Do "B" vitamin supplements really help stress?!
Question:
Do "B" vitamin supplements really help stress?
I have a fiance who is very high stress and very anxious all the time. He does not even want to talk about taking mood stabilizers, so I thought maybe we could try a B vitamin to begin with.
I got a bottle of B vitamins called "Stress Formulation B". The naturopath says they help with stress, but I didn't get much else from her.
How do B vitamins help with stress? Do they really help at all? How exactly do they work, and what is the formulation (what mg of each B vitamin is necessary) to have any effect?
We just bought a house and I am 39 weeks pregnant, and I think he could use something to help him deal with the stress...
Any info you have on this would be helpful! Thanks!
2 weeks ago
What I mean is that my fiance is always a stressed out person. He's a total "worrier" and while I don't think he needs meds froma doctor, I am looking for a natural way to help him be not so stressed out... and I have heard Vit B supplements help people deal better with stress... any other tips on how to naturally he;p him relax would be great!
Answers:
I would say that vitamin B does indeed play a small role in relieving some stress. In addition to taking vitamin B your fiance might also want to look into some herbal supplements. Some of the herbs that are known to relieve levels of stress include: St. Johns wart, Valerian, Kava Kava..etc. I have had luck with Valerian. It can be taken in a capsule form and can be found at any natural food store.