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.