B vitamins are essential nutrients that function in many different ways to help enzymes carry out thousands of molecular conversions in the body. All B vitamins are water-soluble substances, so they are not stored in the body in any great quantity. B vitamins are all sensitive to heat, light, processing, milling, preservatives and cooking. These factors, so common in a modern Western diet, deplete foods of these essential vitamins.
B complex vitamins are essential nutritional cofactors in the body’s production of energy. They are also vital in the metabolism of fats and protein, for the normal functioning of the nervous system, maintenance of muscle tone in the gastrointestinal tract and the health of the skin, hair, eyes, mouth and liver.
