Bleeding Gums and Retinal Hemorrhaging may be reversed with Vitamin C

Hujoel’s literature review also determined that “retinal hemorrhaging and cerebral strokes are associated with increased gingival bleeding tendency, and that (vitamin C) supplementation reverses the retinal bleeding associated with low (vitamin C) plasma levels.”

Philippe P Hujoel, Tomotaka Kato, Isabel A Hujoel, Margaux L A Hujoel. Bleeding tendency and ascorbic acid requirements: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials. Nutrition Reviews, 2021; DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaa115

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