PYRIDOXINE

Also known as: Pyroxidine, Vitamin B6, Pyridoxamine, Pyridoxal

Perhaps one of the most important nutrients, pyridoxine is needed for more bodily functions than almost any other vitamin.

Affecting both physical and mental health, it is involved in many functions, including the making of proteins, hormones and neurotransmitters.

A mild deficiency in this vitamin is extremely common, with the majority of pyridoxine deficiency sufferers in the elderly population.

A few foods that are rich in Vitamin B6 include:

• Avocados
• Bananas
• Baked potato (with skin)
• Brewer’s yeast
• Buckwheat flour
• Fish
• Garbanzo beans
• Lentils
• Lima beans
• Poultry
• Soybeans
• Sunflower seeds
• Torula (nutritional) yeast

Home Remedies using Pyridoxine:

Benefits and Uses of Pyridoxine:

There are many benefits associated with the daily consumption of pyridoxine.

Evidence suggests that pyridoxine plays a role in cancer immunity, is beneficial if you suffer from water retention, and may reduce the risk of heart disease.

More research suggests that pyridoxine is needed for maintaining sodium and potassium balance, normal brain function, and for the synthesis of the nucleic acids RNA and DNA.

Whichever way you look at it, this vital nutrient is loaded with many benefits.

Pyridoxine is widely used as a safe, natural alternative to harmful medications.

This important vitamin can be used to reduce the side effects of other medications (such as theophylline, an asthma drug), reduce kidney stones, and improve autistic behaviors in children.

Sounds like a miracle, am I right?

Diabetes:

Research shows that people with diabetes may have a deficiency in Pyridoxine.

Supplementation of Pyridoxine (30 to 200mg daily) may be especially helpful in women with gestational diabetes or women who have glucose intolerance caused by oral contraceptives.

Consult your doctor before taking Vitamin B6.

Kidney Stones:

Studies indicate that when taken at levels that exceed the normal upper limit, pyridoxine may help break down oxalic acid, a component of many kidney stones.

Consult your doctor about the appropriate dosage of Vitamin B6 to for preventing kidney stones.

Nausea:

Pyridoxine is prescribed to combat nausea and vomiting related to morning sickness during pregnancy.

Studies show that women who took a daily preventive dose of pyridoxine (50mg) had significantly fewer episodes of nausea and vomiting than those who did not.

Here are some other typical uses of Pyridoxine:

• Alzheimer’s disease
• Childhood asthma
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Fibrocystic breasts
• Gestational diabetes (diabetes that develops during pregnancy)
• Hangovers
• Heart disease
• HIV and AIDS
• Kidney stones
• Nausea
• Parkinson’s disease
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
• Seborrheic dermatitis (when used topically)
• Tardive dyskinesia

Side Effects of Pyridoxine:

Prolonged use of Pyridoxine taken at high dosages (over 1,000mg) may cause nerve damage, loss of coordination and worsen acne.

Safe dosages have not been set for people with severe liver or kidney disease; consult your doctor before taking Pyridoxine.