Episode 583: Ep 583 B Vitamins & Stress

Americans are more stressed than ever before due to the pandemic, financial situations, medications, overconsumption of alcohol,imbalanced diet, poor gut health, and environmental toxins. As a result, many people are tired, depressed, have poor memory and focus, and have weakened immune systems.According to research, Boosting B vitamin levels quickly improves energy. A deficiency of just one B vitamin will negatively affect the complex production of energy (ATP) in your cells. While people usually think of Supplemental B12 for energy, one will typically get better results with a full spectrum B complex since many of the B’s are involved in ATP production.Recently Dr. Mark Stengler, NMD. put out a helpful article that can be found here.Many medications deplete the body of B vitamins. Examples include acid reflux medications such as the Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), Prednisone, Metformin, Antibiotics, Birth Control Pills, Anti-seizure medications, Antidepressants, Chemotherapy drugs such as Methotrexate, and several others. Research has shown that the elderly who take three or more medications are prone to B vitamin deficiencies such as B2, B6, Folate, and B12.Helpful ArticleLearn more about Emerald Labs Listeners of the show can save 20% with the code: Forever