Vitamin B3, also called niacin and niacinamide, is an important water-soluble vitamin that can be found in many common foods including certain types of meat and organ meat, tuna fish, seeds, mushrooms and others.

Niacin is a part of the vitamin B complex, along with other B vitamins including Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and more.

Vitamin B3, which is usually medically referred to as niacin, comes in 3 forms: nicotinic acid, Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate. Vitamin B3 niacin has been studied extensively and shows positive results treating a wide range of many commonly occurring health problems.

- Benefits:

• Improves blood fat levels
• Increasing your HDL (good) cholesterol
• Reducing your LDL (bad) LDL cholesterol
• Reducing your triglyceride levels
• May reduce blood pressure, One role of niacin is to release prostaglandins, or chemicals that help your blood vessels widen — improving blood flow and reducing blood pressure
• May help treat type 1 diabetes, Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which your body attacks and destroys insulin-creating cells in your pancreas.
• Boosts brain function, Your brain needs niacin — as a part of the coenzymes to get energy and function properly.
• Improves skin health, Niacin helps protect skin cells from sun damage, whether it’s used orally or applied as a lotion
• Directions: take 1 capsule daily as needed, with a meal