After my post last week, I thought I would do a short series on the few products I sell in my office and why I sell them.  Remember I only carry things that I and/or my family use on a regular basis.

A couple of weeks ago our school district was on spring break.  My family was really, really looking forward to it.  My wife has a new job working in the schools and she couldn’t wait for a little break from it all.  We had several fun things planned to do together as a family.  Unfortunately, my wife brought home  a nasty virus from school.  She and the kids all took turns being bedridden by fevers, headaches, and coughs.  I very religiously take a few vitamins each day.  One of those is liposomal vitamin C.  Everyone else in my family had gotten a little slack with their vitamin consumption.  I’m the only one that didn’t fall victim to that virus.

Vitamin C is necessary for normal growth and development.  It is used to make skin, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bones, teeth, and blood vessels.  It helps our immune system function better.  It helps our wounds to heal.  It helps our bodies absorb iron.  It is also a powerful antioxidant.   Our bodies aren’t able to make vitamin C, and they also aren’t able to store it.  So, it’s important to take vitamin C into our bodies daily through our diet and/or supplementation.

Foods that are high in vitamin C include (in descending order): red bell pepper, broccoli, oranges, strawberries, pineapple, brussel sprouts, cantaloupe, cabbage, cauliflower, and spinach, among many others.  Foods high in vitamin C are better eaten raw because the vitamin content is reduced by cooking.

I like to eat a diet full of a variety of fruits and vegetables.  In the winter I like to supplement my diet with liposomal vitamin C.  It is more easily absorbed by the body than other forms of supplemental vitamin C.  I’ve only had one mild illness this year.  For me, liposomal vitamin C, along with a healthy diet,  seems to be effective.