
Description
Key Benefits Antioxidant support for cellular health. Supports the body's defense systems by promoting white blood cell function and antibody response. Provides reduced gastric irritation for sensitive individuals. Assists in iron absorption. Promotes collagen formation. Buffered ascorbic acid with minerals to create aneutral p. H vitamin C. Pure Encapsulation's Buffered Ascorbic Acid combines calcium ascorbate, magnesium ascorbate, and potassium ascorbate to create a neutral p. H vitamin C. This special form of ascorbic acid lessens possible gastric irritation in sensitive individuals. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and free radical scavenger with a wide range of functions. It supports the body's defence system by promoting white blood cell function and activity, levels, antibody responses, and secretion of thymic hormones. It is also essential for the formation and maintenance of intercellular ground substance and collagen. Vitamin C aids in the absorption of iron, the formation of red blood cells and conversion of folic acid to active folinic acid. It also maintains healthy mast cell function and supports lymphocyte formation. Vitamin C is also required for the synthesis of carnitine and steroids. Pure Encapsulations Buffered Ascorbic Acid 250 caps