There has been somewhat of a debate over what form of vitamin C is better to take and more easily utilized by the body.  There are two forms currently available for Vitamin C, one is the Vitamin C Ester option, which is typically a bit more expensive because it is combined with another nutrient which is said to help the vitamin C absorb into the cell’s barriers more effectively, and then there is good, old fashioned ascorbic acid style vitamin C, which is absorbed normally into the body and is said to not penetrate the cell’s barriers and provide the same benefits as quickly as vitamin C ester can.

However, there is of course, as with anything else these days with our blooming knowledge of herbs and vitamins, somewhat of a controversy over which one is better.  Some people say that ascorbic acid is better because it doesnt’ penetrate the cell and therefore doesn’t leave the likelihood that it may also feed cancer cells, since it cannot penetrate cells.  Then there is the argument and Ester C is still better because it does pentrate the cells, even cancer cells, and vitamin C has been shown in some lab tests to actually be toxic to cancer cells.

Honestly, there is not much proof that ester C is not better than ascorbic acid, at least not enough that convinced me it may not be the superior product.  I do take Ester C for my vitamin C supplement personally, so maybe I’m a bit biased, but read for yourself the info that’s out there on the internet and see for yourself whether the arguments for either one are actually convincing.  Unfortunately there are just not enough controlled studies yet, instead the pharmaceutical companies concentrate on deadly treatments like chemotherapy rather than less toxic possibilities. 

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