Easy-C: An advanced and unique form of Vitamin C!
• Time Release Formula With Bioflavonoids
• With B Vitamins And Zinc For Extra Support During The Winter Months
• With Esterified Vitamin C
• Will Not Cause Stomach Irritation
• Supports healthy immune function
• Supports healthy cardiovascular function
• A powerful antioxidant
What is Easy-C?
Get all the goodness of vitamin C in a new easy-on-the-stomach formula with Natrol® Easy-C™. Because your health matters even when your stomach is sensitive, Easy-C comes in a time-release formula that works for you every day, all through the day. This unique formula contains a proprietary vitamin C blend that includes Esterified Vitamin C along with B vitamins and zinc. Enjoy the sunny side of life any time with health-promoting Easy-C.
What is Esterified Vitamin C?
Esterified Vitamin C, or Ester-C, is a patented, non-acidic source of vitamin C. Many physicians recommend taking a buffered form of vitamin C if you are taking it in higher doses. This formula is gently buffered and is a great alternative for persons that may experience stomach irritation with ascorbic acid.
Vitamin C is required in the synthesis of collagen in connective tissue, neurotransmitters, steroid hormones, carnitine, conversion of cholesterol to bile acids and enhances iron bioavailability. Ascorbic acid is a great antioxidant and helps protect the body against pollutants.
Because Vitamin C is a biological reducing agent, it is also linked to prevention of degenerative diseases, such as cataracts, certain cancers and cardiovascular diseases.
Vitamin C also promotes healthy cell development, proper calcium absorption, normal tissue growth and repair, such as healing of wounds and burns. It assists in the prevention of blood clotting and bruising, and strengthening the walls of the capillaries.
Vitamin C is also needed for healthy gums, to help protect against infection, and assisting with clearing up infections and is thought to enhance the immune system and help reduce cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and preventing arteriosclerosis.
In 1936, Albert Szent-Gyorgi discovered that vitamin C works better in combination with other nutrients, such as bioflavonoids. In other words, he found evidence to support the fact that vitamin C should be considered a complex rather than a single nutrient, much like the vitamin B complex.
Bioflavonoids are essential for total Vitamin C effectiveness. Our formula contains lemon bioflavonoids, rutin and hesperidin. These bioflavonoids assist Vitamin C in keeping collagen healthy, are essential for proper absorption of Vitamin C and prevent Vitamin C from being destroyed in the body by oxidation. Therefore, bioflavonoids improve and prolong the function of Vitamin C.
Natrol's Easy-C also contains B Vitamins And Zinc for extra support and enhanced immune function.
Why should you take Easy-C?
Esterified Vitamin C has many advantages compared to ordinary Vitamin C:
• Several hours after taking Ester-C, the vitamin C concentration in the blood is twice as high as it would be after taking buffered or regular Vitamin C.
• The loss of vitamin C through urine after taking Ester C is six times lower than after taking ordinary vitamin C.
• Ester-C is the only form of vitamin C that does not cause digestive problems, not even when using large amounts.
• Ester-C is the only form of vitamin C that does not affect tooth enamel. Ordinary vitamin C, especially the popular “chewable form,” is very bad for teeth and should be strongly discouraged.
What scientific studies give evidence to support this?
A number of human and animal studies have explored the absorption and physiological effects of Ester-C mineral ascorbates in comparison to normal vitamin C.
A study on Ester-C's effectiveness was performed recently in San Diego by Dr. Howard Hunt, Professor Emeritus of the University of California San Diego, and Dr. Thomas Rice of the Life Management Group with a group of men enrolled in a corporate fitness program. They wished to see if Ester-C would significantly increase tissue levels of vitamin C in infection-fighting and immunological cells, as measured by uptake of ascorbate into the white blood cells.
The subjects began with two-week washout period to stabilize their vitamin C intake at low levels. Group 0f 18 men each then received a one gram oral dose ascorbic acid in one of the three product forms: ascorbic acid, Ester-C calcium ascorbate, and the Ester-C ascorbate with a standardized 3 percent calcium threonate level. White blood cells were isolated from blood samples removed at intervals of 0,1,2,4 and 24 hours from the time of administration.
Hunt and Rice discovered that, with time, the ascorbate from all supplements steadily accumulated in white cells, but that Ester-C ascorbate and the Ester-C with added threonate reached levels of 300 percent and more than 400 percent, respectively, above the final baseline level attained with ordinary ascorbic acid. They concluded that the Ester-C calcium ascorbate provided a superior way to build vitamin C reserves in the important immunocompetent cells of the blood, even using modest levels (one gram) of supplementation.
Warnings:
• Large doses of Vitamin C may interfere with the body’s absorption of copper and selenium.
• Persons with kidney stones, kidney disease or hemochromatosis should not exceed 500 mg per day and should consult a health care practitioner prior to using Vitamin C containing products.
• If you are pregnant or lactating consult your health care practitioner prior to taking Vitamin C.
Serving Size: 1 Tablet
Servings Per Container: 100
Amount Per Serving:
• Vitamin C (from Calcium Ascorbate, Ascorbyl Palmitate): 500mg
• Thiamin (from Thiamin Hydrochloride): 0.75mg
• Riboflavin: 0.85mg
• Niacin (as Niacinamide): 10mg
• Vitamin B6 (from Pyridoxine Hydrochloride): 1mg
• Folic Acid: 200mcg
• Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin): 3mcg
• Biotin: 150mcg
• Calcium (from Calcium Ascorbate): 100mg
• Zinc (from Zinc Oxide): 7.5mg
• Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex (may be derived from Lemon, Orange, Lime, Tangerine): 200mg
Other Ingredients: Cellulose, Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Silica, Natural Food Glaze, Methylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Glycerin.
Allergen Information: Contains no Yeast, Wheat, Corn, Milk, Egg, Soy, Glutens, Artificial Colours or Flavours, Added Sugar, Starch or Preservatives.
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