Learning & education: Vitamin B3
You’ve probably heard vitamin B3 described as the nutrient that “boosts your cellular energy.” It sounds catchy, but it’s not quite true. B3 doesn’t act like caffeine or flip a switch in your mitochondria. What it actually does is support NAD⁺, a molecule your cells rely on to produce energy in the first place.
The goals of this article are to unravel the connection between niacin deficiency and the role it can play in chronic fatigue.
Does topping up with B3 really help hair grow thicker or faster? Let’s lift the hood and see what the science says about B3, scalp blood flow, and those hardworking follicle engines.