meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Medgeeks with Andrew Reid

Nutrition Series: Water Soluble Vitamin Part 2

Medgeeks with Andrew Reid

Medgeeks

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8 • 996 Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 1 April 2024

ā±ļø 9 minutes

šŸ§¾ļø Download transcript

Summary

In this episode, we will discuss part 2 of our micronutrient series: water-soluble vitamins. We will dive into the world of Vitamin C, and squeeze out the juicy details that boost our immune system. We will also take a tangy detour into the history of a happy hour drink, Gin and tonic.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as he connects Vitamin C and happy hour.

April 1, 2024

—

Do you work in primary care medicine? Primary Care Medicine Essentials is our brand new program specifically designed for primary care providers to increase their core medical knowledge & improve patient flow optimization. Learn more here: Primary Care Essentials

—

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

What do you get when you mix Spanish missionaries?

0:03.0

The British Navy, mosquitoes, happy hour and pregnant women all in one big fun package?

0:09.0

Well, it turns out it's called water-soluble vitamins part two.

0:12.8

That's right. This week we're going to be talking about how all these various things come together

0:17.0

and we're going to be continuing our series on various water-soluble vitamins

0:21.2

and the nutritional deficiencies that can occur in your patients

0:24.0

when they come to see you in the office. I'm Dr. Nakeets-An-Paul, your friendly-neabored

0:27.7

internist and gastrantrologist, so let's kick off that music and discuss

0:31.8

Vitamin C. Now our first vitamin is going to be vitamin C or a scururibic acid.

0:49.0

Now all of you know that vitamin C is something our parents have told us to consume when we have colds or to prevent a common cold.

0:56.0

It turns out it never actually worked out for that.

0:59.0

But Vitamin C plays a role in a lot of parts in the human body.

1:02.0

Besides being an important part of every single part. plays a role in a lot of parts in the human body.

1:02.8

Besides being an important part of every single person's breakfast in the morning,

1:06.7

we need it for a lot of different actions and biological processes,

1:10.4

including nitric oxide synthesis, prostagland and metabolism, and most importantly for all the

1:16.0

dermatologist that you listen to you on Tik-Toc, it's also necessary for the formation of

1:20.9

collagen and of course that and lysine.

1:26.3

However, in history, it really wasn't known that

1:28.6

Vitamin C would play such a big role.

1:31.0

It actually has a deficiency state known as scurvy and you know this because of its prominent

1:36.0

different findings on the skin like patichaei paraecular hemorrhaging bruising and even bleeding from the gums and gingivitis.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Medgeeks, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Medgeeks and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright Ā© Tapesearch 2026.