HEALTH & WELLNESS
B6 Essential to Good Health
THE LIFE SAVING VALUE OF PYRIDOXAL-5-PHOSPHATE
(P5P) AND MAGNESIUM
by Terry Lemerond
E
veryone has heard of vitamin B6
and a few may even be able to tell
you that the B vitamins have a lot of
research on energy and the nervous
system. Vitamin B6 is critical for life itself.
Having low levels of this key nutrient can
lead to skin disorders, depression, dizziness,
headaches, and other, more serious prob-
lems, such as heart attacks and strokes. Yet
you may be surprised to learn that vitamin
B6 is one of the best natural compounds
around to treat all kinds of nerve pain. But
it is not always easy to get from the diet. Did
you know that cooking, freezing, canning,
storing or processing foods can deplete their
vitamin B6 content by as much as 50%?
And did you know that some people cannot
use certain forms of vitamin B6 effectively?
There is a special, active form of vitamin
B6 that your body can easily utilize called
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pyridoxal-5-phosphate, or P5P for short.
This form has amazing healing properties.
I frequently recommend it to people suffer-
ing from nerve pain, burning feet (diabetic
neuropathy), carpal tunnel syndrome, PMS,
and edema (water retention), among other
conditions. The results for these people have
been outstanding. We will review some of
the conditions that can benefit the most
from the active form – P5P – of vitamin B6,
as well as a mineral partner that can greatly
impact your health, or even prevent certain
surgeries!
WHAT EXACTLY DOES VITAMIN B6 DO?
In scientific literature, vitamin B6 is
described as a “coenzyme.” Enzymes are
substances that speed up reactions. They
do this to help our body perform a task,
which can be anything from digesting food