The B Family Vitamins

Like many families, the B-complex family has a rather co-dependent relationship — they need each other to perform efficiently. They commonly occur together in foods, but because your body doesn't store them very well, it's important to ingest them from food or supplements each day. The B vitamins help keep the nervous system tuned up and have a reputation as stress-busters and energy enhancers. Nutritionists often recommend taking a B-complex vitamin because the individual vitamins are so interrelated. They are each described below, however, so that you can get to know them as individuals.