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I-Ascorbic acid imane nje ivithamini C ngesimo sayo esihlanzekile, etholakala njengesithasiselo somlomo noma umuthi. Umzimba wakho uyayidinga le vithamini ebalulekile nsuku zonke, kodwa awukwazi ukuzenzela i-vithamini C ngokwawo, ngakho-ke kufanele uyithole ekudleni noma ezinye izithasiselo.
Abantu abaningi bayazi ukuthi i-vithamini C isiza ukulwa nomkhuhlane, kodwa i-ascorbic acid yenza okungaphezu kwalokho. Isekela amasosha akho omzimba, isiza umzimba wakho ukumunca insimbi ekudleni, futhi idlala indima ebalulekile ekuphulukiseni amanxeba nasekulondolozeni isikhumba esinempilo.
I-Ascorbic acid igama elingokwamakhemikhali le-vithamini C, enye yezakhamzimba ezibaluleke kakhulu umzimba wakho ozidingayo ukuze usebenze kahle. Iyivithamini encibilika emanzini, okusho ukuthi umzimba wakho awuyigcini isikhathi eside.
Njengoba umzimba wakho ukhipha i-vithamini C eyeqile ngomchamo, udinga ukuyigcwalisa njalo ngokudla noma izithasiselo. Yingakho ukudla ukudla okucebile nge-vithamini C nsuku zonke noma ukuthatha izithasiselo ze-ascorbic acid kungaba yinzuzo enkulu empilweni yakho yonke.
Uhlobo oluthathwa ngomlomo lwe-ascorbic acid luza ngamaphilisi, amaphilisi, amaphilisi okuhlafunwa, nezinhlobo eziwuketshezi. Kuthathwa njengesithasiselo esinobungane, esiphephile esingathathwa abantu abaningi ngaphandle kokukhathazeka.
I-Ascorbic acid iphatha futhi ivimbele ukuntuleka kwe-vithamini C, okungaholela esimweni esibi esibizwa nge-scurvy. Iphinde isetshenziselwe ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwamasosha omzimba nokusekela izinqubo zemvelo zokuphulukisa zomzimba wakho.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome i-ascorbic acid uma unezimo ezithile zempilo ekhulisa isidingo sakho se-vithamini C. Abantu abalulama emsebenzini wokuhlinzwa, ababhekene nezifo ezingapheli, noma abahlangabezana nokucindezeleka okuphezulu bavame ukuzuza ekusekelweni okwengeziwe kwe-vithamini C.
Nazi izizathu eziyinhloko abahlinzeki bezempilo ababhala noma bancoma i-ascorbic acid:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, odokotela bangase banikeze imithamo ephezulu ye-ascorbic acid yezimo ezithile zezokwelapha njengezinhlobo ezithile ze-anemia noma ukusiza ngezifo zokumuncwa kwensimbi. Lezi zindlela zokwelapha zidinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha futhi akufanele zizanywe wedwa.
I-Ascorbic acid isebenza njenge-antioxidant enamandla, ivikela amaseli akho ekulimaleni okubangelwa ngama-molecule ayingozi abizwa ngokuthi ama-free radicals. Ithathwa njengesondlo esinobumnene kodwa esisebenzayo esisekela imisebenzi eminingi yomzimba ngasikhathi sinye.
Cabanga nge-vitamin C njengomsizi owenza ezinye izinqubo ezibalulekile emzimbeni wakho zisebenze kangcono. Isiza ama-enzyme akha i-collagen, iphrotheni egcina isikhumba sakho siqinile futhi isiza amanxeba aphole kahle.
Le vitamin futhi ithuthukisa uhlelo lwakho lomzimba lokuzivikela ezifweni ngokusekela amaseli amhlophe egazi, okuyizivikeli zemvelo zomzimba wakho ezilwa nezifo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-ascorbic acid isiza umzimba wakho ukumunca insimbi ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni, okwenza kube yigugu ikakhulukazi kubantu abalandela ukudla kwemifino.
Ngokungafani nemithi ethile eqondise izimpawu ezithile, i-ascorbic acid isebenza kuwo wonke umzimba wakho. Incibilika emanzini, ngakho ihamba kalula ngemithambo yakho yegazi futhi ifinyelele izicubu ezidinga ukwesekwa kwe-vitamin C.
Thatha i-ascorbic acid ngqo njengoba kuqondiswe ephasheni noma njengoba umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo encoma. Abantu abaningi bangayithatha ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ekuvikeleni ukuphazamiseka kwesisu kubantu abazwelayo.
Isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuthatha i-ascorbic acid ngokuvamile ekuseni noma emini, ngoba abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-vitamin C ibanika amandla amancane. Uma uthatha umthamo omkhulu, cabangela ukuwuhlukanisa ube yizilinganiso ezincane usuku lonke.
Nansi indlela yokuthatha i-ascorbic acid ngokuphepha nangempumelelo:
Khumbula ukuthi ukuqina kubaluleke kakhulu kunokuhlela isikhathi. Ukuthatha i-ascorbic acid ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke kukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule futhi kugcina amazinga e-vitamin C aqinile emzimbeni wakho.
Ubude besikhathi sokwengezwa kwe-ascorbic acid buxhomeke ekutheni uyithathani nokuthi yiziphi izidingo zakho zempilo. Ukuvimbela ukuntuleka, abantu abaningi bayithatha njengesithasiselo sansuku zonke sesikhathi eside ngaphandle kwezinkinga.
Uma welapha ukuntuleka kwe-vitamin C ethile, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuyithatha amasonto amaningana kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kuze kube yilapho amazinga akho ejwayelekile. Abantu abanezimo ezingapheli noma labo abalulama ekuguleni bangase badinge ukwengezwa kwesikhathi eside.
Ukuze uthole ukunakekelwa kwempilo ejwayelekile, abahlinzeki bezempilo abaningi babheka i-ascorbic acid yansuku zonke iphephile ukusetshenziswa unomphela. Njengoba iyi-vitamin encibilika emanzini, umzimba wakho ngokwemvelo uqeda amanani amaningi, okunciphisa ingozi yokunqwabelana.
Nokho, uma uthatha imithamo ephezulu yokwelapha ngesimo esithile sezokwelapha, udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi alungise ubude besikhathi ngokufanele. Njalo landela isiqondiso somhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nokuthi ungaliqhubeka isikhathi esingakanani ukwelashwa.
I-ascorbic acid ngokuvamile iphephile kakhulu futhi ithandwa abantu abaningi, ngisho nasemithini ephezulu. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu imincane futhi ivamise ukwenzeka kuphela uma kuthathwa amanani amakhulu esiswini esingenalutho.
Njengoba i-vitamin C incibilika emanzini, umzimba wakho uqeda amanani amaningi ngomchamo, okusiza ukuvimbela imiphumela emibi engathí sina. Abantu abaningi ababi nemiphumela emibi lapho bethatha imithamo enconyiwe.
Imiphumela emibi emincane ongase uyibone ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ivamise ukuxazululeka ngokushesha ngokunciphisa umthamo noma ukuthatha isithasiselo ngokudla. Uma uhlangabezana nokuphazamiseka kwesisu okuqhubekayo, zama ukushintshela efomini le-vitamin C elinokuthambisa noma ukuthatha imithamo emincane usuku lonke.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína ingenzeka ngemithamo ephezulu kakhulu isikhathi eside. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukwakheka kwamatshe ezinso kubantu abathambekele kuwo, nokuphazamisa okungenzeka ekuhlolweni okuthile kwezokwelapha.
Abantu abaningi bangathatha i-ascorbic acid ngokuphepha, kodwa abantu abathile kufanele baqaphele noma bayigweme ngokuphelele. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma labo abathatha imithi ethile bangase badinge ukuguqula indlela yabo.
Uma unezinkinga zezinso, ikakhulukazi umlando wamatshe ezinso, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuthatha izithasiselo ze-ascorbic acid. Imithamo ephezulu ingase ikhulise ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa amatshe e-calcium oxalate.
Kufanele uqaphele mayelana nokuthatha i-ascorbic acid uma une:
Abantu abathatha imithi yokunciphisa igazi kufanele baxoxe nge-ascorbic acid nodokotela wabo, njengoba imithamo ephezulu ingase ithinte izikhathi zokuqina kwegazi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma wenza izivivinyo ezithile zezokwelapha, yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nokuthatha kwakho i-vitamin C, njengoba ingaphazamisa imiphumela ethile.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo ngokuvamile bangathatha i-ascorbic acid ngokuphepha, kodwa kufanele banamathele emithamini enconyiwe futhi baxoxe nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngamanani afanele.
I-Ascorbic acid itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo kanye namafomula ajwayelekile. Uzoyithola ithengiswa njengezithasiselo ze-vitamin C ezizimele noma ihlanganiswe namanye amavithamini namaminerali.
Amagama omkhiqizo ajwayelekile afaka i-Emergen-C, Airborne, Nature Made Vitamin C, kanye ne-Kirkland Vitamin C. Izitolo eziningi nazo zithwala izinguqulo zazo ezivamile, ezivame ukusebenza njengemikhiqizo yegama.
Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwemikhiqizo uvame ukuba semthini we-vitamin C abawuqukethe. Abanye basebenzisa i-ascorbic acid emsulwa, kanti abanye banikeza izinguqulo ezithambile (njenge-calcium ascorbate noma i-magnesium ascorbate) ezingase zibe mnene esiswini.
Lapho ukhetha umkhiqizo, funa imikhiqizo ehlolwe ngumuntu wesithathu ukuze kutholakale ubumsulwa namandla. Uphawu lwe-USP (United States Pharmacopeia) lubonisa ukuthi umkhiqizo uhlangabezana nezindinganiso zekhwalithi.
Uma i-ascorbic acid yendabuko ingasebenzi kahle kuwe, ezinye izindlela ezingase zihlinzeke ngezinzuzo ezifanayo ze-vitamin C. Lezi zinketho zingase zibekezelelwe kangcono ngabantu abanezisu ezizwelayo noma izidingo ezithile zokudla.
Izinhlobo zikavithamini C ezifana ne-calcium ascorbate noma i-magnesium ascorbate zithambile ohlelweni lokugaya ukudla. Lezi zihlanganisa i-ascorbic acid namaminerali aqeda ukuba muncu kwayo, okunciphisa amathuba okuthi isisu sizwe ubuhlungu.
Ezinye izindlela zemvelo zihlanganisa:
Ngayinye indlela enezinzuzo zayo, futhi okusebenza kahle kakhulu kuncike ezidingweni zakho kanye nokubekezelelana kwakho. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi imithombo yokudla yemvelo inikeza uvithamini C owanele ngaphandle kokudinga izithasiselo nhlobo.
Kokubili i-ascorbic acid kanye ne-calcium ascorbate zinikeza uvithamini C, kodwa ziyahluka ngendlela umzimba wakho ozicubungula ngayo kanye nemiphumela yazo engase ibe khona. Akukho noyedwa othi “ungcono” ngokuqinisekile – ukukhetha kuncike ezidingweni zakho kanye nokubekezelelana kwakho.
I-ascorbic acid ehlanzekile inokuba muncu okwengeziwe futhi ingase ibangele ukucasuka kwesisu kubantu abazwelayo, ikakhulukazi uma ithathwa esiswini esingenalutho. Futhi inamandla amancane ngesisindo, okusho ukuthi uthola uvithamini C omningi ngemiligramu ngayinye.
I-Calcium ascorbate ihlanganisa uvithamini C ne-calcium, okwenza ingabi muncu kangako futhi ithambile esiswini. Ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-“buffered” vitamin C ngoba i-calcium iqeda okunye ukuba muncu.
Nakhu ukuthi iqhathaniswa kanjani:
Uma isisu sakho sizwela noma uthatha i-vitamin C esiswini esingenalutho, i-calcium ascorbate ingase ibe yindlela engcono. Kodwa-ke, uma izindleko zikhathaza futhi ukubekezelela i-ascorbic acid ejwayelekile kahle, akudingeki ukushintsha.
Yebo, i-ascorbic acid ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela futhi ingase inikeze ezinye izinzuzo. I-Vitamin C ingasiza ukusekela ukusebenza komzimba, okubalulekile ngoba abantu abanesifo sikashukela basengozini enkulu yokutheleleka.
Kodwa-ke, uma unesifo sikashukela, kufanele uqaphele amazinga kashukela wakho wegazi lapho uqala izithasiselo ze-ascorbic acid. Abanye abantu baqaphela izinguquko ezincane ekufundweni kwabo kwe-glucose, nakuba lokhu ngokuvamile kungabalulekile ngokomtholampilo.
Imithamo ephezulu kakhulu ye-vitamin C ingase iphazamise amanye amadivayisi okuqapha i-glucose yegazi, inikeze ukufundwa okuphansi ngamanga. Uma uthatha amanani amakhulu e-ascorbic acid, yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze bakwazi ukubala lokhu lapho behumusha imiphumela yakho yokuhlolwa.
Ungesabi uma ngengozi uthatha i-ascorbic acid eningi kakhulu - ubuthi be-vitamin C abavamile futhi ngokuvamile abuyingozi. Njengoba incibilika emanzini, umzimba wakho uzosusa amanani amaningi ngomchamo emahoreni ambalwa.
Izimpawu ezingenzeka kakhulu zokuthatha okuningi zihlanganisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, isicanucanu, noma isifo sohudo. Le miphumela yesikhashana futhi ngokuvamile ixazulula yodwa njengoba i-vitamin C eyeqile ishiya uhlelo lwakho.
Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima njengokuhlanza okuqhubekayo, ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, noma izimpawu zokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi. Kodwa-ke, izinkinga ezinzima ezivela ekweqiseni kwe-vitamin C azivamile kakhulu.
Ukuvimbela izingozi zesikhathi esizayo, gcina izithasiselo zakho ezitsheni zazo zangempela ezinamalebula acacile, futhi ucabangele ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi ukuze ulandelele imithamo yakho yansuku zonke.
Uma uqhele ukuthatha umthamo we-ascorbic acid, vele uwuthathe uma ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Ungaphindi umithamo ukuze ulungise lowo owawuqhele.
Njengoba i-vitamin C incibilika emanzini futhi umzimba wakho ungagcini amanani amakhulu, ukuqhela umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kubangele izinkinga ngokushesha. Amazinga akho e-vitamin C angase ehle kancane, kodwa lokhu ngeke kulimaze impilo yakho.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni noma uthathe i-ascorbic acid yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nomunye umkhuba wansuku zonke, njengokuxubha amazinyo akho noma ukudla isidlo sasekuseni. Ukuqina kusiza ukugcina amazinga e-vitamin C aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho.
Kubantu abathatha i-ascorbic acid ngezimo ezithile zezokwelapha, ukuqhela imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuvamile akuyona into ekhathazayo, kodwa xoxa nganoma yimaphi amaphethini emithamo eqheliwe nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha i-ascorbic acid nganoma yisiphi isikhathi ngaphandle kokuzwa izimpawu zokuhoxisa noma imiphumela emibi yezempilo. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, i-vitamin C ayidali ukuncika noma idinga inqubo yokunciphisa kancane kancane.
Uma uyithatha ukuze unakekele impilo yakho evamile, ukuyeka ngeke kubangele izinkinga ngokushesha, nakuba amazinga akho e-vitamin C azobuyela kancane kancane kulokho okuthola ekudleni kwakho kuphela.
Nokho, uma udokotela wakho ekunikeze i-ascorbic acid ngenxa yesimo esithile sezokwelapha njengokwelapha ukuntuleka noma ukusekela ukuphulukiswa kwamanxeba, hlola naye ngaphambi kokuyeka. Bangase bafune ukuqapha inqubekela phambili yakho noma balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Abanye abantu bakhetha ukuyeka ukuthatha izithasiselo ngezinyanga lapho bedla izithelo nemifino emisha eningi, bese beqala kabusha ngezinyanga zasebusika lapho ukudla kwabo kungase kube phansi. Le ndlela ingasebenza kahle ekugcineni amazinga e-vitamin C anele unyaka wonke.
Yebo, i-ascorbic acid ngokuvamile iphephile ukuyithatha namanye ama-supplement amaningi futhi ingakwazi ngisho nokuthuthukisa ukumuncwa kwezakhi ezithile. Isebenza kahle kakhulu nama-supplement e-iron, isiza umzimba wakho ukumunca i-iron ngempumelelo.
I-Vitamin C futhi isekela ukusebenza kwamanye ama-antioxidants afana ne-vitamin E, idala ubudlelwano obunenzuzo uma ithathwa ndawonye. Ama-multivitamins amaningi afaka i-ascorbic acid kanye nezinye izakhi ngalesi sizathu.
Nokho, qaphela ukuthatha kwakho i-vitamin C uma uthatha ama-supplement amaningi aqukethe yona. Ukuhlanganisa amanani avela emithonjeni ehlukene kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awudluli amazinga anconywayo ngokungadingekile.
Uma uthatha imithi noma unezimo zempilo ezithile, njalo hlola nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuhlanganisa ama-supplement. Bangakuncoma ngokuhlanganiswa okungcono kakhulu kwezidingo zakho zomuntu ngamunye futhi basize ekuvikeleni noma yikuphi ukusebenzisana okungase kube khona.
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