Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) Benefits
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Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) benefits include:
- Vitamin B5 is required to help make healthy red blood cells
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is also required to help make healthy red blood cells of correct function and form. - Vitamin B5 is needed for healthy nerves
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) helps to ensure that the nerves are healthy, as it promotes health transmission of messages along the nerves. - Vitamin B5 is required for a healthy immune system
Research shows that vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is needed for a healthy immune system, as low levels of this vitamin weaken the immune system, in both animals and humans. People with autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis have much lower blood levels of vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) than people without these disorders and that the lower the levels of this vitamin, the worse the symptoms of the condition. Studies have shown that when people with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis were supplemented with vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), their symptoms (stiffness, pain) decreased quite dramatically, but when supplementation stopped, the symptoms returned.
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is sometimes known as the "anti-stress" hormone because of its effect on the nervous system, calming it down
- Vitamin B5 is also known as the "anti-stress" vitamin
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is sometimes known as the "anti-stress" hormone because of its effect on the nervous system, calming it down. Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) does this by being involved in the production of certain hormones that regulate emotional and physical stress and also regulate mood. One study showed that people who were supplemented with vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) were able to handle staying in cold water for longer than people that were not supplemented. The researchers believe that this could be due to the protective effect that this vitamin has on the body against stress of any kind (either physical or emotional). - Vitamin B5 may help heal the body quicker after injury
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) may assist the body in helping with healing any type of physical injuries at a faster rate than if it was not used. Several animal and human studies have shown that when a topical preparation containing vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) was used external on injuries, it helped heal those injuries at a much quicker rate than the control subjects who did not receive the topical preparation containing vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid). - Vitamin B5 is needed to help make the active form of vitamin D
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is required to help activate the sunshine form of vitamin D, in a complicated process through the liver and kidneys.