What kind of Vitamin B should I take?

Great question, because there are so many products available today that address Vitamin B health. Active or Inactive B Vitamins – that is the question.

B Vitamin

Active Form

Inactive Form

B1

Thiamine Mononitrate and Thiamin diphosphate

Thiamin

B2

Riboflavin-5-phosphate and
Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)

Flavin mononucleotide (FMN)

B3

Niacinamide

None

B5

Pantothenic acid

None

B6

Pyridoxal-5-phosphate (P5P)

Pyridoxine hydrochloride

B7

Biotin

None

B9

Folate

Folic Acid

B12

Methylcobalamin

Cyanocobalamin

 Vitamin B’s are important to your body for the following reasons:

  • Maintain energy throughout the day.
  • Mental alertness, concentration, and memory.
  • Maintain proper functioning of the heart, the nervous system and the digestive system.
  • Help remove toxic chemicals from the body.
  • Help replenish the production of sex and stress-reducing hormones.
  • Aid in the breakdown of fats causing a decrease in free fatty acids in the blood.
  • Prevent anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency.
  • Aid in the prevention of chronic mal-absorption from gastrointestinal conditions
    such as inflammatory bowel disease or celiac disease.

There are several forms of Vitamin B to consider:

  • Whole food source vitamin B – from a balanced diet

  • Whole food vitamins in their active form

  • Sublingual Vitamin B – Sublingual nutrition studies have shown that sublingual absorption of vitamins and minerals lead to improved bioavailability and speedier metabolism for nutrients, as they’re absorbed more fully.

However you choose to take your Vitamins – remember quality and integrity is the key. You cannot run a high-performance machine on low-performance fuel. 

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