B-6 Plus™ - How it Works

Background

There are over 60 vitamin B6-dependent enzymes currently known, many also requiring magnesium for proper functioning. Conversion of glycogen to glucose for energy, numerous reactions of amino acid metabolism, formation of niacin and the neurotransmitter serotonin from tryptophan, and the production of hemoglobin all require vitamin B6. This nutrient is essential to the nervous system through its role in the formation of gamma-amino butyric acid, a regulator of neuronal activity.

Vitamin B6 also plays a role in the regulation of water balance. It is involved with the release or production of ACTH, the pituitary hormone which stimulates the adrenal cortex to release other hormones directly involved in water metabolism.

Deficiency of vitamin B6 can cause weakness, irritability, insomnia, nervousness, difficulty in walking, depression, and lesions around the eyes, nose and mouth.

Carpal tunnel syndrome, use of oral contraceptives, menopause, pregnancy and certain forms of anemia have been associated with vitamin B6 deficiency.

In cases where the doctor has carefully examined the patient and determined that a vitamin B6 deficiency exists, we offer the product B6-Plus for his or her consideration.

References

1. K. Guggenheim, “Studies on Water Metabolism of Pyridoxine and Pantothenic Acid Deficient Rats,” Endocrinology, 55: 156 (1954).
2. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, ed., R.S. Goodhart and M.E. Shils, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1980.
3. J.M. Presley, Vitamin B6 the Doctor’s Report, Harper & Row, New York, 1973.

Supplement Facts - B-6 Plus™

Quality Assurance Statement - Anabolic Laboratories

Founded in 1924, Anabolic Laboratories formulates and manufactures clinical nutrition products. Our expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing, patient programs, and clinician training sets the standard for health care professionals.

At Biossential Nutrition, we pride ourselves in offering the best products available to our customers. Offering the highest quality products & individual ingredients, as well as ensuring our products are effective & work as advertised, are the mains goals we strive to achieve with our product offerings.

Why We Recommend Anabolic Laboratories Nutritional Supplements

History

Anabolic Laboratories was founded as a nutritional products company in 1924 and became a pharmaceutical manufacturer in 1940. Anabolic Laboratories is one of the oldest manufacturers of nutritional products in the world.

Standards

As a pharmaceutical manufacturing operation, the standards used for raw materials, production and finished product testing exceed the new requirements for nutritional product manufacturing.

Quality

Pharmaceutical standards of manufacturing provide nutritional products with label accuracy, potency and purity as dictated by the USFDA (United States Food & Drug Administration).

Formulas

A nutritional program and clinical formulas that are based on the specifications used in the scientific research.

The Need To Consider Quality:

Of the magnesium supplements tested by ConsumerLab.com, 25% failed to meet quality standards. One magnesium supplement contained only 45.4% of labeled amount, despite boasting a "GMP" (Good Manufacturing Practices) seal on its label, and another supplement provided only 28.8% of the labeled amount.
Reference: ConsumerLab.com, Magnesium Supplement Reviews and Quality Ratings, Posted 5/19/09

Tests by ConsumerLab.com have found multivitamins that were short on ingredients, failed to dissolve properly, or were contaminated with heavy metals.
ConsumerLab.com, New Product Review: Multivitamin and Multimineral Supplements, Posted 4/1/09

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found that manufacturing problems have been associated with dietary supplements. Products been recalled because of microbiological, pesticide, and heavy metal contamination, and because they do not contain the dietary ingredients they are represented to contain, or they contain more or less than the amount of dietary ingredient claimed on the label.
Reference: June 22, 2007, FDA @ http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dscgmps7.html