I was advised to take this capsule once a day, and preferably not in the evening. It’s best to be taken in the morning or early afternoon, perhaps just after lunch. This is because it keeps you alert and if you take it in the later part of the evening, it may just keep you up in the night during bedtime!

I never knew this trait about multi-vitamins. But in any case, I suppose most kinds of supplements or vitamins are taken mostly in the daytime. I’ve only been taking this multi-vit for about a week now, and I do find that it has kept me awake and alert through my boring afternoon workload!

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I also read on a website called MayoClinic, where someone asked if too much vitamin C is harmful to the body. Apparently, too much of a good thing like vitamin C can in fact harm the body! Read this quoted text from MayoClinic about what could go wrong if you take too much vitamin Cs:

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin that supports normal growth and development. Vitamin C also helps your body absorb iron. Because your body doesn’t produce or store vitamin C, it’s important to include vitamin C in your diet. For most people, a small glass of orange juice and a cup of strawberries, a medium orange, or a serving of broccoli provide enough vitamin C for the day. Any extra vitamin C will simply be flushed out of your body in your urine. Still, it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. Although too much vitamin C from your diet is unlikely to harm you, megadoses of vitamin C supplements can cause nausea, diarrhea, kidney stones and inflammation of the stomach lining (gastritis). Rarely, too much vitamin C can cause faintness, dizziness and fatigue.

So the next time you know that you are consuming foods that are high in vitamin Cs or taking too much vitamin C supplements, take note and remember this little article. Stay well and stay healthy!

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