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B Complex

Please note the following referenced scientific research is for informational use only. The results reported below may not necessarily occur in all our customers. The information should not replace advice from your health care practitioner. This information should not be read to recommend or endorse any specific product.

The B group vitamins are essential for your body to function optimally, with each individual B vitamin playing a unique role in the body. B group vitamins help release energy from nutrients like carbohydrates, fats and protein, assist with brain function, stress support and the immune system function. Most of these vitamins can not be stored in the body so we must consume them through a balanced wholefood diet.

Energy

  • riboflavin is needed in a number of reactions involved energy production and metabolic pathways along with the metabolism other vitamins nutrients. it assists release from nutrient all body cells (whitne yet al.2014.306).
  • B vitamins, in general, are key cofactors for the enzymes involved in energy-producing metabolic pathways for carbohydrates, fats and protein (Whitney et al. 2014, 302).
  • B vitamins, in general, are key cofactors for the enzymes involved in energy-producing metabolic pathways for carbohydrates, fats and protein (Whitney et al. 2014, 302).
  • B1, B2, B5, B6 play a role in cellular energy production. B vitamins collectively function as coenzymes involved in energy production (Braun & Cohen 2015, 1054).
  • B vitamins are involved in energy storage and release (Braun & Cohen 2015, 1071).

Metabolism

  • Vitamin B deficiency may affect body immune system processes (Whitney et al. 2014, 326).
  • B12 is an immunomodulator for cellular immunity (Braun & Cohen 2015, 1093).

Heart

  • Folate is essential for brain development and function (Linus Pauling Institute 2020).

  • B12 is part of the synthesis of protein structures in nerve cells (Braun & Cohen 2015, 1093).

    • Research supports the link between brain atrophy, cognitive ability and vitamin B levels, with positive results with individuals supplementing with B vitamins (Stough et al. 2014).

Brain & Nervous System

  • Folate is essential for brain development and function (Linus Pauling Institute 2020). B12 is part of the synthesis of protein structures in nerve cells (Braun & Cohen 2015, 1093).

  • Research supports the link between brain atrophy, cognitive ability and vitamin B levels, with positive results with individuals supplementing with B vitamins (Stough et al. 2014).

References

  • Alternative Medicine Review Monographs. 2002. “Acetyl-L-Carnitine”. http://www.anaturalhealingcenter.com/documents/Thorne/monos/AcetylCarnitineMono.pdf

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH). 2017. “Carnitine.” https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Carnitine-HealthProfessional/

  • Mendelson, SD. 2008. Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012374240-7.50012-7

  • Traina, G. 2016. “The neurobiology of acetyl-L-carnitine.” Frontiers in Bioscience, 1. 21(Jun): 1314-29. 10.2741/4459

  • ICF. 2012. “L-Carnitine.” https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Carnitine%20TR.pdf

  • Ferreira, GC., McKenna, MC. 2017. “L-Carnitne and acetyl-L-carnitine roles and neuroprotection in developing brain.” Neurochemical Research, 42. 6(Jun): 1661-1675. doi:10.1007/s11064-017-2288-7

  • Harvard Health Publishing. 2014. “Carnitine promising, but no miracle for heart disease.” https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Carnitine_promising_but_no_miracle_for_heart_disease