VITAMIN B3 MAINTAINS YOUR HEALTH

  

     Everyone needs a minimum portion of vitamin B3 to maintain a good physical and mental condition, this happens because this vitamin has an important role in obtaining energy. The consumption of alcohol, contraceptive pills can cause a deficit of vitamin B3.

     Besides participating in the processes of obtaining energy, vitamin B3 reduce cholesterol in high dozes; it has a preventive role in the cardiovascular illnesses; it is used to control the mental disorders, as emotional instability, persecution complex and feelings of insecurity.

     It makes part of the digestive process and prevents gastrointestinal disorders; it participates in the synthesis of several hormones, specially sexual ones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) and the thyroids and insulin; it is the principal element against an  illness  that  appears  in

the skin because of lack of this vitamin or the incapacity of the body to convert the tryptophan an amino acid into niacin, one of the forms of vitamin B3.

     So, for the body to act correctly, it is necessary that  adults should take vitamin B3 in a dose of 15 to 20 mg a day and children younger than 10 from 6 to 8 mg. Of course in the cases the body has a great lack of the vitamin, a person can take bigger doses between 50 and 100 mg without putting their health at risk.
     When the doses of vitamin B3 taken daily exceed 100 mg, it can cause a vasodilator effect that causes itching, burning sensation on the skin and nausea, or it can also make a stomach ulcer which if it already exists, it can get worse, cause liver problems, diabetes or arthritis.           Remember that big quantities of vitamin B3 only should be taken under medical supervision.

     While the specialist doesn’t consider necessary that a person takes higher doses or supplements of vitamin B3, the daily required amount for the body can be found in food such as milk, eggs, salmon, sardines, tuna, beef liver, rabbit, whole rice, wheat germ, potatoes, pear, grapes, peanut, pumpkin, spinach.

REFERENCE:

http://healthy.net/asp/templates/news.asp?Id=2810

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PANGAMIC ACID (VITAMIN B15)

      Pangamic acid is still a fairly controversial vitamin. The quotation marks suggest that we are not sure whether it is a vitamin. It has not yet been shown to be essential in the diet (vitamins must be supplied from external sources), and no symptoms or deficiency diseases are clearly revealed in restricted consumption 

     Pangamic acid was first isolated in 1951 from apricot. It is also found in whole grains such as brown rice, pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Water and direct sunlight may reduce the potency and availability of B15 in these foods.

     Pangamic acid is mainly helps in the formation of certain amino acids such as methionine. It may play role in the oxidation of glucose and in cell respiration. By this function, it may reduce hypoxia in cardiac and other muscles. It acts as an antioxidant, helping to lengthen cell life through its protection from oxidation. Pangamic acid is also thought to offer mild stimulation to the endocrine and nervous systems, and by enhancing liver function, it may help in the detoxification process. Pangamic acid has been shown to lower blood cholesterol, so it could provide some nutritional support for those with high serum cholesterol or cardiovascular problems or to reduce heart and blood vessel disease risks. It may also help improve circulation and general oxygenation of cells and tissues, so it may be used with any decreased cardiac or brain functions. Pangamic acid may be helpful in general for atherosclerosis and hypertension.

     In Europe vitamin B15 has been used to treat premature aging, because of circulatory stimulus and its antioxidant effect. It is found to be a helpful protectant from pollutants, especially carbon monoxide. Pangamic acid supports for anyone living in a large polluted city or with a high-stress life style could be a wave of the future. There are no known toxic effects from even high amounts of pangamic acid, 50-100 mg (and even more) taken three times daily have revealed no side effects. REFERENCE:

http://www.hometowix.com/Docs/vitsamins/pang.html