Vitamin C - Health Benefits - Cardiovascular System
Introduction
This section outlines the therapeutic effects and biological function of Vitamin C in connection with the human Cardiovascular System.
Vitamin C’s Cardiovascular Health Benefits
Anemia
Vitamin C may alleviate the Methemoglobinemia form of Anemia (by converting toxic Methemoglobin back to Hemoglobin). [1]
Vitamin C may alleviate the Iron deficiency form of Anemia (by facilitating Iron absorption).
Vitamin C (especially the Ascorbyl Palmitate form of Vitamin C) may protect Red Blood Cells from the toxic effects of Free Radicals. [2]
Vitamin C (when used in conjunction with Aged Garlic Extract, Vitamin E and Folic Acid) may reduce painful episodes in Sickle-Cell Anemia patients. [3]
Blood Clotting
Excessive Bleeding may occur as a result of severe Vitamin C deficiency (due to fragile Capillaries induced by Vitamin C deficiency) - excessive Bleeding is a primary symptom of Scurvy. Vitamin C may help to prevent excessive post-Surgery Bleeding. [4]
Vitamin C may help to prevent abnormal Blood Clotting (by inhibiting the production of Prostaglandin E2) - in one study the daily administration of 2,000 mg of Vitamin C prevented the formation of new blood clots and caused existing blood clots to dissolve. [5]
Blood Vessels
Vitamin C may help to prevent/repair Aneurysm. [6]
Vitamin C may regress the atherosclerotic plaques that are implicated in the development of Atherosclerosis (by facilitating the removal of Calcium from atherosclerotic plaques and by preventing the deposition of Cholesterol into atherosclerotic plaques): [7]
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