B-6 Pyridoxine
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B-6 Pyridoxine

B-6 Pyridoxine: [DV ~ 2.4mg] {Half Life = 30 Days} Boosts both metabolism and the production of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and melatonin, enhancing brain communication ability and IQ. Aids in the conversion of ALA and the proper use of selenium in the body, allowing selenium to produce proper thyroid hormones.

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B-1 Thiamine
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B-1 Thiamine

B-1 Thiamine: [DV ~ 2.4mg] {Half Life = 12 Days} Helps the cells in the body convert food into energy. Without adequate thiamine, this process cannot work properly. It reduces lactic acid and aids mitochondrial functioning. Reduces the severity of sepsis and a deficiency can result in poor sleep quality, anxiety disorders, apathy, poor vision, depression, and peripheral neuropathy (though aiding and supporting remylination and SIBO.

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B-7 Biotin
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B-7 Biotin

B-7 Biotin: [DV ~ 60μg] {Half Life = 2 Hours} Aids in metabolising fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Boosts hair, skin and nail health. Excessive alcohol and/or sugar intake decreases biotin.

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BDNF
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BDNF

BDNF {Half Life = 10 minutes} A key molecule involved in plastic changes related to learning and memory. It regulates the survival and growth of neurones, and influences synaptic efficiency and plasticity. 

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Omega 3 ‘EPA, DHA and ALA’
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Omega 3 ‘EPA, DHA and ALA’

Omega 3 ‘EPA, DHA and ALA’ Naturally thins blood, combatting heart disease. Improves inflammation markers. Improves dry-eye symptoms. Lower inflammatory responses by enhancing B cell activation and antibody production. This allows your immune system to fight off unwanted pathogens. These healthy fats also help produce and stimulate oligodendrocytes, the myelin mechanics.

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Phytonutrients
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Phytonutrients

Phytonutrients are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. They may also enhance immunity and intercellular communication, repair DNA damage from exposure to toxins, detoxify carcinogens and alter estrogen metabolism. 

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B-9 Folate
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B-9 Folate

B-9 Folate: [DV ~ 600μg] {Half Life = 98 Days} Helps in red and white blood cell formation and healthy cell functioning, converting food to energy, management of neurotransmitters, and the production of DNA and RNA. Sunlight degrades this vitamin.

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Healthy Fats ‘Monounsaturated and Saturated’
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Healthy Fats ‘Monounsaturated and Saturated’

Healthy Fats ‘Monounsaturated and Saturated’ [DV 45g Mono, 35g Saturated] {Half life = 10 Hours} Dietary fats are essential to give your body energy and to support cell function. They also help protect your organs and help keep your body warm. Fats help your body absorb nutrients and vitamins, produce important hormones, and are needed for remyelination. These healthy fats also help produce and stimulate oligodendrocytes.

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B-3 Niacin
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B-3 Niacin

B-3 Niacin: [DV ~ 36mg] {Half Life = 30 Minutes} Aids the conversion of food into energy. Increases longevity and mitochondrial. Helps the body to use proteins and fats, and keep the skin, hair, and nervous system healthy. Aid and maintains proper vascular functioning, prevents vascular inflammation, arteriosclerosis, and thrombosis.  Helps produce good cholesterol and reduce bad cholesterol.

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B-5 Pantothenate
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B-5 Pantothenate

B-5 Pantothenate: [DV ~ 8.4mg] {Half Life = 10 Days} Assists in the breakdown of fats and carbohydrates. Critical to the manufacture of red blood cells, as well as sex and stress-related hormones produced in the adrenal glands. Reduces hair shedding, increases strength of hair roots, nourishes follicles from within.

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OPCs
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OPCs

OPCs are the precursor to oligodendrocytes, and have been shown to support immunity and healthy inflammation, as well as cardiovascular health including lipid per-oxidation, platelet aggregation, nerve health/regeneration and capillary health

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Chromium
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Chromium

An essential trace mineral that can improve insulin sensitivity and enhance protein, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism. A deficiency may induce weight gain, confusion, impaired coordination, and a reduced response to sugar (glucose) in blood, increasing the risk of diabetes.  

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Magnesium
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Magnesium

Plays several important roles in the health of your body and brain including: Energy creation, Protein formation, Gene Maintenance, Muscle Movements, Nervous System Regulation and IQ efficacy. Works in tandem with vitamin D to convert it into its active form, and with Calcium to balance insulin levels.

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Selenium
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Selenium

An essential trace mineral that supports many bodily processes such as improved cognition, immune system function, and fertility. It plays a key role in maintaining thyroid hormone metabolism (helps with hypothyroidism and hashimoto’s), DNA synthesis and protecting the body from oxidative damage and infection.

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Protein
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Protein

Needed to build and repair muscles, allows metabolic reactions to take place, produces hormones such as insulin and oxytocin, stimulates antibody production, and helps you feel fuller for longer. Too little protein can cause muscle wasting, bone fractures, skin, hair and nail problems, fatty liver and an increased risk of infection. Increasing protein intake directly increases muscle mass with or without exercise, and increases longevity.  

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Zinc
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Zinc

This essential trace mineral plays a role in over a hundred enzymatic reactions in the body. It helps to decrease oxidative damage, aids in wound healing, and helps with the formation of hemoglobin. It sharpens the body’s innate and adaptive immune response and is critical for mitochondrial functioning & the regulation of testosterone levels

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