Vitamin C: so simple, so necessary... but what is it used for exactly? And what does deficiency look like? Is vitamin C deficiency linked to cancer incidence? Recurrence? Are there times when it should not be taken? Tina & Leah answer all of these questions and more!
Vitamin C is vital to the production of collagen, immune cells, and energy from fats in our diet, to name just a few of its actions. Sometimes called ascorbic acid or ascorbate, vitamin C is a nutrient that you can get from various fruits and veggies. In this episode, we talk about scurvy, high school science experiments, and how vitamin C is both an antioxidant and the opposite of this, a pro-oxidant. We also cover the role of vitamin C before, during, and after cancer diagnosis.
So, can you take vitamin C if you are getting chemotherapy or radiation? Tina & Leah tackle the topic head-on with a discussion of when this nutrient is proven to be detrimental, when it is safe and when some caution is needed (i.e., "talk to your doctor!").
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