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Vitamin C in Cosmetic Products – Does it work? episode 211

The Beauty Brains

It’s an all Vitamin C podcast episode. In this show we answer questions including… Beauty Questions Are there different grades of vitamin C/ascorbic acid since the prices vary so much for the same thing? What is your opinion of the effectiveness of waterless Vitamin C products?

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Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Preventable and Treatable With Supplements?

Aesthetics Advisor

The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS), which was led by NIH’s National Eye Institute and concluded in 2001, established that daily high doses of vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and the minerals zinc and copper—called the AREDS formulation—can help slow the progression to advanced AMD. JAMA, published online May 5, 2013.

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What Can You Do to Help Prevent Cataracts?

Aesthetics Advisor

Vitamin C Combats Cataracts Other nutrients are also beneficial for vision health. For instance, vitamin C is associated with a lower risk of cataracts. One study 25 compared vitamin C intake and the progression of cataracts in more than 320 pairs of female twins over the course of a decade.

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Why Collagen Is a Proven Necessity

Aesthetics Advisor

25 Vitamin C-rich foods also aid in collagen production. 2001 Oct; 109(10): 983–994 38 Amazon JELL-O Powder Reposted from: [link] You can also help prevent the breakdown of collagen by eating antioxidant-rich foods and avoiding cigarette smoke, pollution, 24 excessive alcohol consumption and sugary foods.