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What is Vitamin B1?
Vitamin B1, also called thiamin or thiamin, has a number of health benefits. For starters, it helps the body convert food into energy. And as part of the eight nutrients that make up the B-complex family, vitamin B1 plays an important role in brain, nerve, muscle and heart function.
Why should I take it?
Benefits. Vitamin B1, or thiamin, helps prevent complications in the nervous system, brain, muscles, heart, stomach, and intestines. It is also involved in the flow of electrolytes into and out of muscle and nerve cells.
What is Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)?
Riboflavin is a B vitamin. It is involved in many processes in the body and is necessary for normal cell growth and function. It can be found in certain foods such as milk, meat, eggs, nuts, enriched flour, and green vegetables. Riboflavin is frequently used in combination with other B vitamins in vitamin B complex products. Some people take riboflavin by mouth to prevent low levels of riboflavin (riboflavin deficiency) in the body, for various types of cancer, and for migraine headaches. It is also taken by mouth for acne, muscle cramps, burning feet syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, and blood disorders such as congenital methemoglobinemia and red blood cell aplasia. Some people use riboflavin for eye conditions including eye fatigue, cataracts, and glaucoma.
Why should I take it?
Some people also take riboflavin by mouth to maintain healthy hair, skin, and nails, to slow aging, for canker sores, multiple sclerosis, memory loss including Alzheimer's disease, high blood pressure, burns, liver disease, and sickle cell anemia.
What is Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)?
Niacinamide is a form of Vitamin B3 that forms when the body absorbs more niacin than it actually needs. The chemical can be found in many different kinds of foods including green vegetables, beans, whole wheat, barley, fish, eggs, and meat. Niacinamide is also a common ingredient in many oral vitamins.
Why should I take it?
Just like niacin, niacinamide is a water-soluble vitamin B3 that helps convert carbohydrates to glucose and may also be used to produce sex and stress-related hormones. Niacin may also be used for addressing vitamin B3 deficiency. When used topically, it may help alleviate certain skin problems.
What is Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)?
Vitamin B5, also known as Pantothenic Acid It is widely found in both plants and animals including meat, vegetables, cereal grains, legumes, eggs, and milk. Vitamin B5 is commercially available as D-pantothenic acid, as well as dexpanthenol and calcium pantothenate, which are chemicals made in the lab from D-pantothenic acid. Pantothenic acid is frequently used in combination with other B vitamins in vitamin B complex formulations. Vitamin B complex generally includes vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin/niacinamide), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), and folic acid. However, some products do not contain all of these ingredients and some may include others, such as biotin, para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), choline bitartrate, and inositol.
Why should I take it?
Vitamin B5 is also used orally for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's disease, nerve pain, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), enlarged prostate, protection against mental and physical stress and anxiety, reducing adverse effects of thyroid therapy in congenital hypothyroidism, reducing signs of aging, reducing susceptibility to colds and other infections, retarded growth, shingles, skin disorders, stimulating adrenal glands, chronic fatigue syndrome, salicylate toxicity, streptomycin neurotoxicity, dizziness, and wound healing.
What is Pantethine?
Pantethine is the active form of Vitamin B5 or Pantothenic Acid. Supplementing with regular pantothenic acid will not necessarilu increase the body's levels of pantethine since this conversion process is tightly regulated. Pantethine is involved in hundreds of metabolic processes including energy production and fatty acid synthesis.
Why should I take it?
It regulates the production of total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, and HDL, supporting healthy cholesterol balance, a role that is not shared by pantothenic acid. Pantethine is also requiured for the synthesis of stress hormones in the adrenal glands, therefore an inadequate supply may result in adrenal insufficiency, which compromises immunity, energy, metabolism and overall well-being.
What is Vitamin B6 P-5-P?
Vitamin B6 can be found in three different forms. In order to get nutritional value out of these forms, they must first be converted into P5P in the liver. So P5P is the active night form of Vitamin B6. P5P is a coenzyme, meaning that it works with enzymes to help them accomplish their tasks more quickly and efficiently and thus is a crucial element of biosynthesis. P5P plays an important role in various functions in the body such as metabolism at the cellular level, muscle growth and repair, mood regulation, sleep regulation, and other executive functions. When P5P is taken in its purest form, it doesn’t have to go through the conversion process in the liver, meaning it’s possible people can then get more benefit out of the nutrient, especially when used with magnesium.
Why should I take it?
When considering the benefits of pyridoxal 5`-phosphate, it’s best to broadly consider the benefits of all the B6 vitamers. While many health professionals believe P5P to be of superior form, there still isn’t a lot of research to support that notion. P5P is simply a more efficient form of pyridoxine, and avoids the hepatic conversion processes needed to create the active enzyme form. This would likely be beneficial for those with impaired liver function. Ultimately, the case for P5P comes down to it being an bio-optimized form of Vitamin B6 that our body can put to work immediately. Below you’ll find some of the many benefits of pyridoxal 5`-phosphate.
What is M-Folate (Folic Acid)?
Folic Acid is a form of a water-soluble B vitamin. Folate occurs naturally in food, and folic acid is the synthetic form of this vitamin. Since 1998, folic acid has been added to cold cereals, flour, breads, pasta, bakery items, cookies, and crackers, as required by federal law. Foods that are naturally high in folate include leafy vegetables (such as spinach, broccoli, and lettuce), okra, asparagus, fruits (such as bananas, melons, and lemons) beans, yeast, mushrooms, meat (such as beef liver and kidney), orange juice, and tomato juice.
Why should I take it?
Folic acid is used for preventing and treating low blood levels of folate (folate deficiency), as well as its complications, including “tired blood” (anemia) and the inability of the bowel to absorb nutrients properly. Folic acid is also used for other conditions commonly associated with folate deficiency, including ulcerative colitis, liver disease, alcoholism, and kidney dialysis. Folic acid is used for memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease, age-related hearing loss, preventing the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD), reducing signs of aging, weak bones (osteoporosis), jumpy legs (restless leg syndrome), sleep problems, depression, nerve pain, muscle pain, AIDS, a skin disease called vitiligo, and an inherited disease called Fragile-X syndrome. It is also used for reducing harmful side effects of treatment with the medications lometrexol and methotrexate.
What is MB12?
B12 (cobalamin) is a vitamin “family” with five unique family members that each do different things. Out of the B12 family, only methyl-B12 has the ability to activate the methionine/homocysteine biochemical pathway directly which results in more “fuel” to the brain. MB12 works with folic acid to make all the cells in the body. It plays a key role in METHYLATION. Methylation makes ALL of the cells in our body. It is the process of adding genetic material to cells. After conception, the cells in the womb that will later become the fetus are DEMETHYLATED. The process of development depends on methylation.
Why should I take it?
Vitamin B-12 serves as a generic term to represent several different forms of the vitamin, one of which is Methyl B-12, an active form that supports metabolism. If you’re healthy and get your recommended daily intake of vitamin B-12, your methyl B-12 needs should be met. However, without a sufficient amount of methyl B-12, you’re at risk for developing megaloblastic anemia and nerve disorders.
What is Biotin?
Biotin is one of the B-vitamins, also known as vitamin B7. It's necessary for the function of several enzymes known as carboxylases. These biotin-containing enzymes participate in important metabolic pathways, such as the production of glucose and fatty acids.
Why should I take it?
Biotin is a B-vitamin that plays a crucial role in carb, fat and protein metabolism. Many of its potential health benefits are based on weak evidence. Nonetheless, it may be important for your skin, hair and nails.
What is Choline?
Choline is similar to the B vitamins. It can be made in the liver. It is also found in foods such as liver, muscle meats, fish, nuts, beans, peas, spinach, wheat germ, and eggs. Choline is used for liver disease, including chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. It is also used for depression, memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, Huntington's chorea, Tourette's disease, a brain disorder called cerebellar ataxia, certain types of seizures, and a mental condition called schizophrenia.
Why should I take it?
Choline is taken by pregnant women to prevent neural tube defects in their babies and it is used as a supplement in infant formulas. Other uses include preventing cancer, lowering cholesterol, and controlling asthma.
What is Inositol?
Inositol, is a carbocyclic sugar that is abundant in brain and other mammalian tissues, mediates cell signal transduction in response to a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters and growth factors and participates in osmoregulation It is a sugar alcohol with half the sweetness of sucrose. Inositol is a vitamin-like substance. It is found in many plants and animals. It is also produced in the human body and can be made in a laboratory. Inositol can be found in many forms (called isomers). The most common forms are myo-inositol and D-chiro-inositol.
Why should I take it?
Some people take inositol by mouth for diabetes, nerve problems caused by diabetes, diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy (gestational diabetes), treating a disorder called metabolic syndrome and conditions associated with menopause and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), including failure to ovulate, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, and high levels of testosterone. It is also used for depression, schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), compulsive hair pulling (trichotillomania), panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety disorders, but there is limited scientific evidence to support these uses.
What is PABA?
Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) is a chemical found in the folic acid vitamin and also in several foods including grains, eggs, milk, and meat. PABA is taken by mouth for skin conditions including vitiligo, pemphigus, dermatomyositis, morphea, lymphoblastoma cutis, Peyronie's disease, and scleroderma. Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) is a chemical found in the folic acid vitamin and also in several foods including grains, eggs, milk, and meat.
Why should I take it?
PABA has good antioxidant properties and blocks the actions of harmful ultraviolet rays. As such, many sunscreens contain PABA, which can protect your skin from sun damage. One of the main therapeutic benefits of PABA may be its helpful action in patients suffering from Peyronie's disorder. This disease of the penis has responded positively to treatment with PABA supplements, thus giving some much needed hope to Peyronie's disease patients.
What is Piperine?
Piperine has been found to inhibit human CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein, enzymes important for the metabolism and transport of xenobiotics and metabolites. In animal studies, piperine also inhibited other enzymes important in drug metabolism. By inhibiting drug metabolism, piperine may increase the bioavailability of various compounds and alter the effectiveness of some medications.
Why should I take it?
Piperine is the chemical that gives black pepper its distinctive kick. It’s also known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor potential. Piperine has also been found to block the formation of new fat cells.
Warning:
If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications or have any medical conditions, consult your doctor before use. Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Store in a cool, dry place.