Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Supplements to Maximize Your Metabolism Part 1- Vitamin C


One major aid to losing weight or maintaining a weight is boosting your metabolism. I am here to list some dietary supplements that should be in your diet in order to assist in boosting metabolism. Exercise is a great way to boost your metabolism but I am here to talk about supplements that can assist you in doing so.

Supplements:

Vitamin C (Citric Acid)


This vitamin has many uses, it is an antioxidant that help reduce the amount of free radicals in your body. Free radicals are ionic compounds or elements that are unstable and want to fuse with something potentially needed by our bodies ultimately forming a new compound that can be harmful or make a useful element or compound useless. Antioxidants combine with the harmful free radicals ultimately neutralizing them. Vitamin C helps boost our immune systems, a insufficient amount of calories and Vitamin C can cause our bodies to be more susceptible to viruses and the common cold(virus). 3 grams of vitamin C is a good amount, this can vary on body weight. Vitamin C is also used in the Kreb's Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) for your body to produce ATP(Adenosine Triphosphate) aka Energy. There are 3 cycles that produce energy.

Check back tomorrow for the next supplement.

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