Peak Vitamin C 120 caps.

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) provides the body with a multitude of protective functions and is supplemented mainly to strengthen the immune system and hormone levels. Furthermore, it is known to be an important co-factor when it comes to the building-up of bones and teeth/teeth ridge, and it is also beneficial for the catabolism of fat.

These highly dosed vitamin C capsules are combined with synergy substrate OPC (derived from grape seed extract) which increases the antioxidative potency of the formula by 400 percent.

What can I expect from Vitamin C?

No other vitamin is covered in as many studies, and all of which account for vitamin C’s extraordinarily beneficial effects to your body and your performance. It is therefore wise to avoid any deficiency of vitamin C. Nevertheless, researchers are still arguing about the perfect daily dosage. Recommendations go from 100 mg to 10,000 mg – e.g. during cancer treatment – per day.

It is, however, beyond dispute that athletes will have a higher need for vitamin C, especially when they are following a special diet or engaging in similar stress situations. Higher dosed vitamin C will therefore help to keep hormones and the protective features of your body on a supreme level.

Effectiveness and range of functions of Vitamin C

Vitamin C is a general term for L-(+)-ascorbic acid and its derivations. It usually appears as white, crystalline powder that primarily serves for the functions of a (water soluble) vitamin. Sufficient amounts of vitamin C are key to achieve an optimum health.

A potent antioxidant, vitamin C acts to protect the human cells from free radicals. Accordingly numerous results of studies already have approved that it serves to enhance your body’s protective functions – e.g. against cancer and viral or bacterial diseases like flu et al. – and even possesses anti-aging qualities. After sport exercises, where the organism is especially vulnerable, vitamin C was shown to be a valuable ally for health.

But not only does vitamin C provide the body with protective features for health. It is also highly beneficial for the body’s hormone system. Vitamin C restrains stress hormones and can thus path the way for anabolic and performance-enhancing hormones like testosterone. And it is also endued with positive effects on insulin functions as it controls blood sugar and insulin secretion.

Vitamin C has got notable qualities when it comes to the availability of thyroid hormones. Since it also possesses decisive functions within the synthesis of carnitine, it becomes clear why sufficient amounts of vitamin C are important for losing fat and why there is an evident negative connection in regression analysis when compared to the Body Mass Index (BMI). Speaking plain language, this means that high levels of vitamin C correlate with a low BMI.

Vitamin C is famous for its positive influence on the composition of body substance, e.g. skin, hair, nails, teeth and bones. Especially worth mentioning in this case should be vitamin C’s key role in the synthesis of joint-protecting collagen as used within connective tissue.

The Peak vitamin C formula is optimized with grape seed extract which is rich in the polyphenol “Oligomere Proanthocyanidine”, OPC (100 mg per capsule). OPC, too, is a potent antioxidant (4 times stronger than vitamin E) and covers a broad range of functions. OPCs constitute a perfect synergy substrate for vitamin C, because of their antioxidative potential, and they achieve an increasing of its bioavailability by 400 percent.

More important characteristics of OPC (partly in interaction with vitamin C):

• OPC acts anti-inflammatory.
• OPC increases the functions of vitamins A and E (besides those of vitamin C).         
• OPC aids in exclusion of toxic agents.
• OPC improves flowing capabilities of the blood circuit.
• OPC plays an important role for the healthfulness of the brain (Alzheimer’s disease, dotingness, Parkinson et al.).
• OPC strengthens mental focus.
• OPC acts as natural antidepressant and can be useful for allergic persons.
• OPC slows the aging processes within the skin.
• OPC is beneficial for the wholesomeness of eyes, bones, cartilage, sinews and connective tissue.

All in all Peak Vitamin C is a vitamin C supplement unlike any other customary products, as its range of functions is of much greater practical value.

Ingredients: Ascorbic acid (77%), collagenous protein (capsule), grape seed extract, separating agent: magnesium salts of fatty acids, colorant: titanium dioxide.

Directions: Take one capsule with sufficient water each day, preferably after your workout or in the evening. If you have a sensitive stomach, you should take the capsule along with a meal, in order not to get problems with too much gastric acid. Taken on an empty stomach, however, the product will develop its best potential, as it hence will easily be able to bind to protein.