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(PYRIDOXINE)

Recommended Dietary Intakes

men – 1.0 – 1.9 mg;

women – 0.8 – 1.1 mg;

Pregnant women – add 0.1 mg

This Vitamin Is Essential For:

  • immune function
  • nerve-impulse transmission (especially in the brain)
  • energy metabolism
  • red blood cell synthesis.
  • premenstrual syndrome – water retention.

This vitamin is part of more functions that most others. A healthy diet provides enough Vitamin B6 for most people.

Sources…

Brown rice, lean meats, poultry, fish, bananas, avocados, carrots, peas, spinach, whole grains, sunflower seeds, walnuts, brewers yeast, corn.

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