Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Vitamin C

Vitamins have been getting some bad press as of late. I have wondered whether or not the big drug companies have something to do with that. Nonetheless, here's one for the "other" side.

Perhaps instead of carrots, rabbits should be ingesting oranges to see better.
A surprising discovery by Oregon Health and Sciences University found that Vitamin C prolongs proper functioning of nerve cells in the eye.

In fact, cells in the retina need to be "bathed" in relatively high doses of Vitamin C to be able to function properly.

The study, published in the June 29, 2011 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience also suggests that Vitamin C plays a more important role throughout our brains than was previously thought.

This could eventually have implications for other diseases like glaucoma and epilepsy.
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  1. Deb PDecember 8, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Thanks so much for the info on Oranges, Vitamin C and the effects on the eyes, Pro eye Health this aging process is the pitt's the eyes seem to be the first that go, so anything to help out the eyesight is a must, I have always eaten a lot of Carrots, still the sight is getting worst. So looks like I will have to switch over to Oranges since they are in season perfect timing. Lori thank you for the tip. Tis the Season for VITAMIN C!

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