Vitamin C
This vitamin may also reduce levels of low density proteins, (LDL, the so called "bad cholesterol" ), while increasing the high levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL or "good cholesterol"), as well as lowering high blood pressure and helping to prevent atherosclerosis. Essential in the formation of collagen, vitamin C protects against abnormal blood clotting and bruising, may reduce the risk of cataracts, and promotes healing of wounds and burns. It may even boost your love life by causing more of the hormone oxytocin to be released. Vitamin C has also been useful in managing Helicobactor Pylori(commonly known as H. Pylori), it is a bacteria that grows in the stomach and may result in pain , gas, and bloating. Because the body cannot manufacture Vitamin C, it must be obtained through diet or in the form of supplements.
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