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Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine) This vitamin decreases edema (swelling). It increases heart
function in cardiac insufficiency.
It increases blood pumped by the heart from 13% to 22%.
Thiamine deficiency is common in the elderly.
Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin) This vitamin creates energy for cellular function.
A deficiency leads to cataract formation. Riboflavin with Folic acid converts
artery damaging homocysteine back to methionine.
Thirty three percent of people over 65 have low levels of Riboflavin.
Food processing destroys 80% of Riboflavin.
Exercise increases need for Riboflavin.
Riboflavin supplements can decrease migraine headaches.
Vitamin B-3 Niacin-(Niacinamide-buffered to prevent flushing)
It is essential for normalizing cholesterol production in the liver. It lowers LDL
(Bad) cholesterol.
It is a key ingredient for treating Hypoglycemia and Diabetes.
It lowers lipoprotein-a levels (which causes cholesterol to stick to injured arteries).
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1995 American Journal of Medicine no.98 pg. 45-49
1996 American Heart Journal 131:1248-50 1996 Journal of American College of Nutrition 1975 Nutritional Evaluation of Food Processing, AVI Publishing 1998 Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, pp.362-389 1994 Cephalgia 14: 329 1991 Annual Reviews of Nutrition 11:169-87 1987 Metabolism 36:896-899 1989 Journal of Internal Medicine (England) 1985 Atherosclerosis, 57: 293-301 |
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