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Here’s how to make vitamin C at home!
Vitamin C is known to be THE anti-cold medicine that can boost the immune system. Want to know a trick to make yourself at home without having to buy it? Follow this tip 100% natural!
Vitamin C, essential to the functioning of the organism Vitamin C comprises ascorbic acid, is an important vitamin for metabolism (in particular for the absorption of iron), growth and tissue repair. It is also very rich in antioxidants which fight against free radicals, the main responsible for cell aging. A deficiency in vitamin leads to scurvy when the daily intake is less than 10 mg per day.
Vitamin C is not produced naturally by the body, it must come from an outside source. And the only way to get in sufficient quantities is food or supplements of vitamin C. Unfortunately, many supplements present in the trade are not 100% natural and contain chemicals or genetically modified substances.
There is a natural alternative to these products, which is why we present you a recipe for preparing your own vitamin C supplements at home.
Vitamin C provides homemade enzymes important for the proper functioning of the body and promotes the assimilation of nutrients. Want to know the recipe? To achieve, you only need to peel of citrus fruits!
Citrus fruits: rich in flavonoids In citrus fruits, there are different types of flavonoids, substances that have great antioxidant properties. The main qualities of flavonoids are: anti-inflammatory, veinotonic ...
For example, naringin is a very powerful antioxidant that is found in grapefruit peel, tangerine and lemon. Numerous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of this substance to counteract the damage related to cell oxidation (free radicals).
Hesperidin is another type of flavonoid that is found in the bark (inside) and is white (orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit).
Here is a recipe to prepare yourself, at home, of vitamin C supplements
First, before you jump in the preparation of vitamin C supplements, make sure that the citrus that you will use are from organic agriculture (since they do not contain pesticides). You will keep the peels after consuming to prepare the famous citrus dried powder.
To prepare your vitamin C, follow these steps:
1. Take the peels of citrus fruits and arrange them on a dehydrator tray (an accessory that is readily commercially available).
2. Dry out the peels at a temperature of 38 ° C for 24 hours, until they are dry and crisp.
3. Grind the peels obtained with a chopper mixer (or mortar).
4. Then put the resulting powder in an airtight jar, kept in a cool place.
If the fruit and the skin comparing the citrus peels contain many more vitamins and minerals. Indeed, one teaspoon lemon zest soup contains twice as much vitamin C and three times more fiber than one slice of lemon.
To be healthy, the consumption of vitamin C is recommended daily. You should take a teaspoon of vitamin C your home everyday. You can even decorate your smoothies, soups, salads, fruit juices and desserts with the powder of dried citrus.
Now that you know how to prepare vitamin C, you can make throughout the year to strengthen your immune system and prevent diseases!
Here’s how to make vitamin C at home!
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