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It’s become common to think of vitamin C in terms of shortening the common cold, but the truth is vitamin C is so much more. A little stress can help us perform under pressure, but chronic stress is bad for the whole body. A little-known stress reliever? Vitamin C! Many studies have demonstrated the effects of high dose vitamin C in reducing stress. Vitamin C not only reduces cortisol in the bloodstream but also has a known impact on reducing blood pressure.

Today, the subject of sleep has become so prevalent in the media that there is a rapidly growing industry dedicated to products that can help you get those elusive zzz’s. From melatonin to magnesium, ashwagandha to astragalus, meditation to good sleep hygiene, there are a lot of techniques and supplements that promise to aid in better sleep. BUT, there’s another one you likely haven’t heard about yet: Glutathione.

Collagen induction therapy, also known as micro-needling, is a common and effective cosmetic dermatologic procedure for reducing scars from acne, injury, and to reduce wrinkles.  Micro needling works quite well, and so is proving popular for both cosmetic skin improvement and medical reasons, such as scar reduction from injury. Unfortunately, not all patients produce collagen at the same levels, and so this results in varying degrees of improvement observed from the procedure.

There are two major vitamins used by our bodies in renewing skin, vitamin C and vitamin A. Vitamin C is key in your body's production of collagen, a building block of skin among other vital parts. Vitamin A is used in cell differentiation when it comes time to build the layers of the dermis (skin) and integrate that available collagen. Here's why you don't get enough of either...

Our modern diets are resulting in a disease normally associated with sailors from medieval times.  Patients are showing up to hospitals with wounds that won't heal and other symptoms:  they have scurvy.

A new study shows that the same procedure to create stem cells from skin for research, can also stop or reverse the aging process in mice.

This article is about the one time you should definitely, absolutely, be well aware of what you’re eating and the steps you can take to avoid something dangerous to your health.