This product is formulated a patent-pending, two-stage, timed-release concept. Half of the Vitamin C is rapidly released and the remaining Vitamin C is gradually released over a 12-hour period. One capsule in the morning and another 12 hours later extends the availability of Vitamin C to the body 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.