Vitamin C is an essential vitamin that adds many benefits to our health. Yet, oddly enough, our bodies don’t produce it.

Vitamin C is water-soluble and is found in many fruits and vegetables. The most popular vitamin C intake is oranges and orange juice. However, there are many other options to increase vitamin C intake.

What exactly is Vitamin C?

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate, is a vitamin found in various foods and sold as a dietary supplement. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters.

Benefits of Vitamin C

There are many incredible health benefits of increasing your vitamin c levels, including the following:

  • Vitamin C is an antioxidant, meaning it can help reduce the risk of chronic disease.
  • Helps manage high blood pressure
  • Protects your memory and thinking
  • Helps prevent iron deficiency
  • Helps prevent gout attacks
  • Boosts overall immunity
  • Lower risks of heart disease

Vitamin C Injections at Options Medical Weight Loss

Options Medical Weight Loss offers vitamin C injections. Using these injections provides a greater boost to the immune system because it skips the long process of digestion and therefore can be fully absorbed by your body.

Vitamin C supports the production of new white blood cells called lymphocytes and phagocytes.

Although, using supplements is an option available, using Options Medical Weight Loss’s Vitamin C injections are a quick and helpful way to reduce the potential loss of the vitamin.

For more information on injections, visit Options Medical Weight Loss Website.