Going back in time several hundred years, sailors were developing connective tissue disease.  Bleeding gums, teeth falling out, muscle/ligament recurring injuries all were lumped into the disease known as scurvy.  The British noticed that if sailors sucked on limes (a citrus fruit that contains the entire Vitamin “C” complex) their sailors did not develop scurvy.

It is really a Vitamin C complex deficiency.  Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Hesparin, Rutin, Vitamin P (Bioflavonoids) and Citrin all make up the Vitamin C Complex.  This “C” complex is responsible for a number of body  functions including;

–  collagen formation (the intra cellular cement)

–  immune cell strengthening

–  capillary formation

–  preventing of hemorrhages

–  prevent bruising, colds, ulcers, labyrinthitis (inner ear)

You can get plenty of C Complex from the white fleshy parts of citrus fruits.  Grapes, plums, blackberries, and cherries are also rich in “C” Complex.  Rutin is especially present in buckwheat and buckwheat leaves.

Be aware:  Synthetic Vitamin C, especially from a pharaceutical source or corn based source is not as absorbed/utilized as is a more natural “whole food” Vitamin C and can cause Vitamin C complex deficiencies over a long period.

In Health & Service,

Dr. Roland Phillips