Summary: <p>Today I’m going to share three common nutritional deficiencies related to sciatica and carpal tunnel syndrome and ways to tell which one might be affecting you most. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Vitamins B1, B6, and B12 are intimately involved in the nervous system and may be behind these painful conditions. </p> <p><br></p> <p> 1. Vitamin B6 benefits </p> <p> • Helps build the myelin sheath </p> <p> • Helps produce neurotransmitters </p> <p> • Helps protect sensory nerve integrity </p> <p> • Helps increase nerve conduction and velocity </p> <p> • Is involved in the metabolism of the nervous system </p> <p><br></p> <p>Vitamin B6 deficiency causes: </p> <p> • Taking the wrong form of vitamin B6 in large amounts</p> <p> • Gut inflammation </p> <p> • Celiac disease </p> <p> • Crohn’s disease </p> <p> • Age</p> <p> • Certain medications </p> <p> • Alcohol </p> <p> • Birth control pills </p> <p> • Certain genetic variations</p> <p> • Smoking </p> <p> • Diabetes </p> <p> • Excess coffee consumption </p> <p><br></p> <p>* It’s important to take the active form of vitamin B6, pyridoxal-5-phosphate (P5P).</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>2. Vitamin B12 benefits: </p> <p> • Helps support nerve regeneration </p> <p> • Helps support myelin production </p> <p> • Helps support nerve growth factors </p> <p><br></p> <p>Vitamin B12 deficiency causes: </p> <p> • Certain genetic factors </p> <p> • Lack of animal products in the diet </p> <p> • Low stomach acid </p> <p> • Excess consumption of folic acid </p> <p> • Alcohol </p> <p> • Diabetes </p> <p> • Malabsorption </p> <p> • Birth control pills</p> <p><br></p> <p>* It’s important to take the natural form of vitamin B12, methylcobalamin. </p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>3. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) benefits: </p> <p> • Helps support blood flow to the nerves </p> <p> • Helps counter the complications of diabetes </p> <p><br></p> <p> Vitamin B1 deficiency causes: </p> <p> • Diabetes, prediabetes, and insulin resistance </p> <p> • Excess coffee consumption </p> <p> • Excess tea consumption </p> <p><br></p> <p>* It’s important to take the fat-soluble version of vitamin B1, benfotiamine. </p> <p><br></p> <p>DATA: </p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0887233317301959?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5988249/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6796782/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...</a></p> <p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30712095/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30712...</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8294980/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...</a></p>
