Hyperpigmentation…Niacinamide may be helpful

[A Friend]

http://www.[highlight= #ffff88]thorne.com/media/niacinamide_mono7-6.pdf

Above is a link to a Monograph on Niacinamide by Thorne Research.  For section on Niacinamide and Dermatological Conditions, click on above link and go to page 3 of 5 (Mongraph page number also shows as page 527).  In this section on Dermatological Conditions, it gives information about use of Niacinamide and tetracycline treatments for various skin conditions, including hyperpigmentation. 

It seems this B vitamin plays a key role in averting many maladies, both physical and mental.  It might be a very good idea to print your physician a copy of this Thorne Research paper on Niacinamide.  If we have this Niacinamide deficiency, in many cases it seems to be genetic, and I think we need to read the whole paper to possibly determine if any of these other maladies affect ourselves as patients, and might even affect other members of our family in other ways.  I've learned that numerous family members may have this deficiency, yet it be manifested in different types of symptoms and diagnoses. 

AF

PS….In addition to the above, am pasting below a post to Anewday some time ago about Niacinamide and joint destruction.  Again, it seems this B vitamin is vital for health of many of us deficient, for recovering health. 

Former post on RBF BB to Anewday by AF:
 
Below is an excerpt from a study on Niacinamide…..
 
It seems that quite a few people with chronic illnesses are deficient in B-3 (Niacinamide) and it can have some serious effects.  I first posted about this subject some time ago with information from Thorne Research giving details of numerous serious diseases with this as a deficiency. Now… later… I'm reading this same deficiency can be a cause in joint destruction…. and in joint repair.  Am hoping this information may be helpful for many. 
 
 I and one of my grown children have both tried this as a supplement and had almost immediate, noticeable positive benefits from it for motivation and wellbeing.  I tried two different brands and two different recommendations for frequency and dosage.  I found a noticeable better benefit when I took Solaray brand Niacinamide 500 mg capsules taken once daily (do not purchase “niacin” for this; it is not the same thing). It's very inexpensive.  Our B vitamins are made in our guts by our good flora.  B vitamins are necessary for our body to function properly.  With our chronic illnesses and medications, our good flora takes a beating, and [does affect] our supply of B-vitamins. 
 
Besides the “doctoryourself” link below, as well as the Thorne Research on B-3 previously mentioned, there is a link to a  paper on this subject on http://www.arthritistrust.org under “Articles Important” :   http://www.arthritistrust.org/Articles/JWrightInterviewsWilliamKaufman/index.htm
 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/kaufman6.html , [/color]be sure to read the section with the heading: 
A WORKING HYPOTHESIS:
THE DEGENERATIVE PROCESS AND THE REPARATIVE PROCESS IN JOINTS
 
This excerpt is from this same link and is quite interesting:
For purposes of this study, a detailed enumeration of the incidence of various diseases 
in the population group examined would be of no significance, since it was found that no  matter what associated diseases the patient had, his joint dysfunction responded in a  predictable way to adequate therapy with niacinamide, to premature cessation of such  therapy, or to the substitution of inadequate for adequate therapy. A partial listing of  various diseases other than joint dysfunction seen in this group of patients may, 
however, be of some interest: gall-bladder disease (with and without stones), chronic 
hypertrophic gastritis, duodenal ulcer, diverticulosis of the colon, cardiospasm, multiple  intestinal polypi, irritable colon, Paget's disease of bone, post-menopausal osteoporosis,  multiple sclerosis, syringomyelia, spastic paralysis, chronic and acute anxiety states,  anginal syndrome, arteriosclerotic heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, anemias,  myeloge nous leukemias, allergic diseases, fibroid tumors of the uterus, hypothyroidism,  hyperthyroidism, diabetes, gout and arrested lues (48).

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Best to you,
AF

 

[Cheryl F]

AF,

Thank you so much for finding this for us!  Jess definitely has issues with this.  As a competitive swimmer year round and a lifeguard/swimming instructor in the summer, sun avoidance just isn't an option.

Cheryl

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