Vitamin B has positive effects on a woman's body, including transporting oxygen through our bodies. Taking a vitamin B complex supplement will prove beneficial to your overall health but, as with any other medicine or supplement, talk to your doctor first.
Biotin
Biotin is a B vitamin that is considered "food for hair," because it is the best vitamin for hair health and growth. If you are a middle-aged or older woman and discover that your hair is thinning or falling out, take biotin. Biotin reportedly fends off gray hair, helping you maintain the pigmentation (color) of your natural hair longer. Bioton is found in egg yolks, bananas, carrots, mushrooms, sardines, yeast and cauliflower.
Pregnancy/Lactation
Vitalnutritionals.com notes that pregnant women should have sufficient amounts of vitamin B, particularly B12, in their system, because vitamin B12 is integral in producing healthy red bloods cells, DNA and nerve cells. Most prenatal vitamins contain B12. Foods rich in vitamin B12 include liver, fish, mollusk and fortified breakfast cereals. Also boasting good quantities of B12 are shellfish, poultry, milk, eggs and poultry.
Nursing mothers should have enough B12 in their system, because it passes to the baby via the breast milk, and the mother needs her own vitamin B12 for regeneration and healing after she has given birth.
Osteoporosis
A study led by epidemiologist Katherine Tucker with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University in Boston, Mass., discovered that women with lower vitamin B12 concentrations had less bone mineral density, which puts them at risk for osteoporosis. A B12 vitamin deficiency can cause disturbances in balance, cognitive decline and anemia.
Stress
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is beneficial for anyone under stress, which can exhaust the adrenal glands. It plays an important role in the formation of adrenal hormones and cortisol. In addition, it is essential to brain neurotransmitter production. Get vitamin B5 by eating egg yolks, whole grains, potatoes and milk.
The Role of Other Bs
Vitamin B6 is important for women, because it helps maintain the female reproductive cycle as well as the nervous system. It is beneficial to our heart and helps maintain skin integrity. Vitamin B6 comes from potatoes, white rice, acorns, squash, spinach, broccoli, watermelon and chicken breasts.
Vitamins B1, B2 and B3, also important, are found in green peas, tomato juice, lean ham, mushrooms, clam's milk, lean ground beef, chicken, sunflower seeds, soy milk, pork chops, oysters and shrimp. B1, B2 and B3 improve your vision and benefit your digestive and nervous systems, as well as support your metabolism and energy, according to healthchecksystems.com.
B3, which is niacin, assists in the synthesis of estrogen, testosterone and progesterone, and helps with cognitive clarity. B2 is riboflavin and boasts antioxidant properties. B1 is thiamin, which supports our muscle function and our heart, and regulates our appetite.
Diseases & Vitamin B
If you have Addison's disease, which is hypoadrenalism, you may benefit from extra vitamin B1. On the other hand, if you are suffering from Cushing's disease, hyper-adrenalism or are sensitive to sodium, vitamin B2 and folic acid may prove beneficial, because of their sodium-lowering results.
Keep in mind that individuals who have Type A blood type do not absorb vitamin Bs sufficiently from food sources. In this case, a vitamin B supplement should be considered.
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