Vitamin C

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that can strengthen your body’s natural defences.  Essential for the maintenance of healthy cells and blood vessels, it can improve resistance to colds, flu and infections, and help neutralise damaging free radicals.  

Vitamin C promotes wound healing, and helps in the formation of collagen, essential for healthy skin, gums and joints.  Vitamin C from Rosehips also helps the body to absorb iron from the diet.

Vitamin C supplements have been found to lower blood pressure and may lower heart disease risk factors, including high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides.  It has also been shown to lower uric acid levels and prevent gout.

Low vitamin C levels have been linked to an increased risk of memory and cognitive disorders like dementia, while a high intake of vitamin C from foods and supplements has been shown to have a protective effect, particularly in ageing individuals.