Health Tip: Get Enough Vitamin C

(HealthDay News) - Vitamin C is an antioxidant that's found primarily in citrus fruits, leafy green vegetables, broccoli, potatoes and other fruits and veggies.

Significant enough vitamin C deficiency can lead to a condition called scurvy.

Here are warning signs that you're not getting enough vitamin C, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine:

• Excessively dry hair with ends that split easily.

• Scaly, rough, dry skin.

• Bleeding or inflamed gums.

• Wounds that heal slowly, frequent infections, and bruising easily.

• Frequent nosebleeds.

• Pain and swelling in the joints.

• Anemia.

• Weakened tooth enamel.