Popular with our customers for its efficacy and value for money, Triple C combines three specific forms of vitamin C in a single capsule, that acts synergistically within the body: ascorbic acid, calcium ascorbate and ascorbyl palmitate.

What are the Benefits Associated with Triple C?

The importance of vitamin C to human health is widely recognized. Confirmed by numerous scientific studies, its properties are beneficial, if not essential, to several vital functions. Vitamin C is best-known for its key role in maintaining the immune system and improving the body's natural defenses.

It is also recognized as a powerful natural antioxidant that helps combat oxidative stress, free radicals and cellular aging. And vitamin C's benefits do not stop there. On the contrary, it is involved in a multitude of metabolic reactions, with the most active form, ascorbic acid, working at many levels within the body:

• Helps produce collagen, a protein providing mechanical resistance to stretching of the tissues;
• Is involved in the formation of neurotransmitters such as noradrenaline;
• Helps produce carnitine which is central role to the transport and use of fatty acids by the mitochondria to produce energy;
• Participates in the synthesis of red blood cells;
• Encourages the absorption of plant-source iron;
• Protects cells from the aging process, acting in synergy with vitamin E, beta-carotene, selenium, and zinc.

Why is Vitamin C Supplementation Important?

While everyday foods such as fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamin C, they may not provide sufficient levels to cover our daily requirements. Vitamin C is fragile and is easily destroyed by light and heat. Vitamin C supplements have therefore been developed as a way of obtaining an optimal intake. Often taken to safeguard against vitamin C deficiency, vitamin C supplements are also indicated for preventing and treating a number of ailments:

• Combating oxidative stress;
• Improving iron absorption;
• Boosting the immune system;
• Fighting temporary tiredness;
• Preventing colds and flu;
• Lowering blood pressure and preventing hypertension;
• Reducing the risk of heart disease;
• Preventing both cognitive function decline and cataracts.

The majority of mammals are able to produce vitamin C themselves, but humans lost this ability a long time ago, which is why this vitamin is classified as essential – we need to ingest it from the diet. The recommended dose for this vitamin C supplement is one to two capsules a day.