Mar 23, 2020 | B Vitamins, Immune System, Vitamins and Nutrients
Members of the B vitamin family are crucial to producing immune system cells, and clinical studies have shown that deficiency compromises your immune function. Your immune system is a complex network of various types of cells that are either part of your innate...
Feb 11, 2020 | B Vitamins, Nutrient Deficiency, Vitamins and Nutrients
Severe biotin deficiency is rare, but certain populations often test for less than ideal levels and researchers say that “marginal biotin deficiency” is a growing concern. While biotin is easy to get in foods and supplements, the factors that can lead to depletion are...
Aug 27, 2019 | B Vitamins
All drugs have the potential to interfere with nutrient absorption or circulating levels. The drugs are formulated to “block,” “inhibit,” or kill the process or pathogens that are causing a condition. Unfortunately, some of the processes they block are beneficial to...
Jul 25, 2019 | B Vitamins, Nutrient Deficiency, Vitamins and Nutrients
Because folate deficiency causes are so wide-reaching, being dangerously low on this critical nutrient is easier and more common than you would think. Folate, or folic acid or B9, is a water-soluble nutrient, thus is not stored in the body. When you eat folate-rich...
Apr 19, 2018 | B Vitamins, Vitamins and Nutrients
Nothing is impossible, but experiencing a Vitamin B12 overdose is improbable, to say the least. Let’s get this out of the way first: Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is, for the vast majority of people, safe in higher doses. Vitamin B12 is water-soluble, which means that any...
