Benefits • Participates in multi-enzyme systems, chemical reactions of proteins and amino acids • Promotes normal red blood cell formation • Maintains chemical balance among body fluids • Regulates excretion of water. Excellent diuretic • Helps in energy production and resistance to stress, a mood enhancer • Co-enzyme in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism • Treats PMS symptoms • Helps with gestational diabetes and diabetes • Reduces adverse effects of estrogen medication (birth control pills and estrogen replacement therapy) • Reduces the level of prolactin, and reduces breast milk in nursing mothers with congested breasts. • Relieves morning sickness • Relieves nausea • Treats isoniazid (TB medication) toxicity • Stimulates immune system • May prevent or relieve diabetic neuropathy • Reduces frequency of renal calculi in susceptible individuals by aiding the patient's ability to maintain calcium oxalate in solution. • Relieves some joint pain and muscle spasms • Vitamin B6 may be useful in the treatment of the following: acne, alcoholism, anemia, asthma, carpal tunnel, depression, diabetes, heart disease, hyperactivity, kidney stones, lupus, and PMS. Deficiency Signs & Symptoms • In women, B6 deficiency may be caused by an oversupply of estrogen. One of the consequences in depression, is a symptom frequently seen in women on the pill or suffering from PMS symptoms. B6 deficiency can result in adequate production of serotonin, which can lead to depression. • B6 deficiency is one of the factors promoting atherosclerosis. • Depression immunity, reduction in number and activity of lymphocytes, shrinkage of the thymus gland and decreased thymic hormone activity. • Weakness, poor coordination, irritability • Mental confusion, nervousness, behavioral – depression, irritability. • Hyperactivity, muscle twitching • Discoloration of the tongue, skin lesions