The Medical Advisor

Inexpensive doses help this B vitamin take on kidney disease, heart disease, alcoholism, AIDS, diabetes, COVID-19, and more—without side effects Researchers and physicians have made astonishing claims for decades on the effectiveness of niacin, a relatively unknown vitamin, to prevent and cure a wide array of diseases. In the recently released second edition of “Niacin: The Real Story,” Dr. Andrew Saul wrote that orthomolecular physicians have found success in preventing cardiovascular disease, reversing arthritis, helping to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, and treating a host of mental illnesses with this B vitamin. Dr. Saul is one of the principal authors of the book. The late Dr. Abram Hoffer, a psychiatrist who treated thousands of patients with niacin, is listed as the leading author. Niacin, COVID-19 and Kidney Disease In a  study published in Kidney360  in late 2020, niacin, also known as vitamin B3, was found to reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients suffering from acute k...

Whether it is turning food into fuel, building cells, repairing DNA, detoxifying, recycling nutrients, or defending against oxidative stress, niacin provides the energy to keep it all running smoothly. Without it, your cells would be like a phone stuck with a 1 percent battery: desperately low on power and struggling to keep up! Niacin keeps your battery charged by converting food into energy the body can use. Illustration by Fei Meng (The Epoch Times) But niacin does more than energize your body. It also plays a vital role in specific functions, like supporting skin health—a finding that dates back to the discovery of this remarkable vitamin. In the 1910s, Dr. Joseph Goldberger , a U.S. Public Health Service medical officer, was investigating the mystery of pellagra. This debilitating disease was sweeping South Carolina and other parts of the world, leaving a trail of severe symptoms: rough, scaly skin, digestive issues, and mental disturbances, with a fatality rate of 40 percent. Ten...