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Vista Nutrition Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6 supports the production of hormones, red blood cells, neurotransmitters, enzymes, and prostaglandins. It's required for the production of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to body tissues. It's also required for the production of serotonin, a brain neurotransmitter that controls mood, appetite, sleep patterns and sensitivity to pain.

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Vista Nutrition Vitamin B6

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  1. Vista Nutrition Vitamin B6 Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble compound that was discovered in the 1930s during nutrition studies on rats. In 1934, a Hungarian physician, Paul György discovered a substance that was able to cure a skin disease in rats (dermititisacrodynia), this substance he named vitamin B6. In 1938, Samuel Lepkovsky isolated vitamin B6 from rice bran. Harris and Folkers in 1939 determined the structure of pyridoxine, and, in 1945, Snell was able to show the two forms of vitamin B6, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine.

  2. How it works !? • B6 is part of your body's red blood cell production. • It helps you break down and use protein. Crayton describes babies with low B6 as suffering from hyper-irritability, abdominal pain, weight loss and excessive vomiting. • In adults, low B6 usually manifests itself as a lack of mental clarity and increased confusion on a regular basis. • B6 is also fortified into grains and cereals. Other sources include pork, chicken, fish, dried beans, nuts and many fruits and vegetables

  3. *Benefits* • Preventing strokes • Improving cognitive function. • Preventing Alzheimer's disease. • Treating carpal tunnel syndrome. • Improving behaviour in children with autism. • Treating headaches and depression due to birth control pills (oral contraceptives).

  4. Supplement Facts Vitamin B6 is the term for three related compounds, pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine and their phosphorylated derivatives which are pyridoxine 5'-phosphate, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate. Vitamin B6 technically refers to all six of these vitamers, although vitamin B6 is used interchangeably with pyridoxine. No of Capsules per day – 1 Capsule Variants • Vista Nutritions Vitamin B6 300 Capsules

  5. Why Do You Need Vitamin B6 Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, aids your body's metabolism of protein, fats, and carbohydrates. It also helps convert amino acids and form new red blood cells , antibodies, and neurotransmitters, and is vital to your fetus's developing brain and nervous system. Some scientists had thought that certain B vitamins might reduce heart disease risk. People with low levels of vitamin B6 in the blood might have a higher risk of certain kinds of cancer, such as colorectal cancer. Some research indicates that elderly people who have higher blood levels of vitamin B6 have better memory *These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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