| Vitamin B-6 is needed for healthy red blood
cells (hemoglobin), gums, teeth, blood vessels, and nervous system. It helps regulate the use of
protein, fat, carbohydrates, and "muscle starch" (glycogen).
Your body takes pyridoxal--one form of the vitamin which
occurs in three forms--and makes a helper molecule (coenzyme) called PLP (pyridoxal
phosphate), which more than 60 different enzyme systems depend on to
function properly. One such system involves turning dietary
tryptophan (an important amino acid/protein building block) into Niacin/Vitamin
B3.
It aids in
producing brain chemicals and makes a helper molecule (coenzyme) called PLP (pyridoxal
phosphate), which more than 60 different enzyme systems depend on to function properly.
Vitamin B-6 is especially important for lactating women.
Of the women who contend with an overgrowth of the
candida albicans yeast, two-thirds don't metabolize pyridoxine properly.
The yeast prevents the body from converting B6 into its active form,
pyridoxal-5-phosphate. Until you get rid of the yeast infection, you may
need to take direct supplements of this "activated" B6.
Interactions include:
Alcohol intake increases your need for Vitamin
B6 because alcohol increase the rate of breakdown of PLP, lowering body
stores.
Isoniazid, a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis, binds to the
vitamin & inactivates it.
Penicillamine, a drug marketed under the trade name Cupramine for the
treatment of rheumatoid arthiritus, also binds & inactivates this
vitamin,
Smoking lowers your body's Vitamin B6 stores.
Some studies show that women on oral contraceptives agents have lowered
levels of this vitamin.
Drugs (levodopa) for Parkinson's disease can be inactivated by Vitamin B6
& therefore you should not take increased amounts if you suffer from
this disease. You could alter the effective blood levels of drugs critical
to therapy of your disease.
| Deficiency signs |
Excess signs |
| Loss of appetite; diarrhea; skin & mouth disorders; acne;
spotty hair loss; nausea; cracking of the corners of the mouth; painful tongue; mouth
ulcers; conjunctivitis; depression; nervouness;irritability; dizziness; numbness; pin
& needles or electric shock sensations; sleepiness; fatigue; poor wound healing; joint
pains; growth retardation |
Numbness & tingling with large daily
doses of 2000-6000mg, reversible when discontinued. |
2 to 500 mg daily for men and women, depending on your
protein intake. Your need for more Vitamin B-6 increases with increases of
protein intake.
Anxiety, depression: 100-500mg.
Asthma: 50-300mg.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: 50-300mg.
Emotional or physical stress: 100-500mg.
Kidney stones (oxalate): 100-300mg.
Oral contraceptive use: 50-300mg.
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS): 50-300mg.
Water retention: 100-300mg.
Vitamin
B6, 300mg
Yeast Free
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FoodScience
of Vermont® |
| SKU#D312610 |
Size 100, Tablets, Prolonged Release |
$9.75 |
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| Vitamin
B-6, 100mg; Schiff® |
| SKU#200606 |
Size
100, Tablets |
$6.95 |
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| Vitamin
B6 100, 100mg; Thompson® |
| SKU#T19970 |
Size
60, Tablet |
$3.88 |
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| Vitamin B-6; TwinLab® |
| SKU#212178 |
| SKU#212179 |
| SKU#212180 |
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