Description
What is Niacin Vitamin B3?
Niacin Vitamin B3 is known by several names: nicotinic acid, niacin, and vitamin PP. It is a water-soluble vitamin. Our body can make limited amounts of Niacin Vitamin B3 itself from the amino acid tryptophan. However, we get most of it through our diet. Good sources of Niacin Vitamin B3 include vegetables, whole grains, dairy, nuts, and meat and fish. An old-fashioned meatball provides a whopping 45% of the reference intake of it for an adult.
Niacin flush
Please be aware that Niacin Vitamin B3 can have the side effect of temporarily causing red, itchy patches on the skin and making you feel warm. This so-called “niacin flush” is harmless and disappears about an hour after ingestion. However, according to mycologist Paul Stamets this flush actually helps to improve blood flow, since the small blood vessels open up more. When niacin is consumed together with mushrooms or truffles, this would allow the active to penetrate deeper into the body.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Content:
Contains 100mg. nicotinic acid per tablet. The dark glass packaging offers the best possible protection against the influence of oxygen, moisture, and light.
Ingredients:
Fillers (dicalcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose)
Vitamin B-3 (nicotinic acid) (625% RI) 100 mg
Anti-clotting agents (vegetable stearic acid, vegetable magnesium stearate)
Cellulose gum
RI = Reference Intake
Dosage Advice:
As a dietary supplement for adults, one tablet daily, preferably with a meal, unless otherwise advised by a healthcare professional. Do not take on an empty stomach.
Nicotinic acid (vitamin B-3) can cause a so-called (sometimes violent, but harmless) ‘flush’ (sudden blood flow to the head and extremities with a warm, burning, and/or stinging sensation).
Storage advice:
Keep tightly closed, dry, cool, and out of reach of children.
Consult with an expert in case of illness, medication, pregnancy, and breastfeeding before using supplements.
A healthy lifestyle is important, as is a varied, balanced diet, for which supplements are no substitute.
