Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
(Uses): Stimulates Circulation; Helps reduce cholesterol levels in the blood of some people; Important for
normal brain function and nervous system; Essential for healthy skin, tongue, and digestive track tissues;
Needed for the sythesis of sex hormones; Helps increase energy; Helps regulate blood sugar; Helpful in
treating anxiety and depression; May help reduce headaches and benefit those suffering from Meniere's
syndrome; May help reduce blood pressure.
(Deficiency): Pellagra, characterized as the disease of "three D's"; It is associated with dermatitis, diarrhea, and
dementia. The term "redneck" came about because of eighteenth and nineteenth- century farmworkers whose
diet consisted mostly of "quick cornmeal"; They suffered dificiencies of niacin and therefore would experience
dermatitis, whcih caused the skin on the back of their necks to become extremely red, rough, and lethery during
exposure to the sun. Niacin deficiency affects every cell in the body and will cause decreased energy levels,
neurological problems, headaches, insomnia, and intestinal problems.
(Food Sources): Beef liver, brewer's yeast, broccoli, carrots, cheese, corn flour, dandelion greens, cates, eggs,
fish, milk, peanuts, pork, potatoes, tomatoes, and wheat germ.
(Herbal Sources): Alfalfa, burdock root, catnip, cayenne, chamomile, chickweed, eyebright, fennel seed, hops,
licorice, mullein, nettle, oat straw, parsley, peppermint, raspberry leaf, red clover, rose hips, slippery elm, and yellow
dock.
(RDA): People who eat alot of refined foods, athletes, and pregnant women require more niacin. 25 - 50 mg/day
if protein requirements are met.
(Assimilation): Niacin is manufactured in the body from tryptophan. If enough protein is consumed, additional
niacin is not needed. However, when we are deficient in B1, B2, B6, Vitamin C, and iron, we do not easily convert
tryptophan to niacin.
normal brain function and nervous system; Essential for healthy skin, tongue, and digestive track tissues;
Needed for the sythesis of sex hormones; Helps increase energy; Helps regulate blood sugar; Helpful in
treating anxiety and depression; May help reduce headaches and benefit those suffering from Meniere's
syndrome; May help reduce blood pressure.
(Deficiency): Pellagra, characterized as the disease of "three D's"; It is associated with dermatitis, diarrhea, and
dementia. The term "redneck" came about because of eighteenth and nineteenth- century farmworkers whose
diet consisted mostly of "quick cornmeal"; They suffered dificiencies of niacin and therefore would experience
dermatitis, whcih caused the skin on the back of their necks to become extremely red, rough, and lethery during
exposure to the sun. Niacin deficiency affects every cell in the body and will cause decreased energy levels,
neurological problems, headaches, insomnia, and intestinal problems.
(Food Sources): Beef liver, brewer's yeast, broccoli, carrots, cheese, corn flour, dandelion greens, cates, eggs,
fish, milk, peanuts, pork, potatoes, tomatoes, and wheat germ.
(Herbal Sources): Alfalfa, burdock root, catnip, cayenne, chamomile, chickweed, eyebright, fennel seed, hops,
licorice, mullein, nettle, oat straw, parsley, peppermint, raspberry leaf, red clover, rose hips, slippery elm, and yellow
dock.
(RDA): People who eat alot of refined foods, athletes, and pregnant women require more niacin. 25 - 50 mg/day
if protein requirements are met.
(Assimilation): Niacin is manufactured in the body from tryptophan. If enough protein is consumed, additional
niacin is not needed. However, when we are deficient in B1, B2, B6, Vitamin C, and iron, we do not easily convert
tryptophan to niacin.
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