Preventive Intake: 50-75 mg

Benefits:

• Necessary for healthy red blood cells.
• Promotes healthy gums and teeth.
• Needed to metabolize proteins.
• Important for healthy immune systems, nerves and bones.
• Ensures the health of blood vessels.
• Decreases homocysteine levels, used to treat heart disease.
• Prevents candida and cancer.
• Decreases effects of arthritis.
• Regulates female hormones.
• Used in the treatment of CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), diabetes, malignant melanoma, kidney stones, epilepsy, depression, asthma, dermatitis and acne.
• Pyridoxal-5-phosphate (P5P) is the activated form of vitamin B6.
  

Deficiencies May Cause: Fatigue, anemia, nerve dysfunction, irritability, weakness, insomnia, nausea, vomiting and convulsions.

Food Sources: Potatoes, wheat germ, legumes, meats, bananas, liver, seafood, nuts and seeds.