Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that strengthens the body defense system and critical for the growth and repair of ALL body tissues. It actually boosts your blood antioxidant levels. Needless to say it is a major player to help support our immune system, absorbs iron and iron helps wounds to heal, and helps preserves our bones, teeth and cartilage. When Vitamin C is combined with the antioxidant flavonoid Quercetin it makes a powerful combination. Quercetin is what gives the natural coloring in some fruits and vegetables, and grains. Why is Antioxidants important? They help protect the cells from all those nasty free radicals floating around your body causes a host of problems like chronic disease, allergy issues, inflammation, etc. When you take a supplement, you want it to absorb. Phytosome is a natural active type fatty acid. When the Phytosome (fatty acid) wraps around quercetin it protects it and helps increase absorption because the majority gets delivered in the body instead of a good portion lost from breaking down from our digestive enzymes. I have been taking some of Life Extensions supplements for years
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