Feeling
a little down? You may be low on B vitamins - Here are some easy ways to boost
your levels
(From NaturalNews)With all the emphasis on the importance of vitamins D and C,
an important family of vitamins known as B-complex gets overlooked.
The B vitamins are best known for their energizing
abilities, their contributions to creating red blood cells, and their ability
to boost nerve health and mental focus.
They are mostly water based vitamins, which means they are
not stored as well as fat based vitamins such as vitamin D3, so they need to be
replaced more often.
Some B power examples for boosting energy and reducing
depression
A nutritional psychology study, published in the June 2013
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, surveyed 422 Tokyo municipal workers in
a short cross sectional study, then performed a longitudinal study for three
years on 210 subjects without depression symptoms and whose B6 pyridoxal serum
levels were high.
The researchers confirmed that high vitamin B6 serum levels
have a strong association with reducing depression(Suffer of Depression) risks in adults.
Another study, this one by Tufts University in Boston,
determined that depression among Hispanics in the area was at least partly
caused by chronic inflammation due to vitamin B6 deficiencies. This deficiency
inhibits the cysteine needed to create the master antioxidant glutathiane
(http://www.naturalnews.com).
A UK doctor had miraculous results using vitamin B12
injections on patients suffering from depression, chronic fatigue and various
neurological ailments including neuropothy and insomnia. Because those patients
already had what the medical establishment considered normal serum B12 levels,
that doctor was investigated.
The British medical authorities insisted he stop, despite
hundreds of successes, until his therapy could be tested. So it goes with the
medical mafia racket.
Benfotiamine is a lipid form of the normally water based
thiamine (B1). Benfotiamine thiamine with added pyridoxal-5-phosphate (vitamin
B6) has been used successfully to nullify diabetes induced peripheral
neuropathy .
The B vitamins, what they do, and how to make sure you have
enough
Elevated amounts of specific B vitamins are used to address
specific conditions, such as niacin for mental disorders, folate for red blood
cell production and pregnancy support, and those mentioned earlier in this
article.
But the rest of the B complex family should be involved at
maintenance doses as a supportive foundation.
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
• Vitamin B3 (niacin or niacinamide)
• Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, or
pyridoxine hydrochloride)
• Vitamin B7 (biotin)
• Vitamin B9 - (folate should be used instead of synthetic
folic acid)
• Vitamin B12 - (methylcobalamin is the best)
Cruciferous vegetables have high B complex contents. Other
foods high in B vitamins include bee pollen, brewers yeast, bell peppers,
mushrooms, summer squash, turnip greens, and other greens. Whole grain cereals,
beans, and nuts are rich in thiamine and other B vitamins.
Tuna, cod, chicken and turkey are considered good food
sources for B vitamins as long as they are healthy or organic sources. Organic
red meats from humanely treated, grass-fed cattle are excellent sources of
vitamin B12.
Many vegetarians are lacking sufficient B12 for brain and
nervous system energy and red blood cell production. If you're not eating a
good deal of red meat, you may need to supplement B12. But there's a problem
with that.
Oral B12 supplements have difficulty getting through the
gastrointestinal tract intact, preventing it from getting into the bloodstream.
That's why doctors give B12 injections or prescribe patients with the
wherewithal to do it themselves.
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But most of us can rely on transdermal B12 patches, oral
sprays or sublingual tablets that dissolve under the tongue and are absorbed
directly into surface capillaries of the
mouth.
Just make sure methylcobalamin is the type of cobalamin B12
used. Others can be counterproductive or perhaps toxic.
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algae was consumed regularly hundreds of years ago by Aztecs, while spirulina
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Today blue-green algae and spirulina are some of the top superfoods, providing
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Blue-green algae and spirulina, which is a specific form of
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- Blue-green algae and spirulina are rich in vitamins A, C,
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that some experts don't consider the vitamin B12 in spirulina to be
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