Recommendations please

[Clairewalker751]

Can someone recommend a good affordable alternative to Thorne basic b complex please and a good affordable Vit D, thank you 😊

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

These are the three B complex's I recommend. All contain almost identical amounts of each vitamin to Thorne's Basic B.

amazon.co.uk/Liposomal-Soft...

amazon.co.uk/Yipmai-Liposom...

hempoutlet.co.uk/vitablosso...

The main difference is the form of B6 they contain which if taken to excess can cause issues. Recommend a supplement holiday for a month or so every now and then to avoid build up.

helvella.blogspot.com/p/hel...

For vit D+K2 I use the Better You 3000 mouth spray for simplicity. Its possibly cheaper to buy them separately.

Link to a post by SeaSideSusie on Vit D supplementing: healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[TiggerMe in reply to Jaydee1507]

"The main difference is the form of B6 they contain which if taken to excess can cause issues. Recommend a supplement holiday for a month or so every now and then to avoid build up."

It's more a case of methylation, if your body can't convert it into the usable form then you get no benefit from taking it in this form then a build up of unusable B6 which blocks uptake and upsets your liver 😟 ...

Nutrients needed for methylation include:

Folate

Vitamin B-12

Vitamin B-6 (so a good level needed to be able to methylate pyridoxine)

Choline

Riboflavin

So maybe taking a P-5-P version first?