Ep. 62 Bleedin' Gums and Vitamin C

<p>We all know *about* vitamin C but... what actually IS vitamin C? And what does it even do in your body? How can being deficient in vitamin C make pirates bleed out of their gums and have their teeth fall out? Also, can vitamin C cure cancer? Find out some of this stuff, tune in!</p> <p>This episode is sponsored in part by Vaer Watches, which you can visit at &nbsp;<a href="https://www.vaerwatches.com/"><u>https://www.vaerwatches.com/</u></a>. Currently you can get 15% off with the code PODGO15, check it out!</p> <p>This episode has a promo for Bald Scientist Podcast! This guy is a real legend of a scientist, and he's bringing all sorts of great science and life lessons to your ears! Check him out at https://baldscientist.com/ !</p> <p>Email us at petridishpod -at- <a href="https://gmail.com/"><u>gmail.com</u></a>. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast.</p> <p>References:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/42716/9241546123.pdf;jsessionid=56D839E1B91A1F23188BA295C8700EED?sequence=1"><u>https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/42716/9241546123.pdf</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20094480.pdf"><u>https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20094480.pdf</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145266/"><u>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145266/</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901412/#:~:text=N%2Dnitroso%20compounds%20(NOCs),by%20heme%20in%20red%20meat."><u>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901412</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493187/"><u>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493187/</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493187/"><u>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493187/</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://hekint.org/documents/sailors_scurvy-final.pdf"><u>https://hekint.org/documents/sailors_scurvy-final.pdf</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.alcademics.com/2018/1