Vitamin B6 Deficiency, A Simple Guide to the Condition, its Treatment and Related Diseases

By Kenneth Kee

Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin present in many foods.
Vitamin B6 is found in meat, poultry, vegetables and fruits
Vitamin B6 is important for heart function.
It is also important for peripheral nerve function

Vitamin B6 Deficiency is a silent disease
Severity of Vitamin B6 deficiency is inversely related to age
One cause of Vitamin B6 deficiency is malabsorption
The other cause is poor food intake function

It is a cause of peripheral neuropathy
There are skin changes like seborrheic dermatopathy
There may be depression and mental confusion
In some cases there are psychotic manifestations

Prevention of Vitamin B6 Deficiency is as important as treatment.
Treatment of Vitamin B6 Deficiency is taking vitamin B6 supplements
And a diet containing red meat, egg yolks, fortified milk and liver,
Vegetable sources include whole grain cereals, orange and green vegetables

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Interesting Tips about the Vitamin B6 Deficiency

A Healthy Lifestyle

1. Take a well Balanced Diet

2. Vitamin B6 Deficiency treatment and prevention measures are:

Vitamin B6 supplements (pyridoxine)

Pyridoxine is used for preventing and treating low levels of pyridoxine (pyridoxine deficiency) and the tired blood (anemia) that may result.

It is also used for heart disease; high cholesterol; reducing blood levels of homocysteine, a chemical that might be linked to heart disease; and helping clogged arteries stay open after a balloon procedure to unblock them (angioplasty).

Women use pyridoxine for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and other menstruation problems, morning sickness (nausea and vomiting) in early pregnancy, stopping milk flow after childbirth, depression related to pregnancy or using birth control pills, and symptoms of menopause.

Pyridoxine is also used for Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Down syndrome, autism, diabetes and related nerve pain, sickle cell anemia, migraine headaches, asthma, carpal tunnel syndrome, night leg cramps, muscle cramps, arthritis, allergies, acne and various other skin conditions, and infertility.

3. Keep bones and body strong

Bone marrow produces our blood

Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt, cheese, milk, and dark green vegetables.

Eat foods rich in Vitamin D, like eggs, fatty fish, cereal, and fortified milk.

Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits

Zinc and other minerals are important to the body

4. Get enough rest and Sleep

Avoid stress and tension

5. Exercise and stay active.

It is best to do weight-bearing exercise such as walking, jogging, stair climbing, dancing, or lifting weights for 21⁄2 hours a week.

One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week.

Begin slowly especially if a person has not been active.

6. Do not drink more than 2 alcohol drinks a day for a man or 1 alcohol drink a day for a woman.

Alcohol use also increases the chance of falling and breaking a bone.

Alcohol can affect the neurons and brain cells.

7. Stop or do not begin smoking.

It also interferes with blood supply and healing.

Chapter 1

Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin.

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is present in all living human tissues as important enzymes in amino acid metabolism

There are three traditionally considered forms of vitamin B6:

1. Pyridoxal (PL),
2. Pyridoxine (PN),
3. Pyridoxamine (PM).

Vitamin B6 is converted to pyridoxal phosphate a co-enzyme of a series of enzymes that catalyze tramination, decarboxylation and deamination of amino acids.

Vitamin B6 is found primarily in

1. Animal sources - red meat, liver, milk, egg yolks

2. Vegetable sources: Vitamin B6 is found in fresh green and yellow vegetable

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Dec 10, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310766985

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Vitamin B6

Deficiency

A

Simple

Guide

To

Condition,

Treatment

And

Related Diseases

by

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2014 Smashwords Edition

Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

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Introduction

Ode To Vitamin B6 Deficiency

Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin present in many foods.

Vitamin B6 is found in meat, poultry, vegetables and fruits

Vitamin B6 is important for heart function.

It is also important for peripheral nerve function

Vitamin B6 Deficiency is a silent disease

Severity of Vitamin B6 deficiency is inversely related to age

One cause of Vitamin B6 deficiency is malabsorption

The other cause is poor food intake function

It is a cause of peripheral neuropathy

There are skin changes like seborrheic dermatopathy

There may be depression and mental confusion

In some cases there are psychotic manifestations

Prevention of Vitamin B6 Deficiency is as important as treatment.

Treatment of Vitamin B6 Deficiency is taking vitamin B6 supplements

And a diet containing red meat, egg yolks, fortified milk and liver,

Vegetable sources include whole grain cereals, orange and green vegetables

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Interesting Tips about the Vitamin B6 Deficiency

A Healthy Lifestyle

1. Take a well Balanced Diet

2. Vitamin B6 Deficiency treatment and prevention measures are:

Vitamin B6 supplements (pyridoxine)

Pyridoxine is used for preventing and treating low levels of pyridoxine (pyridoxine deficiency) and the tired blood (anemia) that may result.

It is also used for heart disease; high cholesterol; reducing blood levels of homocysteine, a chemical that might be linked to heart disease; and helping clogged arteries stay open after a balloon procedure to unblock them (angioplasty).

Women use pyridoxine for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and other menstruation problems, morning sickness (nausea and vomiting) in early pregnancy, stopping milk flow after childbirth, depression related to pregnancy or using birth control pills, and symptoms of menopause.

Pyridoxine is also used for Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Down syndrome, autism, diabetes and related nerve pain, sickle cell anemia, migraine headaches, asthma, carpal tunnel syndrome, night leg cramps, muscle cramps, arthritis, allergies, acne and various other skin conditions, and infertility.

3. Keep bones and body strong

Bone marrow produces our blood

Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt, cheese, milk, and dark green vegetables.

Eat foods rich in Vitamin D, like eggs, fatty fish, cereal, and fortified milk.

Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits

Zinc and other minerals are important to the body

4. Get enough rest and Sleep

Avoid stress and tension

5. Exercise and stay active.

It is best to do weight-bearing exercise such as walking, jogging, stair climbing, dancing, or lifting weights for 2½ hours a week.

One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a