Truvia Natural Sweetener is the newest in a line of no-calorie sweeteners, but this one is different; Truvia Natural Sweetener is made from the plant stevia, an herb used throughout South America and Japan for centuries. However, in the US, stevia has only been sold as a dietary supplement due to FDA concerns.
Some of the most pronounced benefits of vitamin C include faster healing of wounds and lower incidence of colds and flu. Be reminded that not all forms of ascorbic acid acts as vitamin C, and not all ascorbate supplements are formulated as vitamins. Buffered vitamin C is one ascorbate supplement that has been proven to get converted into active metabolites of vitamin C.
Find it in: Moisturizers formulated to keep vitamin C stable (opaque, airtight containers are ideal). Look for C near the middle of the ingredients panel to help ensure the 5% or higher concentration needed to see skin care benefits, advises Hema Sundaram, MD, a dermatologist in the Washington, DC, area.