Your Body’s Unsung Hero for Immunity & Metabolic Health: Vitamin C

Why “just an orange” isn’t enough - and how to do this right, every day

Why this matters (more than most people realize)

Vitamin C is the kind of nutrient you forget about until you get sick—then you remember the fizzy orange tablets in the cupboard. But day to day, it’s quietly doing the heavy lifting: helping your immune cells fight, keeping your skin and blood vessels strong (collagen!), neutralizing oxidative stress, and even improving how you handle iron and recover from workouts.

Here’s the twist:

• Your body can’t make Vitamin C.

• It can’t store much either (water‑soluble).

• You burn through it faster with stress, illness, intense training, high sugar intake, or alcohol.

• Most guidelines still tell you the bare minimum (the “don’t get scurvy” level). At LYDO, we’re optimizing—especially for people dealing with insulin resistance or those who want stronger immunity and recovery.

Key takeaways (up front)

• LYDO’s daily target: 500–1000 mg Vitamin C for most adults (split across the day).

• Go higher short‑term when you’re sick, stressed, training hard, or if you drink alcohol.

• Food + supplement combo works best. Use low‑sugar foods first, then top up with a time‑release or liposomal supplement for steady blood levels.

• Why more than the RDA? The RDA (~75–90 mg/day) was set to prevent scurvy, not to optimize immunity, vascular function, or antioxidant defenses in modern life.

• If you’re insulin‑resistant: high blood sugar competes with Vitamin C for cellular entry, so you often need more to get the same effect.

• If you drink alcohol: it increases Vitamin C loss and oxidative stress—nudging your daily needs upward.