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Too much of a good thing

Obviously I may not have the time to answer every question from every reader, but I give y'all the freedom to write in and post a question any way - and with it the possibility of being frustrated in case any letter went unanswered or were not answered in a satisfactory fashion, either in terms of detail, length or timeliness. You see, I understand the consequences both ways.

We must therefore trust each other to be doing their best without being excessively demanding. Otherwise, like I said, I may wonder whether this freedom (I give you readers to write in) isn't too much of a good thing.

Too much of a good thing is a phrase dating from the 15th Century, according to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Shakespeare used it in As You Like It: "Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?"

This is the answer for your first question. When there's too much of something, there's an excess of it. And when there's an excess of it (too much sugar, for example, in coffee), it often becomes less desirable than it normally is.

Thyroid hormone, for instance, is the secretion by the thyroid gland which regulates the metabolism - the rate at which our body burns fuel. Normal amount of the hormone is good and necessary. But when there's too much of it, the metabolism becomes too fast. And that may lead to hyperthyroidism, a condition under which people may lose weight despite eating more. So therefore, thyroid hormone can be too much of a good thing - it may do you more harm than good.