Flush-Free Niacin From Swanson Ultra
Flush-Free Niacin eliminates the natural flushing effect of niacin with a special form of vitamin B-3. Flush-Free Niacin provides all the cardiovascular benefits of regular niacin with no unpleasant flushing sensation.
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Flush-Free Niacin provides the benefits of niacin without the flushing effects
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Flush-Free Niacin eliminates flushing with a special form of vitamin B-3
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Flush-Free Niacin is a source of B-vitamin nutrition for cardiovascular health.
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Niacin, vitamin B3, is the common name for nicotinic acid. It is an antioxidant nutrient that helps the body inhibit the formation of damaging free radicals; it lowers blood levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides.
Niacin helps increase energy through improving food utilization and has been used beneficially for treating fatigue, irritability, and digestive disorders, such as diarrhea, constipation, and indigestion. It may also stimulate extra hydrochloric acid production. Niacin, mainly as nicotinic acid, helps in the regulation of blood sugar (as part of glucose tolerance factor) in people with hypoglycemia problems and gives all of us a greater ability to handle stress. It is helpful in treating anxiety and possibly depression.
The Uses Of Niacin - Niacin Facts And Information
Niacin, when taken in large doses, blocks the breakdown of fats in adipose tissue, thus altering blood lipid levels. Niacin is used in the treatment of hyperlipidemia because it reduces very low density lipoprotein, a precursor of low density lipoprotein or "bad" cholesterol. Because Niacin blocks breakdown of fats, it causes a decrease in free fatty acids in the blood and consequently, decreased secretion of VLDL and cholesterol by the liver. By lowering VLDL levels, Niacin also increases the level of high density lipoprotein or "good" cholesterol in blood, and therefore it is sometimes prescribed for patients with low HDL, who are also at high risk of a heart attack. A flush free formulation of niacin is marketed by Swanson Ultra under the trade name Flush-Free Niacin.
Niacin is sometimes consumed in large quantities by people who wish to fool drug screening tests, particularly for lipid soluble drugs such as marijuana. It is believed to promote metabolism of the drug and cause it to be flushed out. However, scientific studies have shown it does not affect drug screenings and can pose a risk of overdose, causing arrhythmias, metabolic acidosis, hyperglycemia, and other serious problems.
Facial flushing is the most commonly reported side effect of niacin. It is sometimes accompanied by a prickly or itching sensation. This effect is mediated by prostaglandins and can be blocked by taking 0.3 mg of aspirin half an hour before taking niacin, or by taking one tablet of ibuprofen per day. Taking niacin with meals also helps reduce this side effect. After 1 to 2 weeks of a stable dose, most patients no longer flush. Slow or "sustained" release forms of niacin have therefore been developed to lessen these side effects.
The involvement of Niacin, an essential B vitamin, in cellular energy production means that it is essential for healthy cardiovascular function, nervous system function, and immune function. Niacin nutritionally supports cholesterol levels already within the normal range. Flush-Free Niacin uses Inositol Hexanicotinate for a niacin source, which lets enzymes in your body slowly release niacin to avoid the flushing response.
High Cholesterol: Flush-Free Niacin has been shown to lower blood cholesterol by an unknown mechanism. A compound known as Inositol Hexaniacinate is incorporated to eliminate flushing problems. Treatment with Flush-Free Niacin has produced significant reductions in both blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Generally, for those with high cholesterol levels Flush-Free Niacin has been used to help reduce the risk for atherosclerosis. Because of its vascular stimulation and effects of lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, vitamin B3 has been used preventively for such serious secondary problems of cardiovascular disease as myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) and strokes.
Alcoholics: Commonly deficient in niacin and often need to be given a supplement of this vitamin - preferably along with other members of the B complex.
Mental Health: High levels of niacin have been advocated in certain schizophrenic conditions and although the information on this subject is conflicting, there are reported cases of quite remarkable recoveries using niacin.
Arthritis: Osteoarthritis and other painful joint conditions may also respond to niacin treatment. In cases of osteoarthritis, to help reduce joint pain and improve mobility, niacinamide has been used in amounts beginning at 500mg twice daily up to 1,000mg three times a day along with 100mg daily of B complex.