By Alpana Mohta, MD, DNB, FEADV, FIADVL, IFAAD | Fact-checked by Barbara Bekiesz | Published May 2, 2024 Key Takeaways Longitudinal dietary studies link nicotinamide intake with better cognitive outcomes and a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Nicotinamide supplementation improves neurodegenerative symptoms by addressing amyloid-beta and tau pathologies, neuroinflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction, and by […]
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research — Carbone LD, et al. | January 23, 2019 In this cohort of elderly, community-dwelling African American and white adults, researchers investigated the association of dietary niacin intake with multiple skeletal health parameters, including bone mineral density (BMD), hip fractures, and body composition. For this investigation, they included 5,187 […]
– Delayed-release microcapsules of nicotinic acid induce favorable microbiome changes MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2017 (HealthDay News) — A targeted microbiome intervention, accomplished through microencapsulated delayed-release niacin, beneficially affects insulin sensitivity in humans, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in Diabetes Care. Daniela Fangmann, Ph.D., from the University of Kiel in Germany, and colleagues […]
by Dr. Godo “Two Harvard researchers found that magnesium oxide and vitamin B6 could reduce the risk of recurrent calcium oxalate stones by 92.3%!” Kidney stones affect approximately 1 in 10 people throughout their lifetime. The pain can become intense. The stone may pass, but it is well documented that a body chemistry which produces […]
Vitamin B3, also called niacin and niacinamide, is an important water-soluble vitamin that can be found in many common foods including certain types of meat and organ meat, tuna fish, seeds, mushrooms, and others. Niacin is a part of the vitamin B complex, along with other B vitamins including Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), and […]
Tracy Hampton, PhD JAMA. 2014;312(21):2202. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.16227. EXTRACT Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)—the coenzyme form of the vitamin niacin and a natural molecule found in all living cells—may help protect against autoimmune diseases by regulating how CD4+ T cells differentiate, researchers report (Tullius SG et al. Nat Commun. 2014;5:5101). A team led by investigators at Brigham and […]
Daniel M. Keller, PhD November 21, 2014 PHILADELPHIA — The proportion of patients experiencing a rapid decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) can be decreased significantly with niacin, as can all-cause mortality, according to results from an observational study. “Across all models of adjustment, patients who took niacin had an 11% decreased risk of […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. When it comes to lowering cholesterol, the pharmaceutical companies have attempted to duplicate nature and created a drug called Niaspan®. Niaspan® is a prescription time-released form of niacin. For over half a century niacin or vitamin B3 has been found to be good for lowering cholesterol and increasing the […]
Effects of Extended-Release Niacin with Laropiprant in High-Risk Patients The HPS2-THRIVE Collaborative Group N Engl J Med 2014; 371:203-212 July 17, 2014DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1300955 BACKGROUND Patients with evidence of vascular disease are at increased risk for subsequent vascular events despite effective use of statins to lower the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level. Niacin lowers the LDL cholesterol […]
MAY 30, 2013 BY CHIROTRUST Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a condition where the median nerve that arises in the neck and travels through the shoulder, arm, and into the hand becomes compressed. Compression of the median nerve results in tingling, numbness, pain and/or weakness that affects the 2nd, 3rd, and thumb-side half of the 4th fingers. It […]
Pajardi G, Bortot P, et al, Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2014; [Epub ahead of print] Journal Reference In a study involving 180 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) scheduled to undergo surgical decompression of the median nerve, oral supplementation with a combination supplement containing alpha-lipoic acid, curcumin phytosome, and B-group vitamins, twice a day, […]
By James P. Meschino, DC, MS Dynamic Chiropractic – January 15, 2014, Vol. 32, Issue 02 Doctors of chiropractic and other practitioners who routinely treat neuromusculoskeletal disorders and pain syndromes commonly encounter patients presenting with various types of neuropathies. Included on this list are diabetic neuropathy, compression and entrapment neuropathy, chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, post-traumatic neuropathy, inherited neuropathy […]