Vitamin B15

Other Name : Pangamic Acid, Acide Pangamique, Ácido Pangámico, Calcium Pangamate, Calgam, Di-isopropylamine Dichloroacetate

Special Precautions of Vitamin B15

• Pangamic acid is considered UNSAFE. Chemicals found in some formulations of pangamic acid may cause cancer.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It’s UNSAFE to use pangamic acid if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. It’s difficult to know exactly what chemicals are in the product you are using. Some chemicals found in some formulations can cause birth defects and/or cancer.
• Kidney conditions: Pangamic acid can cause kidney stones and other kidney problems, making existing kidney disease worse. Don’t use it.
• Digoxin (Lanoxin) interacts with PANGAMIC ACID
• Medications for high blood pressure (Calcium channel blockers) interacts with PANGAMIC ACID
• Water pills (Thiazide diuretics) interacts with PANGAMIC ACID

Benefits and uses of Vitamin B15 are

• Coined as the "anti-stress vitamin" for its ability to affect and stimulate the stress hormone
• acts as a powerful antioxidant and protects the body from free radical damage such as pollution and the damage caused by UV rays.
• It also helps treat asthma, synthesize proteins and prolong the life of cells in the body.
• It has been said to provide many benefits to the skin and some studies show it to be beneficial to skin conditions and disorders.
• It may have certain benefits helping alcoholics struggling with addiction by reducing their alcohol cravings.
• has been shown to lower cholesterol levels
• protect the liver and its functions as well
• assist with metabolic issues such as low energy and weight loss
• may benefit those with hypertension, heart disease, schizophrenia, and atherosclerosis.
• Although there are many health claims for this vitamin, some say it may benefit those who suffer from cancer while others obtain it shows signs of being carcinogenic.
• The only noted beauty benefits of vitamin B15 are Europeans' claims that it acts as a powerful anti-aging substance.

Not enough is known about vitamin B15 to give sufficient evidence further than that, unfortunately, and much of the studies that have been done are widely disputed in various countries around the world.

Food Sources

• Whole grains such as brown rice
• Sesame, Sunflower & Pumpkin Seeds
• Nuts & Seeds

Water and direct sunlight are said to reduce the availability of this vitamin in food sources.