http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotinamide
"Nicotinamide has demonstrated the ability to block the inflammatory actions of iodides known to precipitate or exacerbate inflammatory acne." On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Annie B Smythe <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, thank you Steve:) > > Now I need to pin down the Inositol form. It is specifically recommended at > 500 mg a day with the Iodine Protocol. And I really need to know what it > does and the reason for taking it specifically before I do that. It's > supposed to work with the Iodine in some way, and there are other nutrients > too, but no one so far can tell me why that specific form of the Niacin. I > know Iodine detoxes heavy metals and the bromides like crazy because I can > Herx badly if I take too much too fast. > > I know there are three types of what's being sold on the market as Niacin. > There's the regular Niacin, Nicotinamide, and the Inositol Hex stuff. But > there's also a time released Niacin now too. > > The reading I've done suggests that regular Niacin is the best for > cholesterol lowering effects, and most of the studies done with the three > types for cholesterol lowering effects seem to back that up so far. > > And yeah, if you take slow release Niacin up to 2500 mg would be needed. It > seems that the flushing of regular Niacin is part of the mechanism that > helps lower cholesterol. > > Personally I use 1500 mg of garlic, and lecithin two or three time per week. > Guggul is good for lowering cholesterol too. > > Extremely high doses of Niacin, no matter what form it's in, can be toxic to > the liver, although if you take liver protective herbs that may not be the > case. I'd darned sure take milk thistle at least if I was consuming that > much Niacin. > > > Annie > Control your destiny or somebody else will.~Jack Welsh > > > Norton, Steve wrote: >> >> Annie, >> >> Here are what I consider good reasons. They are for the no-flush version >> of B-3. >> >> Vitamin B3 acts on the tau protein. >> The Vitamin B3 study was performed on rats. UC Irvine is currently >> seeking volunteers for a human clinical trial. Here is a link to an >> abstract of the Vitamin B3 study: >> >> Nicotinamide Restores Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease ... The Journal of >> Neuroscience, November 5, 2008 >> http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/45/11500 >> Here is a link to the UC Irvine announcement on the study they >> performed: >> Vitamin B3 reduces Alzheimer's symptoms, lesions >> http://today.uci.edu/iframe.php?p=/news/release_detail_iframe.asp?key=18 >> 49 >> Here are a couple of good articles on the UC Irvine study: >> High Doses of Vitamins Fight Alzheimer's Disease >> http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v04n25.shtml >> Alzheimer's Disease and a Possible Cure >> http://dickshealthdebate.blogspot.com/2009/05/alzheimers-disease-and-pos >> sible-cure.html >> >> High dose vitamin B3 has also been found beneficial in some cases of >> diabetes and schizophrenia: >> Another Anecdote of Schizophrenia >> http://www.doctoryourself.com/hoffer_anecdote.html >> >> >> - Steve >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Annie B Smythe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January >> 29, 2010 4:36 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: CS>about niacin >> >> Yeaho Steve, that's one of the first articles I read, and I continued >> digging. No one seems to be able to pin down exactly what the Inositol type >> is good for. So why is it marketed as Niacin? And why would that specific >> one be recommended over another form. That's what Im trying to find out. >> There must be a reason for it. But I can't find anything to give me a clear >> reason to use it instead of regular ol' Niacin. >> >> Annie >> >> Control your destiny or somebody else will.~Jack Welsh >> >> >> >> -- >> The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. >> >> Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org >> >> To post, address your message to: [email protected] >> >> Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] >> >> The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... >> >> List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >> >> > >
