The Year is 2016. Vitamin B
Lets Time Travel some
Vitamin B Protocol was added to my daily regime in 2016 by a excellent Dr. This was taking individual vitamins Bs, not the multivitamin, as that did not have the amount of each vitamin desired, or needed.
This went on for six months .
Now lets talk about the Ground hog movie..haha
The Year 2023, I am on the Same Vitamin B regime. Forgot I had done this in 2016.
November 2022 my B12 was found to low. Neurologist wants it above 800, so assume thus All Bs are low. So now Six months of loading, then off for 2-3 months to be retested, according to the protocol.
I am taking over the counter Bs, in different strengths. All water soluble. My GI said, A expensive experiment, as you pee out any excess.
Vitamin b7 was omitted, as is also known as biotin, and may cause endocrine test to give faulty results. I was on high doses of Biotin, following a Trial with the real Biotin measured out on a Scale. Weird White Powder. I did get up there using high amounts, followed by a Neurologist. But the outcomes of the Study did not work.
But this time, with more knowledge. I have the H63D double gene, that gave me iron overload in 2017. 17 phlebotomy left me iron deficient for three years. No new phlebotomy needed. But the Be being added may show a hiccup in next blood test? Read Wikipedia link below.
Several B vitamins aid in the sleep process. Vitamins B1 and B2 not only turn food into energy, but also produce melatonin, the sleep hormone. The production of melatonin shows that these vitamins encourage sleep. Taking a thiamine (vitamin B1) supplement can help you sleep better throughout the night, which will allow you to wake up feeling refreshed. To avoid deficiencies, add vegetables, eggs, and meat to your diet.
Vitamin B6 helps with your thinking ability and supports immune health. Because it aids cognitive function, it is no surprise that vitamin B6 enables you to remember your dreams. It also works to produce the two important hormones – serotonin and melatonin. Whereas melatonin makes you sleepy, serotonin stabilizes your mood. When these hormones are out of whack, your ability to sleep is negatively impacted.
The combination of serotonin and melatonin produces a relationship between lack of sleep and depression. While not everyone who is depressed has sleep problems, a large percentage of these people suffer from insomnia. Many others with depression sleep too much, a condition called hypersomnia.
Some foods that are rich in vitamin B6 are cheese, fish, bananas and whole grains. A note to make about vitamin B6 is that too much of this vitamin can be toxic. Before starting a supplement, in addition to changing your diet, it’s best to talk to your doctor to ensure your level doesn’t get too high.
Vitamin B12 helps your body produce red blood cells and supports brain and cardiovascular functions. As far as sleep is concerned, it appears that vitamin B12 helps to regulate your circadian rhythm. However, studies show conflicting results about sleep. Some studies revealed that a deficiency led to insomnia, whereas other research showed that high levels were related to interrupted sleep patterns. Keeping your vitamin B12 level within a normal range will have the best outcome for your ability to sleep. To ensure you’re getting enough of this vitamin in your diet, eat shellfish, dairy and eggs.
https://www.activeiron.com/blog/best-time-to-take-vitamins/
What is each B Vitamin good for?
Vitamin B-1 is known as Thiamin. It plays a crucial role in breaking down carbs and protein. Good sources include peanuts, black beans, and grain products. Good sources: Whole or fortified grain products, pork, peanuts, and black beans.
Vitamin B-3 is also called Niacin. Found in peanuts, fish, brown rice, and whole grains.
Vitamin B-6 is involved in a vast amount of metabolic pathways – it’s essential for the optimal breakdown of food (and particularly carbohydrates) from big nutrients into small units the body can use. Good sources include bananas, tuna, chickpeas, and pistachios.
Vitamin B-9 is called Folate, and it’s essential to the production of red blood cells. It’s one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. Good sources include avocados, leafy greens, broccoli, green peas, and more.
Vitamin B-12 is only found in animal products. Vitamin B-12 is crucial to the normal functioning of the nervous system. It helps to create and regulate RNA, and it’s also involved in the formation of red blood cells. The best time to take vitamin B-12 is in the morning similar to all B vitamins.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319556#is-timing-important-for-vitamins
When to take B vitamins
People tend to take B vitamins to boost energy and reduce stress.
There are eight different types of B vitamins, each of which has a separate function for the body. The types of B vitamins are:
thiamin Vitamin B1 or thiamin is essential for glucose metabolism and nerve, muscle, and heart function.
riboflavin B2 Vitamin B2 helps break down proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. It plays a vital role in maintaining the body’s energy supply.
Riboflavin helps convert carbohydrates into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The human body produces ATP from food, and ATP produces energy as the body requires it. The compound ATP is vital for storing energy in muscles.
Along with vitamin A, vitamin B is essential for:
vitamin B-6. recent research indicates that vitamin B-6 may potentially interfere with sleepTrusted Source and induce vivid dreams.
niacin
biotin
vitamin B-12
folic acid or Folate is important for a range of functions in the body.
It helps the body make healthy new red blood cells, for example. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. If the body does not make enough of these, a person can develop anemia, leading to fatigue, weakness, and a pale complexion.
Without enough folate, a person can also develop a type of anemia called folate deficiency anemia.
Folate is also important for the synthesis and repair of DNA and other genetic material, and it is necessary for cells to divide
From BrainMD.Com
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOLATE, FOLIC ACID, AND METHYLFOLATE?
Many foods are being “fortified” with folic acid (FA) to help consumers maintain good nutritional folate status. Also, dietary supplements that include folate typically provide it as FA. Yet this substance is a manufactured folate that is known to be poorly utilized by the body’s folate enzyme system. The body has to use an enzyme to make FA usable, and this enzyme’s conversion capacity is limited. Consequently, many people have unconverted FA in their bloodstream, which studies have linked to negative health effects.
Methylfolate is the folate form most naturally preferred by the body, so much so that the intestinal lining has “transport proteins” that bind to it and selectively absorb it into the blood. Similar proteins also move MF from the circulation into the brain tissue. But MF utilization can be blocked by the FA coming from fortified foods or poorly formulated dietary supplements. Folic acid is not just poorly effective — it actually interferes with the enzymes that are tasked with using MF and the other folates coming from our foods. Folic acid consumption is a serious health issue.
Bottom line: always choose supplements with methylfolate instead of folic acid.
Now the MTHFR Gene people think plays how items are absorbed. Yes an no?
The below is a great blog that talks about this.
About Methylfolate
https://anabundantlife.com.au/methylfolate-feel-bad/
Have you ever wondered how many b vitamins there are?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_vitamins
This is one of my favorite, as describes in detail all the B vitamins. I will let you look at this link on your research.
Vitamin D, has been talked about in prior blogs. Perhaps the best defense in MS, and keeping things in control. However, be followed by a endocrinologist, as D can pull calcium from bones, put into blood stream, cause kidney stones and more at high dose.
Vitamin K-4 will help keep this from happening.
A Experiment for Scientist in the making.
Now what happened to all my post for the last year and half? Made them, just not right time for posting them, as under investigation by experts experts, Alarming, perhaps, but so is MS, or anything. More info doesn't change anything, just gives different perspectives.
Ok, enough of ground hog day repeating in another year,
Take time to listen to the birds!
Thanks for reading. Feel free to comment, as have not covered everything needed
JoeY
