Category: Niacin
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Vitamin B3/Niacin — A Vitamin of Hope for a Hurting World | by Jonathan Roseland | Medium
Dr. Hoffer’s Enigmatic “cure” for Schizophrenia, Alcoholism and the Traumatized World Source: Vitamin B3/Niacin — A Vitamin of Hope for a Hurting World | by Jonathan Roseland | Medium
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Antiviral effects of ferric ammonium citrate
A study looks at the latest addition to Kats’ protocol. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-018-0013-6
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The difference between Nicotine and Nicotinic Acid
Interesting article from 1942 tries to justify changing the name of nicotinic acid. Even back then, tobacco had gained a reputation for vice. Since that time, the redefinition continued; and now most vitamins contain niacinamide instead of actual Vitamin B3. https://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/1942/01/nicotinic-acid-vs.-nicotine
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Low-dose niacin supplementation modulates GPR109A, niacin index and ameliorates Parkinson’s disease symptoms without side effects
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26273459/ “In this single-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial comprising patients with early- and late-stage PD, supplementation of a single daily dose of niacin for twelve months improved the rigidity, bradykinesia, and overall UPDRS III scores. High-dose niacin supplement was observed to reduce bradykinesia and rigidity”
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Cognitive frailty among Malaysian older adults: baseline findings from the LRGS TUA cohort study
“Older age, a lower niacin intake, lack of social support, depression and lower functional status were identified as significant factors associated with cognitive frailty” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/CIA.S211027
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Dietary niacin and the risk of incident Alzheimer’s disease and of cognitive decline
“Dementia can be caused by severe niacin insufficiency” https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/75/8/1093