The effect of a multivitamin is greater than we often think.
Taking a multivitamin is always a smart choice to supplement your daily diet. But for healthy middle-aged women, it can have an additional benefit beyond just nutritional supplementation — it can actually improve mood.
The psychological effects of a multivitamin are noticeable almost immediately — within just one hour! The impact on stress, in particular, appears to be quite significant. It seems that taking a multivitamin brings a sense of calm.
The multivitamin tested in this study was not an ordinary supplement with just vitamins and minerals — it also contained 18 extracts from medicinal herbs. The rapid effect observed with the multivitamin cannot be explained by simple nutrient supplementation alone. The herbal extracts may be largely responsible for this effect.