Those who drink a lot of alcoholic beverages need Vitamin C, because the liver depends on it to produce an enzyme that helps take alcohol out of the bloodstream. Aspirin depletes the body of Vitamin C and blocks the blood cells from absorbing it. The more exposure to drugs and chemicals, the more Vitamin C is needed to minimize harmful effects. Diabetics seem to lack the ability to transport Vitamin C across their cell membranes, which can result in serious blood vessel complications, which is common among diabetics. It cannot be manufactured without Vitamin C. As long as our tissues have the strength provided by collagen, they are able to resist the invasion of infections.
Defective collagen assumes a watery consistency and leaks into the bloodstream.
The cells are then easily permeated allowing all kinds of diseases can run rampant. Dr. Constance Leslie of Pindersfields Hospital in Wakefield, England and many other doctors believe that Vitamin C causes cholesterol to come out of arterial plaque into the blood. It can then be used by the liver to make bile salts for digestion. The brain has a greater concentration of Vitamin C than most other tissues in the body. Dr. Pauling proved that insufficient Vitamin C can impair mentality.