01/08/2025
🧡 Why Your Body Loves Vitamin C 🧡
As a nutritionist, I often get asked, “Do I really need vitamin C every day?”
The answer: YES, and often more than once a day!
Here’s why 👇
🔸 What Vitamin C Does in the Body:
✔️ Boosts immune function (helps white blood cells fight off infection)
✔️ Acts as a powerful antioxidant (protects your cells from damage)
✔️ Essential for collagen production (hello healthy skin, joints & blood vessels!)
✔️ Improves iron absorption (especially from plant-based foods)
✔️ Supports brain health + neurotransmitter production
✔️ Reduces inflammation & oxidative stress
🔁 Why You Need It More Than Once a Day:
Vitamin C is water-soluble, meaning your body doesn’t store it.
👉 It gets used up quickly and is flushed out in urine.
To keep levels stable, aim to split your intake across 2–3 doses a day rather than all at once.
🕒 Example:
Take with meals – breakfast, lunch, and dinner – especially when sick, stressed, or healing from injury.
✨ Pro tip: Pair vitamin C with iron-rich foods to boost absorption.
🥦🍓🍋 Natural sources include citrus, kiwi, berries, capsicum, and broccoli.