What is Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)?
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) is a very important B vitamin for most people, but it is especially vital for women. It seems to be directly related and connected to hormone balance and water shifts in women. Vitamin B6 is made up of three related compounds, all of which can be found in food, namely pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine. The predominant biologically active form is Pyridoxal. However, pyridoxine is the form used in vitamin supplements because it is the least expensive to produce commercially. Vitamin B6 is stable in acid, and is fairly easily destroyed with ultraviolet light, for example sunlight, and during the processing of food. It is also lost in cooking or refining, as well as with improper food storage. Pyridoxine is readily absorbed from the small intestine and utilized throughout the body in a wide array of functions. Diets which focus on fasting and reducing usually deplete the vitamin B6 supply unless it is supplemented. Usually within eight hours, much of the exces
