Niacin May Protect Against Alzheimer's (and other mental decline)

Reuters ^ | July 15, 2004 | Anthony J. Brown, MD

[3D-JOY]

I will have to check that site...I seem to remember rice was high in Niacin too. Maybe brown rice?

Thanks for the information. I can work to eat more fish, but NO lamb. I believe it is the recommended lean meat.

[Captain Peter Blood]

Niacin is also used for Cholesterol control. The main drawback though is large does of Niacin can also be toxic to your Liver.

[FairOpinion]

"The very best form of niacin currently available, in my opinion, requires a doctor's prescription. Niaspan is a timed-release form not associated with liver abnormalities and--if taken according to the step-up dosing schedule devised by the manufacturer--is virtually free of the flush effect. In fact, this is still good old-fashioned niacin at heart, just repackaged to circumvent the two most problematic side effects, flushing and liver abnormalities."

Thanks for the link.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Good info. I started to take B complex, then quit. Think I'll start again.

[3D-JOY]

I am "too cheap" to pay for vitamins in high doses. I feel like it is both literally and figuratively FLUSHING my limited funds.

[3D-JOY]

Night to ALL...need some sleep to go with my vitamins! LOL

[BunnySlippers]

Triptophan?

[Maynerd]

LOL

[Graymatter]

Niacin makes your ears hot and tingly?

So...do you eat it, or apply it directly on the ears?

[BunnySlippers]

Haha! It won't cost you much but go down to your local drugstore/supermarket. Buy a bottle of niacin. Take whatever the directions say to take. Wait about 20 minutes. Your skin will flush, you'll feel hot and tingly. If you decide to continue (and you may not) ... the feeling will subside over a few weeks.

Have fun!

[perfect stranger]