Beware, Vitamin C Deficiency Can Cause Neurological Problems Brain

Vitamin C is a nutrient that is crucial to the body's function, as Vitamin C has many health benefits such as boosting immunity and prevent colds. Lack of vitamin C have been linked to many diseases and health problems.

The most common diseases caused by vitamin C deficiency is scurvy that occurs because the body lacks collagen as a result of low levels of vitamin C. Researchers have also been studying the link between vitamin C desifiensi with neurological problems.

The study was conducted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the results recorded in the Journal of neurochemistry edition in October 2012, as reported by NaturalNews, Tuesday (12/18/2012).

Researchers used the test on mice that had been genetically engineered to turn off genes that normally regulate the intake of vitamin C. Rats can live healthy again after receiving vitamin C with ascorbic acid (AA) in ekstrenal.

But for the purposes of this study, the researchers created a period in which investigators late to give AA in rats. Before and after that period, researchers took blood samples and observing their behavior patterns. At the beginning of the reduced AA in the body, the mice suffered depression and impulse behavior strong to eat more foods that contain glucose.

After the mice actually lost AA for the second time, mouse blood samples showed a decrease in blood glucose, lipid and protein oxidative damage in the cortex, and a decrease in dopamine and serotonin metabolites in both the cortex and striatum brain. In other words, this suggests that neurological damage has occurred.

Problems neurological, physiological and psychological extremes due to lack of vitamin C are gradually improved after vitamin C requirement is met by increasing intake. Drugs are the simplest is to increase the consumption of foods containing vitamin C such as oranges, lemons, limes, cabbage, cauliflower, asparagus, broccoli and more.

In addition to the above, the body of a lack of vitamin C can also be characterized by the following symptoms:

1.     Chronic lack of energy, weakness and depression

Lack of vitamin C can even affect bone strength. Low levels of vitamin C may also lead to drastic weight loss.

2.     Bleeding gums, teeth, or gingivitis

This occurs because the body lacks the collagen necessary to build and maintain teeth and gum tissue. Vitamin C is needed by the body to synthesize collagen.

3.     Changes in mood

People who lack vitamin C, easy mood swings, easy emotion, and irritability.

4.     Skin bruising

The skin is easily bruised and takes a long time to recover, it could be an indication of lack of vitamin C. Slow healing of minor wounds naturally by the body also showed that the levels of vitamin C in the body is inadequate.

5.     Joint pain

Joint pain or a chronic leg cloth signs that indicate that a deficiency of vitamin C. Sometimes severe scabies can also cause bleeding in the joints and cause unbearable pain.

6.     Anemia

Anemia is another sign of a possible lack of vitamin C. People who lack vitamin C is also easily fall sick because their immune system is weakened.