers, awaits investigation.
* Vitamin C is has also
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Vitamin C and Smokers(2)
Vitamin C is has also been indicated to protectblood vessels, which might have becomedamaged by years of smoking. Cigarette smokingis identified as one of the causes of damage to
the blood vessels and this damage can lead tostroke and heart disease. But scientists have beenworking around the clock and discovered thatincreasing the levels of vitamin C in the blood
might perk up function and capacity in bloodvessels that have been ravaged by years ofsmoking.
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Vitamin C and Smokers(3)
Vitamin C prevents the oxidative stress ordamage occasioned by smoking and contactwith tobacco or cigarette smoke. Oxidative stressoccurs when the body has too many free radicals
and not enough antioxidants in the body. Free radicals are molecules produced by
the bodyto assist the metabolic processes, likedigestion and the conversion of food into usable
energy. Even though useful for natural processes,an abundance of free radicals in the blood streamcan cause health problems.
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Vitamin C and Smokers(4)
Antioxidants, on the other hand, are used by thebodys defense or immune system to reverse thedamage caused by free radicals.
Cigarette smoking or tobacco-chewing, simultaneously,accelerates the production of free radicals and thedepletion of vital antioxidants in the body. This is notgood for smokers as it leads to oxidative stress andthey are robbed of the health benefits of antioxidants.
This is said to be the reason smokers contact a wholelot of diseases, including cardiovascular disease andcancer.
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Vitamin C and Smokers(5)
If you know the benefits of exercise forsmoking cessation and have chosen to engagein it as a substitute for your smoking
habit, Vitamin C will help you gain more fromexercise and decrease exercise-inducedoxidative damage or stress. CombinationofVitamins C and E Can Protect Smokers
from Cancer. To bring down their risk ofcontacting lung cancer, smokers have to quit,but Vitamin C supplements may help.
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Vitamin C and Smokers(6)
This is according to investigators at Oregon StateUniversity who discovered that ingesting athousand mg of vitamin C daily boosted defensivelevels ofvitamin E in smokers lungs.In a
research available in the February 15, 2006edition of Free Radical Biology and Medicine, theOregon researchers claimed that vitamin C coulddecrease the running down of one form of
vitamin E by 45%. They also established thatvitamin C assisted to protect the capacity andamount of vitamin E found in other parts of thebody.
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Conclusion
From the above, the role of Vitamin C
in smoking cessation can be said to be
incontestable, so eat lots of fruits and
vegetables rich in vitamin C. I really think its
best to get the nutrient through natural
means but if you feel like taking supplements,
talk to your doctor first.
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