Thorne's ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is NSF Certified for
Sport®. Most people are aware that vitamin C promotes healthy immune function.*
But vitamin C also has several additional mechanisms of action. For example,
it's an essential nutrient for promoting wound healing and supporting injury
repair.* Vitamin C also plays a role in liver detoxification and helps protect
against the toxic effects of heavy metals such as lead, aluminum, and cadmium.*
Thorne's Ascorbic Acid contains only crystalline vitamin C – with no added corn
starch, magnesium stearate, or other lubricants and diluents – to ensure
optimal absorption and efficacy.* The combined positive effects of vitamin C on
collagen synthesis, antioxidant status, and immune function make it an
important nutrient for surgery patients and for supporting wound healing.*
Vitamin C is necessary for the proper action of those enzymes involved in phase
I liver detoxification.* In addition, as an antioxidant, vitamin C helps quench
the free-radical intermediates that are created during this first phase of the
detoxification of harmful substances in the liver.* Furthermore, vitamin C
helps increase the level of the important antioxidant glutathione by increasing
glutathione's rate of synthesis, which enhances the liver's phase II
detoxification.*
