Why should I take vitamin C for a healthy heart?

Vitamin C may help bring down levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) -- a marker of bodywide inflammation and irritation.

Research suggests that heart disease is somehow tied in with the body's inflammatory processes. And if CRP goes way up, it could be a sign that these inflammatory processes are poised to give your ticker trouble. Enter vitamin C. When people with abnormally high levels of CRP took 1000 milligrams of C daily, after two months they had 25% less CRP than the folks on a placebo.

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