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Vitamin B5
and Health
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Vitamin B5, also known as pantothenic acid, serves the body in many
ways. It is a member of the nutritionally elite group of eight vitamins
known collectively as the Vitamin B complex. This powerful group of
vitamins has a role nearly every major body system and process. The
Vitamin B complex serves to keep both body and mind functioning and
in good health.
Vitamin B5, like all of the vitamins that form the B complex, is essential
to the body’s ability to use the food it takes in as fuel for its myriad
of processes, great and small. It works in the regular maintenance and
repair of all bodily tissues, from the cellular level up. This makes
it an essential part of the body’s efforts to fight the physical damage
that excessive stress contributes to.
Vitamin B5 serves many important functions in the nervous system, especially
in terms of nerve function and health. Among the contributions that
Vitamin B5 makes to the nervous system is the production of neurotransmitters,
which are important to the ability of the nerves to communicate.
Because of its important role in the growth and health of the hair and
necessity to healthy skin, it is used frequently in a variety of cosmetic
products. Vitamin B5, acting as a cofactor to other members of the Vitamin
B complex and other nutrients, has an important role in the functioning
of the adrenal glands and also serves to promote normal growth of the
body, due to its role in hormone production throughout the body.
Deficiency in Vitamin B5 can have a variety of negative consequences
for the body and the mind. Physical symptoms include fatigue, headache,
nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weakened immune system, abdominal pain,
neurological disorders, muscle weakness and cramps, increased insulin
sensitivity, acne, digestive problems, and slow or retarded growth.
Mental symptoms of Vitamin B5 include depression, personality disorders
and change, sleep disturbances, and insomnia, which generally makes
most other deficiency symptoms feel much worse. In general, adults should
have about 5mg of Vitamin B5 per day, with women increasing their daily
intake to 6mg to 7mg while pregnant or breastfeeding. Children, depending
on size and weight, should have about 2mg to 4mg of Vitamin B5 each
day.
The importance of the Vitamin B complex to physical health and mental
functioning cannot be overstated. For optimum performance of the body
and the mind, including cognitive functions and emotional responses
and stability, the standard recommended daily intake levels of these
vitamins should be achieved every day. Because these are water-soluble
vitamins, they are washed away daily with the urine and thus, the body’s
supply of these essential nutrients must be renewed daily.
Nutritional supplements are a reliable and safe way to meet these important
nutritional goals, provided that attention is given to the accepted
limits of dosage. Too much of any nutrient can be toxic, and often can
cause as much damage as having too little. The body is a delicately
balanced system, and requires that balance to be maintained to function
at its best.
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