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Cheer Up with This
Vitamin Choice
By RealAge
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Keeping your spirits up through the winter may be as simple as popping a multivitamin. Just be sure yours contains B6 and B12.
Research has shown that these two nutrients in particular may help reduce the risk of blue moods. Who knew that popping a pill could help keep a smile
on your face?
Some Kind of Synthesis
In a study tracking the health and lifestyle habits of more than 3,000 older adults for 7 years, researchers found that as people's intake of B6 and B12
went up, their risk of depression took a more southerly turn. And with every 10-milligram increase in B6 and 10-microgram increase in B12 intake, risk
for depression dropped another 2 percent. Researchers suspect that because B6 is involved in the synthesis of neurotransmitters, it assists in production
of mood-lifting serotonin. And B12 deficiencies have been linked to depression and increased cognitive decline in other research. (Not a pill popper?
Here's a food that can help you get happy.) – link to article below.
B on the Brain
Although intake from both food and supplements was measured, it seemed that only the supplement form produced significant influence over mood in
the study. Researchers suspect it may simply be because the food form of the vitamins is not as readily absorbed by the body as the pill form is. Check
out some other great things that B vitamins do for your bod:
• They tell colon and rectal cancers to stay away. . Here's a fruit that fits the bill:
• What do bananas have in common with corn, eggs, salmon, and spinach? Hint: a vitamin that's great for your colon.
• We're talking about B6. And science shows that simply getting your share of this nutrient could cut your risk of colon and rectal cancer. A lot.
• Big Time B Benefits
In one of the largest studies to date on B6 and colon health, people with the highest intake of the vitamin -- from food and supplements -- reduced their
risk of colorectal cancer by 20 to 30 percent. And this study is just one of many showing a benefit. Researchers suspect that B6's role in the metabolism
of folate -- another colon-friendly B vitamin -- might explain the protective effects.
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