B3 - example that food is medicine
Niacin was long considered a mere part of the diet until it was discovered that its deficiency causes skin, digestive, and mental problems known as pellagra. Doctor Goldberger proved that the cause of this disease is not an infection but a one-sided diet without vitamin B3. He conducted an experiment on himself and his colleagues, who consumed exclusively poor diets and began to show symptoms of pellagra. However, when they added nutrients rich in niacin to their diet, the symptoms disappeared. In 1937, niacin was isolated from the liver, confirming its importance and nutritional value.
Vitamin B3 Niacinamide
Vitamin B3 - niacin, perhaps the older ones also know it as vitamin P. It belongs to the group of B vitamins, which we find in the multiform B-complex. It is a very important group of vitamins that we necessarily need for the proper function of vision, mucous membranes, skin, heart... In the body, they are responsible for the production of energy in cells and are essential for the proper functioning of cardiac, muscle, and nerve activities.
The First of Vitamins - B1
Maybe it's burnout ... that's the current description of the state when we feel different. When the coffee we loved no longer works and in the afternoon we are overwhelmed by unbearable fatigue, when in the evening we have no strength for anything, neither for sports nor for friends. And certainly not for another day at work. A nutritionist would describe this state with further findings of our diet with the words - „ You have a lack of thiamine (B1), which is essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system and the conversion of food into energy. Your diet is full of processed carbohydrates, but almost without B1. And when the body doesn't have enough thiamine, you can feel fatigue, forgetfulness, irritability, and even anxiety. And caffeine? It depletes thiamine in the body even more!“ We certainly wouldn't think that this state could be caused by a “triviality”. After all, many of us don't register thiamine, I admit it was also my case. This first of the discovered vitamins in 1912 was named by the Polish biochemist Funk with the term vita (necessary for life), amine (substances that contain nitrogen). Since then, it has gained more names, like aneurin, and for 25 years we have called it thiamine. It is essential, meaning it cannot be synthesized and must come from the diet. It sounds almost frightening that without it we wouldn't survive longer than a few days, at most weeks. This is because the body cannot store it for long and it is necessary to ensure its intake regularly, as it is irreplaceable for the proper functioning of the organism. On the contrary, its abundance helps improve concentration and memory.
Maca - Peruvian Ginseng
For ages, people have been trying to find miraculous herbs and mushrooms that would enhance health, cure deadly diseases, and boost male potency. Each culture has its proven aphrodisiacs. Here, oysters or chocolate are especially well-known. Recently, especially with the development of tourism, we gradually also learn about other invigorating means that people use often on the opposite side of the planet. One of the oldest substances for potency support is Maca Peruvian Watercress.
