What Do Your Mood, Vitamin C & "Euphoria" Have In Common?

If you're like most people right now, you're not quite "living"—you're just waiting for the next episode of Euphoria to drop. So to fill my personally dull days with dramatic yet impeccably chill vibes, I've been listening to the Euphoria Season 2 soundtrack. 

If you're already familiar with the soundtrack, you've probably come across a song called "Vitamin C" by CAN, and being mindbodygreen, we couldn't pass up the chance to relate an essential vitamin to an electrifying TV show that everyone is talking about. 

The characters Jules, Elliot, and Rue listen to CAN's "Vitamin C" in the fourth episode of the newest season while driving in the car. While much of the soundtrack has been the masterpiece of Labrinth, this song was released in 1972 (classic of Elliot to be playing anything but a modern song, no?).

But that's not the only way vitamin C is connected to Euphoria. It turns out the actual vitamin has some euphoric effects of its own.* And with the season finale upon us, we're all about to feel a little down. (Let's be honest, it's one of the few joys that makes the Sunday Scaries a little less, well, scary.) But could vitamin C, the supplement, be just the mood boost we need to fight the post-Euphoria blues?*

Vitamin C is involved in a variety of critical processes throughout the body (that's why it's essential and we must consume it daily), but its high concentration in brain and neuroendocrine tissue suggests it's vital for the proper function of those tissues.* What's more, research indicates that vitamin C has a real connection to mood.* 

An Antioxidants study conducted in New Zealand explored this relationship in male students aged 18 to 35.

Specifically, the results revealed that individuals with the highest vitamin C levels in their blood were more likely to also have an elevated mood.* A decrease in total mood disturbance (i.e., a measure of overall negative mood) and increase in vigor (i.e., energy and enthusiasm) were also observed at the end of the study.* 

In addition to these results, the study suggests a correlation between vitamin C status and less anger and confusion.* Who knew two kiwis a day could do all that?

If you're searching for impeccable vibes, look no further than the soundtrack of Euphoria. And if you're looking for a supplement that promotes a happy mood, look no further than vitamin C—here's a list of the best vitamin C supplements to kick off your hunt.*

Just like the characters of Euphoria, we're all searching for those euphoric moments in life. Lucky for us, vitamin C has the potential for the major mood boost we all need.*