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Vitamin B Complex, Properties And Health Benefits

By Viola Woolcott

The B Vitamins are easily digestible. They do not store in the body and they have to be replaced on a daily basis, as they are passed out when you urinate.

The Vitamin B complex is a group of Vitamins containing eight essential nutrients as well as some other related substances. The Vitamins being B 1 - thiamine, B 2 - riboflavin, B 3 - niacin, B 6 - pyridoxine, B 12 - cobalamine, folic acid, pantothenic acid and biotin. There are also choline, inositol and para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), which are related substances. Each of them perform distinctive functions, but they are all working as a team and are also found in similar sources of nutrition to maintain good health and vitality.

A healthy, well balanced diet should supply us with all the B vitamins we require.

Beneficial in the following conditions:

=> Anaemia - B 12
=> Anxiety and stress
=> Convalescence
=> Dermatitis
=> Diverticulitis
=> Dry skin
=> Fatigue
=> Headaches
=> Irritability
=> Mouth ulcers
=> Nervousness
=> Poor concentration
=> Poor hair condition
=> Tinnitus
=> Weakness

B complex properties:

=> B1 - thiamine - needed for the constant release of energy from carbohydrates. It helps in the maintenance of stomach acidity as well as appetite as well as supporting the functioning of the brain and the nervous system.
=> B2 - riboflavin - necessary for converting proteins, carbohydrates and fats into energy.
Helps regulate the activity of enzymes, particularly relating to the thyroid. Beneficial for healthy skin and eyes.
=> B3 - niacin - helps in the control to release energy from food. Essential for the maintenance of healthy skin, mouth as well as digestive tract, normal mental function, the increase the circulation and the reduction of high blood pressure.
=> B5 - pantothenic acid - essential for the formation of antibodies. Aids in the functioning of the adrenal gland and is necessary to release energy from food such as fats and carbohydrates.
=> B6 - pyridoxine - involved in the necessary production of antibodies and healthy red blood cells as well as metabolising of protein. Aids in the maintenance of fluid balance and is required for the break down of protein for the use in building new body tissue.
=> B12 - cobalamin - important factor in healthy red blood formation as well as aiding in the maintenance of the protective sheath around the nervous system as well as bone marrow. To combat anaemia it works side by side with Folic Acid.
=> Folic Acid - involved in the growth and formation of red as well as white blood cells (helps to protect against neural tube defects in pregnancy)
=> Biotin - needed for healthy hair and healthy skin. Essential for the release of energy from fat in the diet.

The B Vitamin Complex is especially found in dark green vegetables, nuts, whole grain cereals, seeds, yeast, Raw Milk , oily fish.

Related Information:
Vitamin A For Healthy Hair Down To The Skeletal Tissue

Filed under: Health and Diet on March 10th, 2008