Empowering Human Performance | Athletigen Blog

Vitamin B6 plays many roles in your overall health. Your body uses vitamin B6 to metabolize amino acids. One group of these amino acids, neurotransmitters, can directly influence how well your nervous system functions.

Your body uses vitamin B3 (also called niacin) to unlock the energy stored in carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. This can have a direct impact on the amount of energy you have during exercise and daily life. Vitamin B3 can also impact your body’s cholesterol levels.

Insulin has gotten a bad rap over the past few years and has been cast as an evil hormone, when in fact it doesn’t deserve the treatment it has received. We'll explain why but first, what is insulin?