Our Vitamin C Story

The Vitamin C with Hesperidin Complex is Millenium’s flagship product and has stood the test of time for over 25 years. I originally formulated the product in consultation with my mentor and pioneer health care practitioner Bob Lucy in the early 1990s, after my transition from the pharmaceutical industry to natural therapies which was an emerging modality in healthcare field. Having been interested in Vitamin C’s diverse range of health benefits during my doctorate research work in biochemistry at the University of Wollongong and later in my professional career, we decided to create a powder supplement which combined Vitamin C with Hesperidin, a bioflavonoid found in citrus fruits known for improving blood circulation. The result was a product where the ingredients work synergistically to provide the user with tangible health benefits.

To this day the formula remains broadly unchanged and has helped many people over the past few decades not only by boosting their immunity and general wellbeing, but by alleviating various physiological deficiency states such as wound healing, improving body’s anti-oxidant status and management of blood pressure. Although no claims of benefit can be absolute, it is the general consensus among the scientific community that a regular prophylactic dose of Vitamin C is beneficial provided there are no underlying causes which require medical intervention.

When I reflect on why I was so interested in Vitamin C in those days (Chemically known as Ascorbic Acid); the answer is neatly summed up into this quotation which I phrased in 2007.

“Chemically Vitamin C is a small molecule yet larger than life; in fact, so large that it makes me wonder how come we human beings are genetically mutant in our ability to manufacture it in our body” (Dr Jay Das 2007)