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Can anyone recommend a good Vitamin C supplement that is small? ...the smaller the better as I do take a couple other medications and would rather not have to take a horse pill
Also, I'm not looking for a super high potency - just a decent amount in the smallest pill/capsule possible.
Can anyone recommend a good Vitamin C supplement that is small? ...the smaller the better as I do take a couple other medications and would rather not have to take a horse pill
Also, I'm not looking for a super high potency - just a decent amount in the smallest pill/capsule possible.
Why do you need more vit C than you're getting now? Define your terms ("small", "not too high" potency, "decent", etc). Too vague to comment. Consider that if you don't really want much more vit C maybe it will be easier and more effective getting it via food or a daily multi-vitamin instead of a separate supplement. Vit C isn't fat soluble...you can't really build up reserves. You'll just excrete/waste what you can't use. That's $ down the proverbial drain.
FWIW, if I decide to add a supplement, I do so for very specific reasons: either addressing a deficiency detected by lab work or to improve a specific health concern (I have SVT. Extra magnesium helps regulate heart rhythm). Makes little sense to shotgun it just for a vague hope.
Last edited by Parnassia; 02-19-2023 at 04:08 PM..
Why do you need more vit C than you're getting now? Define your terms ("small", "not too high" potency, "decent", etc). Too vague to comment. Consider that if you don't really want much more vit C maybe it will be easier and more effective getting it via food or a daily multi-vitamin instead of a separate supplement. Vit C isn't fat soluble...you can't really build up reserves. You'll just excrete/waste what you can't use. That's $ down the proverbial drain.
FWIW, if I decide to add a supplement, I do so for very specific reasons: either addressing a deficiency detected by lab work or to improve a specific health concern (I have SVT. Extra magnesium helps regulate heart rhythm). Makes little sense to shotgun it just for a vague hope.
Oh sure...let me be more specific - I don't need 1,000 mg. a day and that seems to be a very common dosage that's available. And yeah, I can pee it out if I get extra - but why pay for it and put it in my body when it is so much more than the "daily recommended"?
So yes, I'd rather have something in the neighborhood of say, 500 mg. and that's at least the equivalent of 5+ oranges. So I won't be eating that on a typical basis. Does that help?
Nah, you shouldn't take more than 500g a day, otherwise you might develop kidney stones or cataracts.
Most Vitamin C sold in the stores is synthetic. If you want it delivered from plants, you need to buy more expensive organic.
Vitamin C from food you eat might be healthier but a pill is safer. Safer for you teeth
If you don't like the big pills (tabs or caps) you might want to consider liquid. Or powder to dissolve in water. Or gummies (watch for toxic dyes).
Examples:
Garden of life (organic/capsule)
Sundown Vitamin C (caps/gummies)
Emergen C (powder)
Child life essentials (liquid)
My Kind Organic (spray)
Jamieson Vitamin C (chewable tabs)
Nordic Naturals Vitamin C (gummies)
Can anyone recommend a good Vitamin C supplement that is small? ...the smaller the better as I do take a couple other medications and would rather not have to take a horse pill
Also, I'm not looking for a super high potency - just a decent amount in the smallest pill/capsule possible.
Look at Pure Synergy Vitamin C - 120 mg/capsule. It is derived from organic fruit and berries, not synthetic vitamin C. Its an average sized capsule but one can easily open it to put it in water or juice. It also comes in powder form.
For low-dose Ascorbic Acid, I use Kirkman Labs, 250 mg. The capsules are very small.
For whole-food C, I use Pure Acerola Cherries, 135 mg.
For liposomal vitamin C, I use Forest Leaf, 500 mg.
For higher dosing when sick, I use California Gold Nutrition, Gold C, 1000 mg.
Vitamin C is pretty easy to get through diet. Quite a few foods other than oranges have vitamin C, including potatoes. The daily recommended amount is less than 100 mg and that is easy to beat in a reasonably healthy diet.
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