Posted by Larry Hoover on October 4, 2003, at 9:44:18
In reply to Re: Question for Larry - B50 Complex » Larry Hoover, posted by Susan J on October 1, 2003, at 8:52:05
> Thanks, Larry,
>
> My God, you should write a book. That stuff is fascinating to me!You're not the first person to suggest that. ;-)
> > People can have enzyme or transporter defects that require far more than usual concentrations of B-vitamins (as activating co-factors) to work properly, and many people find that high-dose (i.e. many multiples of the RDA) B-vitamins help to overcome those defects.
> <<Interesting. One of the things my doc said was that long-term birth control pill use could deplete my body of Vitamin Bs....is that the same thing? More like the hormones or whatever are messing up enzyme or transporters?Messing up enzymes, and enhancing biochemical demand for B-vitamins. You use them up quicker.
> >>e.g. B-6, developing neuropathies (tingling and numbness in the extremities, reversible on discontinuation)
> <<I've had that on occasion in my hands. I can't positively link it specifically to the Bs, to bad posture at my desk, or to having gained weight (although now that my weight is back down, I don't have any tingling).Fatty deposits could have impinged on the nerves in the carpal tunnel, but carpal tunnel is often the first overt sign of hypothyroid (which also correlates with weight gain). The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone, metaphorically.
> >>What you'll do is give your tissues three chances a day, instead of one, to take up the vitamins in the blood before the kidneys let them trickle away.
> <<Cool. I like that.
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> Thanks again,
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> SusanYou're welcome. Keep asking question. I like it.
Lar
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