Question about vitamin B
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GARYS
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Question about vitamin B
I see a lot of people take vitamin B or a b complex, anyway the other night I couldnt sleep and cought an infomercial about a vitamin B complex and they were saying that usually when taken in pill form only a small percentage of it actually gets into your system. They were trying to sell one that dissolves under your tounge and suposedly your body absorbs like 80% verses like 20%. Has anyone seen this, and could there be any truth to it? They of course made it sound great with all its benefits but I was wondereing if I'm doing just as good with what I have off the shelf of walgreens or GNC.
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webslave
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B vitamins are usually fairly easy to absorb. That looks like a sales gimmick to me, Gary!
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MB
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I took for 6 months B-complex and that did not make the slightest difference.
If you have a balanced diet, you really do not need those supplements. It is a huge industry ($25B/year) and there are many crooks in that business.
If you have a balanced diet, you really do not need those supplements. It is a huge industry ($25B/year) and there are many crooks in that business.
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Richie
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Vit B
Vitamin B was noticeably deficient in patients with IC in an article I read, particularly B 12. I cannot remember the details but it is one peice involved in the healing process. For me, over a long period of time, it helped.
Age: 44 | Symptoms: Pain in pelvis, Post urination drip. Helped by: Squat stretching, PT, Prelief before banned foods, Vit B, Cystoprotec AFTER foods, singulair after foods, Exercise. Makes worse: Stress, Alcohol (1-2 days after), coffee, Artificial sweeteners, chocolate, tonic Wheat/gluten. Drink a lot of water!!! 95% better to date!