Antioxidants often work synergistically by recycling other antioxidant nutrients that have been oxidized or have already been used in the neutralization of free radicals. Vitamins C, E, and the trace mineral selenium, have this synergistic activity but also have significant anti-inflammatory activity, which helps stimulate the repair of damaged tissue. Vitamin C is a six carbon water-soluble compound that is important for connective tissue growth, the conversion of cholesterol to…