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Vitamin B6 is one of the eight B vitamins needed for your body to stay healthy. Did you know that 200 chemical reactions occur in your body and B6 plays an essential role in this process.
Important for:
Where can I find Vitamin B6?
Of course, you can purchase the supplement from us or another lab but, you can also find it in different types of food! Some examples are chickpeas, poultry, and fish. Some more exact foods are listed below.
What conditions does Vitamin B6 treat?
Deficient in Vitamin B6?
When you are Vitamin B6 deficient this can cause issue such as not having enough healthy red blood cells in your body to carry oxygen to the tissues. Which later causes confusion, weak immune system and even depression.
Signs and Symptoms:
Interactions with other medications:
Altretamine- reduces effectiveness
Levodopa- reduces effectiveness
Anticonvulsants- decreases the drugs duration and intensity
Barbiturates- decreases the drugs duration and intensity
Always check with Dr. Nickels or your provider before starting something new.
Till next time, Stay healthy
Dr. Nickels
CITATIONS:
Vitamin B6: Fact sheet for health professionals. Office of Dietary Supplements. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB6-HealthProfessional/. Accessed Jan. 9, 2021.
McCulloch, M. (2023) 9 signs and symptoms of vitamin B6 deficiency, Healthline. Available at: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-b6-deficiency-symptoms#TOC_TITLE_HDR_4 (Accessed: 13 October 2023).
Pyridoxine oral. Facts & Comparisons eAnswers. https://www.wolterskluwercdi.com/facts-comparisons-online/. Accessed Jan. 9, 2021.
Pyridoxine. IBM Micromedex. https://www.micromedexsolutions.com. Accessed Jan. 9, 2021.
Vitamin B6. Natural Medicines. https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com. Accessed Jan. 9, 2021.
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