The Nobel Genius and the Vitamin That Changed the World

Did you know there was a time when sailors would lose their teeth, bruise spontaneously, and even die—just because they didn’t have access to fresh fruits?

It’s wild, but true.

In the 1700s, long sea voyages left British sailors vulnerable to a mysterious, painful condition known as scurvy . Their salvation? A daily dose of citrus.

A British naval surgeon named James Lind made a life-saving discovery. By adding lemons and limes to the sailors’ diet, the illness disappeared. It was such a breakthrough th