Did you know that only Humans and Guinea pigs are the only species unable to produce their own internal source of Vitamin C, leaving us totally dependent upon dietary sources.  

Somewhere during the process of evolution, every species decided that internally producing the vitamin C was the best option, while Humans and Guinea pigs decided against it, making life just that little bit harder. 

As the human body can only store a tiny amount of vitamin C, and for only a short period of time, the body’s supply quickly becomes depleted if fresh supplies are not consumed.  So each day we must consume plenty of vitamin C rich foods to survive, all the while the lowly mountain goat will manufacture more than 13000 mg of vitamin C a day, with amount increasing largely when under stress of trauma. 

So remember to eat your vitamin C foods every day  and especially when stressed or sick as your body will use up more vitamin C repairing and protecting the body. 

Photos by Shimown & m-louis (Flickr)

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