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Vitamin C has become synonymous to health and wellbeing, in part due to its proven benefit to the immune system, but also due to its role in absorption of other critical nutrients such as iron. Vitamin C is an antioxidant which helps to reduce internal damage and stress and, is integral to the synthesis of collagen needed to form the bodies connective tissue and joints.

Evidence has shown that people who supplement with Vitamin C whilst participating in regular intense exercise can expect to cut the risk of getting a cold by 50%. Many international athletes are given a vitamin C supplement during long haul flights to bolster their immune system, because it works!

If you find yourself getting a dreaded cold, supplementing with vitamin C has been shown to reduce the duration of a cold by 8-14% in the general population.