Paula Muran: Article B-Vitamins

The Complexity of B-Vitamin's
by Paula Muran

Vitamins are natural nutrition we get from the foods we eat. They are essential to a healthy body. More so than ever our nutritional factors in foods and our ability to obtain them from foods is becoming more difficult and less effective.

The family of B vitamins is essential to our body’s ability to metabolize food on a daily basis. Plus B-vitamins help restore wellness to the entire system by reducing chemicals in the body. Here is some helpful information:

B-1 Thiamine—Is destroyed by heat. It is needed to metabolize carbohydrates or healthy muscles, it helps reduce stress, improves digestion and assimilation, helpful for lactation and fertility, perseveres the health of the nervous system and heart and provides energy. Processed foods, antibiotics and other medications deplete levels.

B-2 Riboflavin—Needed to metabolize protein, fats and carbohydrates, for cell respiration, necessary for the formation of red blood cells and antibodies, good for vision, promotes healthy skin, nails and hair, aids growth and reproduction and reduces stress.

B-3 Niacin—Assists in the metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, necessary for the health of the skin and tongue, essential for the body’s ability to produce cortisone, thyroxine, insulin and male and female sex hormones, necessary for healthy brain and nervous system function and reduces cholesterol. Fatigue and sleeplessness can be a sign of a Niacin deficency.

B-5 Pantothenic Acid—Destroyed by heat. Essential for the conversion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins into energy, helps the body fight infections and disease, vital for the proper functioning of the adrenal glands, used in the production of antibodies and protects against cell damage from radiation. Produced in the body by the beneficial bacteria in the intestines.

B-6 Pyridoxine—Destroyed by heat. Assures proper balance in the blood, needed for the absorption of B-12, promotes healthy skin, teeth, muscles and nerves, needed for the absorption of sodium and phosphorus and helps to maintain the balance of sodium and potassium, which regulates body fluids.

B-12 Cyano-Cobalamin—Destroyed by heat. Promotes cell growth, increases energy, helps prevent anemia, regenerates red blood cells, helps iron function better, helps heal canker sores, maintains a healthy nervous system, necessary for the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Helps to improve concentration, balance and memory.

Biotin—Essential in the formation of nucleic acids of DNA and RNA, helps the liver produce lipids and converts food into energy, helps prevent exhaustion, eases muscle pain, aids in utilizing protein, folic acid, pantothenic acid and B-12. Helps prevent baldness. Is produced in the intestines.

Choline—Necessary in maintaining the functioning of the liver and kidneys, helps control blood pressure and cholesterol, helps to maintain healthy nerves, assists the release of poisons from the liver, aids in the prevention of gall stones. Can be produced by the intestines.

Folic Acid—Necessary for proper brain function, essential for emotional and mental health, helps prevent anemia, good for lactation, promotes healthy skin, aids the liver and protein metabolism, enhances circulation and the digestive tract.

Insoitol—Important for the proper function of the brain, heart, liver, kidneys and eyes, promotes healthy hair and reduces cholesterol. Helps to prevent hardening of the arteries and helps the cells in bone marrow.

PABA—Helps maintain the natural color of hair. Helps the body produce folic acid, and healthy skin, aids in cell production and protein metabolism.

Here is a general guide of the foods high in B-Vitamin’s.

Alfalfa	Cauliflower	Mushrooms
Alfalfa sprouts	Cashews	Nuts
Almonds	Corn	Okra
Apple	Citrus fruits	Oatmeal
Apricot	Cucumber	Onions
Asparagus	Dates	Peas
Avocado	Dulse	Raisins
Banana	Figs	Rice (brown)
Barley	Garlic	Romaine Lettuce
Bean	Greens	Spinach
Bee Pollen	Grains	Spirulina
Beets	Honey	Strawberries
Bell pepper	Kale	Sprouts
Broccoli	Kelp	Vegetables
Cabbage	Legumes	Tomato
Cantaloupe	Lima Beans	Turnip
Carrot	Millet	Wheatgrass
Celery	Molasses	Watercress
Cherries	Mug Beans

My favorite brand of B-Vitamins is Source Naturals. They have revolutionized the way B’s are used in our system. In order for our bodies to utilize the vitamins in our foods they must survive the journey through our digestive track and this is only partial absorption. All supplements must pass though the liver to be metabolized for the body. They must first be converted into a coenzyme for the body to use. With today’s eating styles and stress most everyone’s liver is toxic to some degree or the other. With the liver already burdened, supplements tax the system even more.

Along with CoQ10, B-Vitamins in their coenzyme forms are necessary for energy production, clarity and well-being. Source Naturals makes a Coenzyme B Complex in a sublingual form that works immediately.