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Vitamin B is actually a whole range of vitamins. All are used as co-enzymes – that is, they help other enzymes to perform numerous tasks around your brain and body. They’re important for energy-production, maintaining a healthy heart, growth and reproduction of cells, and various mental functions including attention, thinking skills, coordination and memory.

The B vitamins all work together, so they’re known as the ‘B Spectrum’. I can’t begin to do justice to them all here, although I’ve singled out a few for illustration. You can find plenty of details elsewhere if you want more information on individual members of the B family.¹¹

Vitamin B Complex is essential for:

 normal growth and development

 energy-production

 functioning of the brain and nervous system

 functioning of the liver, kidneys and other organs

 health of the heart and circulation

 maintenance of other body tissues

 digestion

 immune function

 protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism

 manufacture of red blood cells

 endocrine and hormonal systems

 cell division and DNA repair

 numerous enzyme systems