Did you know that Linus Pauling, the famous Nobel Prize winning scientist who died at 93 years old, claimed that we could increase our life span by 12 to 18 years simply by taking 3200 to 12000 milligrams of Vitamin C daily? Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that fights the aging effects of pollution, radiation and chemotherapy on the human body. Vitamin C ha been shown to rejuvenate white blood cells in the elderly. In fact, a British study showed that when elderly patients took 120 mg Vitamin C daily for just two weeks, their white blood cell count rose to match those of people around the age of 35. This indicates that Vitamin C can reverse the aging process. In a study spanning 10 years, Vitamin C intake of only 150 mg a day lowered the mortality rate by 35% in men and 10% in women. Vitamin C has also been shown to improve and even prevent asthma and other respiratory illnesses and improve sperm function. Vitamin C cannot be stored in the body and must therefore be taken frequently. Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits, papaya, strawberries, kiwi fruit, tomatoes, broccoli, potatoes, green peppers and brussels sprouts.
