3 of many benefits of vitamin C

[AnnaLouise]

The only person to win 2 Nobel Prizes.. one in neurochemistry and
one for peace is Linus Pauling, author of a book on Vitamin C which
the AMA tried to suppress.

1. Vitamin C speeds the flow of nerve signals across the brain synapses
2. Vitamin C is a toxin bouncer
3. Vitamin C makes the skin firmer, less flabby

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[BridgeTheGap]

1. Also a good way to kick a cold or the flu. I've done it. n.t

[Orrex]

2. Ladies and gentlemen, I present yet another case of

Vitamin C will also clear your blocked fuel injectors and, if you ask it nicely, will darn your socks for you.


Additionally, Pauling wasn't the only person, or even the first person, to win two Nobel Prizes (though he was the first not to have shared either of them, FWIW):

Since the establishment of the Nobel Prize, four people have received two Nobel Prizes:

Maria Skłodowska-Curie: in Physics 1903, for the discovery of radioactivity; and in Chemistry 1911, for the isolation of pure radium
Linus Pauling: in Chemistry 1954, for the hybridized orbital theory; and Peace 1962, for nuclear test-ban treaty activism; he "remains the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes."
John Bardeen: in Physics 1956, for the invention of the transistor; and Physics 1972, for the theory of superconductivity; and
Frederick Sanger: in Chemistry 1958, for structure of the insulin molecule; and in Chemistry 1980, for virus nucleotide sequencing.

From Wikipedia (which I grant is a terrible source for scientific information but isn't bad for summarized historical data.)

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

3. yep, Vitamin C is an essential nutrient......

Vitamin C or L-ascorbate is an essential nutrient for a large number of higher primate species, a small number of other mammalian species (notably guinea pigs and bats), a few species of birds, and some fish. <1>

The presence of ascorbate is required for a range of essential metabolic reactions in all animals and plants. It is made internally by almost all organisms, humans being the most well-known exception. It is widely known as the vitamin whose deficiency causes scurvy in humans.<2><3><4> It is also widely used as a food additive.

The pharmacophore of vitamin C is the ascorbate ion. In living organisms, ascorbate is an antioxidant, since it protects the body against oxidative stress,<5> and is a cofactor in several vital enzymatic reactions.<6>

The uses and the daily requirement amounts of vitamin C are matters of on-going debate. People consuming diets rich in ascorbate from natural foods, such as fruits and vegetables, are healthier and have lower mortality from a number of chronic illnesses. However, a recent meta-analysis of 68 reliable antioxidant supplementation experiments involving a total of 232,606 individuals concluded that consuming additional ascorbate from supplements may not be as beneficial as thought.<7>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C