This product is formulated using a patent-pending, two-stage, timed-release concept. The Vitamin C in this formula is designed so that half is intended to be released immediately and the remaining Vitamin C is intended to be gradually released over a 12 hour period. One capsule in the morning and another 12 hours later Enhances to extend the availability of Vitamin C over a 24-hour period. Vitamin C provides antioxidant activity and is intended to provide nutritive support for normal, healthy collagen synthesis, cartilage and bone development, immune function, capillary and blood vessel integrity and nerve impulse transmission.