This Endolife

Today we’re continuing with our series on endo and period pain and their associations with low nutrient levels. Today, we’re talking about vitamin C.Vitamin C is an anti-inflammatory antioxidant, which means it can help lower inflammation and also prevent oxidative stress - a process that triggers inflammatory reactions in the body and is involved in endo pain and progression. It also has antiangiogenic effects, which means it prevents the formation of new blood vessels, which endo relies on to grow. Read more.Show notesEndo, period pain and prostaglandinshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6790261/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7068519/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/09513590.2011.588753https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4512562Vit C antioxidant propertieshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27521769/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27125410/Vit C and endo or dysmenorrhea riskhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3484190/https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/1308/2311-final.pdfhttps://pmc.ncbi.