Summary: <p>Today, I want to cover the symptoms of a vitamin B6 deficiency you may have never heard of before. </p> <p><br></p> <p>“They” say it’s rare to become deficient in vitamin B6. However, it’s possible to have a subclinical B6 deficiency that still affects your well-being, even if it’s not a full-blown vitamin B6 deficiency. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Vitamin B6 is important to support a healthy body. Typically, there are no side effects of taking vitamin B6 if you take less than 200 mg daily. </p> <p><br></p> <p>If you take too much vitamin B6, you could experience toxicity effects. However, you would have to consume over 1000 mg of vitamin B6 per day to cause any issues. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Foods rich in vitamin B6 are:</p> <p> • Beef</p> <p> • Pork </p> <p> • Fish </p> <p> • Chicken</p> <p><br></p> <p>It’s pretty well-known that if you have low vitamin B6, you may experience symptoms, including:</p> <p> • Rashes around the nose</p> <p> • Cracks or rashes around the mouth </p> <p> • Pink eye </p> <p> • Anemia </p> <p> • Neurological problems </p> <p> • Numbness in the hands and feet </p> <p> • Depression </p> <p><br></p> <p>Surprising symptoms of a vitamin B6 deficiency: </p> <p>1. Inflammation (especially gut inflammation)</p> <p>2. Inability to control polyunsaturated fatty acids </p> <p>3. Deficiencies in neurotransmitters </p> <p>4. Inability to convert ALA to DHA</p> <p>5. Poor selenium function </p> <p>6. Inability to convert tryptophan to niacin </p> <p>7. Alopecia </p> <p>8. Seizures </p> <p>9. High homocysteine levels</p> <p>10. Increased risk of autism </p> <p>11. Increased risk of gut pathogens </p> <p><br></p> <p>Causes of vitamin B6 deficiency: </p> <p> • Processed foods</p> <p> • Diuretics </p> <p> • Blood pressure medications </p> <p> • Antibiotics </p> <p> • Birth control pills</p> <p> • Alcohol </p> <p> • Pregnancy or lactation </p> <p> • Smoking </p> <p> • Herbicides </p> <p> • Ginkgo biloba </p> <p><br></p> <p>DATA: </p> <p><a href="https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-020-00884-z" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentr...</a></p> <p><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mnfr.202000426" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...</a></p>
