VITAMIN A (Beta Carotene)

VITAMIN B1 (Thiamin)

VITAMIN B2 (Riboflavin)

  VITAMIN B6 (Pyridoxine)

VITAMIN B12 (Cobalamin)

FOLIC ACID

VITAMIN C (Ascorbic Acid)

VITAMIN D

VITAMIN E

VITAMIN K

 
bullet

VITAMIN B6 (Pyridoxine)

 

Vitamin B6 is water-soluble and needs to be replaced daily by whole foods or supplements. Requirement increases when high-protein diets are consumed and for those taking birth control pills. Vitamin B6 works best with vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and magnesium.

 

Benefits and functions:

·          Strengthens the immune system

·          Necessary for the synthesis and breakdown of amino acids

·          Aids in fat and carbohydrate metabolism

·          Aids in the formation of antibodies

·          Helps maintain the central nervous system

·          Works as a natural diuretic

·          Promotes healthy skin

·          Reduces muscle spasms, leg cramps, hand numbness, nausea and stiffness of hands

·          Helps maintain a proper balance of sodium and phosphorous in the body

·          Helps prevent kidney stone formation

 

Possible symptoms of deficiency:

·          Nervousness

·          Insomnia

·          Skin eruptions

·          Loss of muscular control

·          Anemia

·          Mouth disorders

·          Arm and leg cramps

·          Hair loss

·          Water retention
 

  

  Copyright © 1999-2006 by the Global Institute For Alternative Medicine. All Rights Reserved.