Debakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
It helps boost collagen production
Broad-spectrum SPF 30 or higher for the three days post-session
With consistent use, skin appears healthier, brighter, and more luminous while overall wellness is supported through daily antioxidant defense
Theres clear evidence that dietary patterns and specific nutrients are vital to the mitigation of inflammation, oxidative stress/mitochondrial dysfunction, and gut dysbiosis.3 Nutrients also are necessary to support methylation, neurobiological networks, and hormone signaling pathways that modulate mood, appetite, sleep, neurogenesis, and cognitive function.16 Several metabolic actors including insulin, GABA (gamma-Aminobutyric acid), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and other gut hormones play roles in stress-related and affective disorders.17 Metabolic syndrome, characterized by higher levels of glucose, total and LDL cholesterol, BMI, abdominal obesity, and low HDL cholesterol, has been associated with a higher prevalence of depression compared with those without the condition

Ascorbic acid appears to play a significant part in the stress response, as evidenced by the high amounts of ascorbic acid found in the adrenal glands and the production of ascorbic acid in response to ACTH (100)