Vitamin C is a very misunderstood vitamin. The government is responsible for this because they have decided that you rate any vitamin C product according to the amount of ascorbic acid it contains. Ascorbic acid is an antioxidant. It is the preservative part of the C complex. To refine out or to synthesize the preservative, in our opinion, is a mistake. The real vitamin C complex contains the P factors, which maintain vascular integrity. These are deficient in people who bruise easily or who have "pink toothbrush." Their blood vessels break too easily and bleed. The P factors strengthen the vascular system. They make the vessels tougher and more durable. Vitamin K is another part of the C complex. It promotes prothrombin. That means it helps in coagulation (blood clotting). Bleeders do not have enough vitamin K. Another factor in the C complex is J. The J factor is the part of the C complex which increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood. If you have a cold, you want to get oxygen to your tissues where it oxidizes the toxins and carries them off as carbon dioxide and water.

In addition to these, the C complex contains enzymes, the outstanding one being tyrosinase. That's organic copper, an adrenal activator, If you want to rate vitamin C according to one thing, it would be logical to rate the tyrosinase. We have found that the products containing the most tyrosinase produce the best clinical results. But all of these other factors are important for the reasons mentioned, In addition to all these factors, the vitamin C complex also contains ascorbic acid. To say that ascorbic acid is vitamin C is like looking at a wheel and saying that it is an automobile, while it is just a small part of an automobile.