What Vitamin B-3 (Niacin) does in the body:

Lowers uric acid

Essential to proper brain function.

Prevents pellagra

Uses sugar and starch (carbohydrates) to produce energy.

Needed by the body enzymes to breakdown fat, protein, and carbohydrates and change food into energy. * Keeps the skin smooth and healthy.

Helps to balance blood sugar (glucose) levels.

Affects every cell in the body.

Keeps the mind alert.

Lowers blood pressure, blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Works in the digestive process.

Protects the body from too much heat, light and air.

Helps to maintain the acid and alkali balance in the body.

Prevents fat build up in the body by controlling high fat lipids.

Helps decrease anxiety by increasing the body's ratio of pyruvate to lactate.

Essential for the functioning of amino acids

Works as a tranquilizer.

Needed by the central nervous system and the brain for correct functioning.

Raises the level of serotonin

Helps balance acetycholine

Coenzyme in the body's energy cycle.

Improves circulation.

Keep the intestines functioning normally.

Creates chemical reactions in the body cells.

Vital for carbohydrate metabolism

Helps use fatty acids.

Increases the effect of psychotropic drugs, (drug levels can be lowered).

Raises histamine levels

Improves carbohydrate tolerance.