Vitamin C is really the superhero of the vitamin world. Most of us are aware that a daily dose of vitamin C is good for us, but do you know just how hard it’s working to keep you fit and healthy.

You may be wondering what Vitamin C actually does for your immune system?

Here are the top ten ways that vitamin C is boosting your immune system.

1: Vitamin C Is a Powerful Antioxidant

Antioxidants play an important role – they battle oxidative stress in the form of free radicals, which run rampage in the body, causing damage to our tissues.

2: Vitamin C Supports The Production of Interferons

Interferons are produced by the body when it detects a pathogen, which is any micro-organism capable of causing diseases, such as bacteria or a virus. Interferons enable our cells to launch their defences.

3: Vitamin C Enhances Our White Blood Cells

White blood cells fight disease-causing pathogens by capturing them, when they are then flushed out of our system. Vitamin C also helps boost white blood cells by enhancing cytokine production – these are proteins that communicate to other cells in their body, preparing them for the fight.

4: Vitamin C Supports Production of Antibodies

A healthy immune system relies on how our antibodies are produced and function whilst vitamin C supports both of these actions

5: Vitamin C Supports The Actions of Natural Killer Cells

These scary-sounding cells are lymphocytes that directly track and attack malignant tumour cells and kill them. Vitamin C also helps by reducing the shielding effects of platelets that could prevent lymphocytes from destroying the tumours.

Where Can I Get More Vitamin C?

Vitamin C cannot be produced by the body – it has to be derived from what you consume and as a water-soluble vitamin which can be quickly flushed out of your system.

This is where IV therapy steps in, by injecting this vital vitamin directly into the bloodstream, it can be delivered to exactly where your body needs it.

For more information, check out our IV drips that contain vitamin C or our High Dose Vitamin C Therapy.