SUPPLEMENTS: B vitamins beyond a multi-vitamin?

[Guest guest]

I read all the time about how wonderful B vitamins are for the nervous

system. I am wondering if I should be giving my son additional B vitamins in

addition to what his multi-vitamin provides. My son's multi-vitamin has 6

mcg of B12 per tablet (200% RDA for kids age 4 and older) and two tablets

are the recommended dosage for my son's age.

Does anyone have any input on this?

Tricia Morin

North Carolina

Colleen wrote:

Try giving it w/ a b supplement that contains b-12 may help move it

into the cycle or give it alone w/ a b-12.

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

We give our child Dov who is 3.9 " Spectrum Complete " it has 5mg of b6 and170mcg

of b-12 we also give him 500mcg of b-12 and 50mg of b-6 as well as lots of other

supplements as per the advice of person who listens to his voice and sound waves

and decides what his body is lacking.

Hope this is helpful

Judy

Tricia Morin <tricia@...> wrote:

I read all the time about how wonderful B vitamins are for the nervous

system. I am wondering if I should be giving my son additional B vitamins in

addition to what his multi-vitamin provides. My son's multi-vitamin has 6

mcg of B12 per tablet (200% RDA for kids age 4 and older) and two tablets

are the recommended dosage for my son's age.

Does anyone have any input on this?

Tricia Morin

North Carolina

[Guest guest]

Hi Tricia,

I think I can give you some insight here, not pushing any particular

pproduct here, but how it was explained to me, what helps is a form

of B vitamin that is in an already absorbable form. Such as B-6 in a

regular mutli is a form that the body needs to convert and sometimes

it does effectively and sometimes it doesn't. The activated form of

b6 is P5P.Of course the elderly and young children don't do it as

well. It is in it's most absorbable form.No conversion necessary. The

same goes for b 12, methyl b12(methyl cobalamin is already in it's

most absorbable form, most multi-vitamins don't contain the

methylated b-12 form)There are sublingual methyl b-12 caps that

disolve right under the tongue,or check out Kirkman's nu-thera, it is

a multi, withP5p, or they carry a product methyl b-12 with folinic

acid (aform of folic that is more a absorbable form of folic acid.)

What I like about kirkmans is they are hypo-allergenic and if you

call them they will send you a catolog that is pretty good at

explaining the as to what each ingredient is for.

Here is a link about

P5P:http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FDN/is_1_6/ai_71948217

Hope that helps explain it better.

Colleen

, " Tricia Morin " <tricia@s...>

[Guest guest]

" as well as lots of other

supplements as per the advice of person who listens to his voice and

sound waves

and decides what his body is lacking "

Where is that robot from Lost In Space when you need him?

As parents it is up to each of you. However you may want to check

the archives since this has come up before. Remember -too much

water you drown -and there is also such a thing as too much vitamin

B6 as well. Check pediatric dosages.

" What is the health risk of too much vitamin B6 ?

Too much vitamin B6 can result in nerve damage to the arms and legs.

This neuropathy is usually related to high intake of vitamin B6 from

supplements, (28) and is reversible when supplementation is stopped.

According to the Institute of Medicine, " Several reports show

sensory neuropathy at doses lower than 500 mg per day " (12). As

previously mentioned, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute

of Medicine has established an upper tolerable intake level (UL) for

vitamin B6 of 100 mg per day for all adults (12). " As intake

increases above the UL, the risk of adverse effects increases

(12). " "

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/cc/vitb6.html

Information on B12

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp

And as far as " lots of other supplements "

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/cc/intro.html

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