Description
Other Names:
Vitamin B3 Niacin / Niacin / Nicotinic Acid
What Is It?
- A B complex Vitamin.
Sources:
- Asparagus
- Avocados
- Beef
- Beets
- Brewer’s yeast
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Chicken
- Dairy products
- Dates
- Eggs
- Foods that contain tryptophan, an amino acid the body coverts into niacin
- Heart
- Kidney
- Leafy vegetables
- Liver
- Milk
- Peanuts
- Poultry
- Red meat
- Salmon
- Sunflower seeds
- Sweet potatoes
- Swordfish
- Tomatoes
- Tuna
Main Uses:
- Nicotinic acid, or niacin aids in the release of energy from foods, synthesises DNA, and the two coenzymes; NAD and NAPD which are necessary for healthy skin, nerves, digestive system, blood vessels and cholesterol control.
- Essential for the synthesis of sex hormones; oestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
- Niacin is a well-accepted treatment for high cholesterol. Multiple studies show that niacin (not niacinamide) has significant benefits on levels of high-density cholesterol (HDL or “good cholesterol”), with better results than prescription drugs such as “statins” like atorvastatin (Lipitor®).
- There are also benefits on levels of low-density cholesterol (LDL or “bad cholesterol”), although these effects are less dramatic. Adding niacin to a second drug such as a statin may increase the effects on low-density lipoproteins.
Other Traditional Uses:
- Acne
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
- Anaemia – prevent
- Appetite normaliser
- Arthritis symptoms – improve
- Atherosclerosis – prevent
- Blood vessels health
- Cholesterol control
- Circulation problems (niacin makes your blood vessels widen and thus improves circulation)
- Co-enzymes NAD and NAPD – synthesis
- Cognitive decline
- Cramps
- Digestive system function
- Headaches
- Heart attack (niacin) – prevention of a second occurrence
- Insulin dependence – delay onset
- Joint mobility increase
- Liver health’s
- Nerves health
- Osteoarthritis
- Pancreatic cancer – prevention
- PMS
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