Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

It would be a complete travesty if P5P disappears from the market as pyridoxamine did - Alliance for Natural Health

Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

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Big Pharma Wants Vitamin B6 Banned

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) is water soluble and thought to be involved in more body processes than any other nutrient, making it one of the most important B vitamins. Obviously there can’t be any controversy surrounding such a vital nutrient… right? Think again…Unbeknown to most, this important little vitamin has been in a downright battle.

Medicure Pharma, Inc. has petitioned the FDA to ban the sale of Vitamin B6.  Once again Big Pharma wants to promote and market “their form” of a vitamin. In this case it is Vitamin B6. And then (of course) it will be marketed as a drug.

How could they do this you ask? Easy. In fact, they have a history of doing this. The following vitamins…

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 Big Pharma Wants Vitamin B6 Banned

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) is water soluble and thought to be involved in more body processes than any other nutrient, making it one of the most important B vitamins. Obviously there can’t be any controversy surrounding such a vital nutrient… right? Think again…

9 Health Benefits of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, is a water-soluble vitamin that your body needs for several functions. It’s significant to protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism and the creation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters.

Alliance for Natural Health

Don’t let the FDA take away our access to the natural and most bioavailable form of B6, P5P.

Linus Pauling Institute

Vitamin B6 and its derivative pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) are essential to over 100 enzymes mostly involved in protein metabolism.

MedlinePlus

Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin. Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water so the body cannot store them. Leftover amounts of the vitamin leave the body through the urine. Although the body maintains a small pool of water soluble vitamins, they have to be taken regularly. Lack of Vitamin B6 in the body is uncommon. It can occur in people with kidney failure, liver disease, or drinking problem.

NIH

Vitamin B6 is found in a wide variety of foods. The richest sources of vitamin B6 include fish, beef liver and other organ meats, potatoes and other starchy vegetables, and fruit (other than citrus).

WHFoods.com

Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin that is found in a variety of forms in the foods we eat as well as in our bodies. These forms include pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), which appears to be the most active form as a human vitamin. Other forms include pyridoxal (PL), pyridoxamine (PM), pyridoxine (PN), pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate (PMP) and pyridoxine-5'-phosphate (PNP). Nearly half of all WHFoods provide you with measurable amounts of vitamin B6. In addition, you can find nearly 30 excellent or very good sources of this nutrient among our core 100 WHFoods.

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