Vitamin B3

Other names : Niacin, nicotinic acid, vitamin PP
Vitamin B3 may be found in meat, turkey, tuna fish, eggs, poultry products, curds, brewer’s yeasts, peanuts, legumes, potatoes, cheese, brown rice, oats, barley, wheat flakes and milk. Foodstuffs like bread and cereals are also rich in niacin. Even tryptophan rich foods like yoghurt and eggs may boost niacin levels.

Special Precautions of Vitamin B3

• While niacin is likely safe for most people, the NIH cautions that niacin may trigger certain side effects (including burning, tingling, itching, and reddening of the skin). In some cases, niacin may also cause headache, stomach upset, dizziness, and gas.
• Additionally, niacin supplements may be harmful to people with certain health conditions (including liver disease, kidney disease, gallbladder disease, and ulcers) and people taking certain medications (including blood pressure drugs, anti-diabetes drugs, and statins).
• Liver Toxic in overdose.

Given these health concerns, it's important to seek medical advice if you're considering the use of niacin supplements.

The benefits of Vitamin B3 are

Vitamin B3 also known as Niacin does the work of energy release into the body cells.

• Niacin is essentially used to lower high cholesterol levels.
• Anti-aging : Recent research shows that the gene known as Sir2 produces a protein that extends cell life and plays a role in metabolism, gene silencing, and cellular life extension. It is now known that niacinamide enhances its activity of silencing the "aging" gene.
• niacin may protect against Alzheimer's Disease.
• It increases certain compounds found in your body that becomes the outer most layer of protection of the skin. This is good for you if you have problems with either dry or sensitive skin and it also inhibits dark spot formation. For clients who experiences Rosacea, this helps reduce accompanying signs of the condition such as redness. Products that contain Vitamin B3 are mostly found in creams and mostly are preferably applied day and night.
• Digestion: As a family of B-complex vitamins, niacin aids in normal functioning of the human digestive system, promoting healthy appetite, good nerves and a glowing skin.
• Energy: Vitamin B3 performs the important function of converting proteins, carbohydrates and fats into energy.
• Cholesterol: Intake of large quantity of niacin such as 1100 or more milligrams in a day has been proven to considerably reduce the bad cholesterol LDL and raising the good cholesterol HDL for preventing the thickening of artery walls.
• Water-soluble: Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin that can travel through the human blood stream and body has the option to discharge excess vitamins through the process of urination. Therefore, such vitamins may be administered to human beings through food and liquid, as our body does need a constant supply.
• Sex: Niacin helps in making sex related hormones for people having sex problems.
• Mental Health: Schizophrenia and bipolar and behavioral disorders, even mental derangement and associated problems may be cured with administration of niacin supplements or medical drugs.
• Diabetes: Niacin is known to treat diabetes and high blood sugar levels. Most of diabetic patients have been able to effectively control HBA1C level with help of niacin. Niacin helped protect against the low levels of HDL cholesterol that typically accompany diabetes.
• Arthritis : niacinamide has been well documented to effectively relieve the pain of arthritis, with no toxicity and only rare side effects.
• Acne