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Vitamin ~ RIBOFLAVIN (B2)
For years riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, was overlooked.But thanks to exciting new research, this vitamin is now being praised for its potential powers in battling painful migraines, preventing sight-robbing cataracts, healing skin blemishes - and much more.
| COMMON USES |
WHAT IT IS |
FOUND IN HERBALIFE PRODUCTS
| | Prevents or delays the onset of cataracts.
Reduces the frequency and severity of migraines.
Improves skin blemishes caused by rosacea.
| Looking through a microscope in 1879, scientists discovered a fluorescent yellow-green substance in milk, but not until 1933 was the substance identified as riboflavin.This water-soluble vitamin is part of the B-complex family, which is involved in transforming protein, fats, and carbohydrates into fuel for the body.Found naturally in many foods, riboflavin is added to fortified breads and cereals.It is easily destroyed when exposed to light.Inadequate riboflavin intake often accompanies other B-vitamin deficiencies, which are a common problem in the elderly and alcoholics.Riboflavin is available as a single supplement, in combination with other B vitamins (vitamin B complex), or as part of a multivitamin. | PROTEIN SHAKES
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| RIBOFLAVIN (B2) is needed to release energy from carbohydrates.It is also involved in controlling blood sugar, keeping skin healthy, and maintaining the proper functioning of the nervous and digestive systems. Riboflavin reduces substances that assist powerful antioxidants, such as vitamin E, in protecting cells against damage from the naturally occurring, highly reactive molecules known as free radicals.It is essential for tissue maintenance and repair - the body uses extra amounts to speed the healing of wounds after surgery, burns, and other injuries.The vitamin is also necessary to maintain the function of the eye and may be important for healthy nerves as well.
| In a recent European study, 55 patients who suffered two to eight migraines per month were given 400 mg of riboflavin a day.After three months, patients experienced, on average, 37% fewer headaches - a rate commonly achieved only with prescription migraine drugs.But riboflavin has far fewer side effects than those drugs, and at about 50 or 60 cents for a daily 400 mg dose, it's much cheaper. |
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PREVENTION |
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
| | Reminder: If you have a medical condition, talk to your doctor before taking supplements.
| By boosting antioxidant activity, riboflavin protects many body tissues - particularly the lens of the eye.It may therefore help prevent the formation of cataracts, the milky opacities in the lens that impair the vision of so many older people.Ophthalmologists urge everyone, especially those with a family history of this eye disorder, to get an adequate and steady supply of riboflavin throughout their lives. The vitamin has also been shown to be highly effective in reducing the frequency and severity of migraine headaches.Migraine sufferers are believed to have reduced energy reserves in the brain, and riboflavin may prevent attacks by increasing the energy supply to brain cells.
| Riboflavin has proved valuable in treating skin disorders, including rosacea, which causes facial flushing and skin pustules in many adults.In combination with other B vitamins, including vitamin B6, and niacin, it may help against a broad range of nerve and other ailments, including numbness and tingling, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis, as well an anxiety, stress, and even fatigue.Some doctors prescribe extra riboflavin supplementation to treat sickle-cell anemia, because many of these patients have a riboflavin deficiency. |
| HOW MUCH YOU NEED |
IF YOU GET TOO LITTLE |
IF YOU GET TOO MUCH
| | The daily RDA for riboflavin is 1.3 mg for men and 1.1 mg for women.These amounts simply prevent general deficiencies; larger doses are usually prescribed for specific conditions.
| Classic deficiency symptoms include cracking and sores in the corner of the mouth and increased sensitivity to light, with tearing, burning, and itchy eyes.The skin around the nose, eyebrows, and earlobes may peel, and there may be a skin rash in the groin area.A low red blood cell count (anemia), resulting in fatigue, can also occur.
| Excess riboflavin isn't dangerous because the body excretes any extra in the urine.However, high intakes of this vitamin can turn the urine bright yellow - a harmless but unsettling side effect. |
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DID YOU KNOW |
GUIDELINES FOR USE
| | Good sources of riboflavin include milk, cheese, yogurt, liver, beef, fish, fortified breads and cereals, avocados, mushrooms, and eggs.
| You'd have to drink approximately 72 8-ounce glasses of milk to get 30 mg of riboflavin, the amount found in manyhigh-potency multivitamins.
| Consult your doctor if you are taking oral contraceptives, antibiotics, or psychiatric drugs, which can affect riboflavin needs.Don't take it with alcohol, which reduces absorption of riboflavin in the digestive tract.
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