So, are you saying that if we take the B vitamins and excrete that fluorescent urine, that it means we are excreting something that needs to be excreted? And that at some point it will turn back to the typical straw color?
Riboflavin, vitamin B2, is the vitamin that imparts a fluorescent color to the urine. The chemical structure of the vitamin in supplements is the same as that in food. The purpose of the kidneys is to excrete excess vitamins, minerals, acid or base, to maintain certain predetermined levels. As we overload our bodies with vitamins and minerals, the cells that need them will extract them more easily than if we consistently have a deficiency. Because none of us knows exactly how much of each vitamin we need, it is prudent to take an excess so the body can choose what it needs. I think of it like water—if we are dehydrated, the cells need more water and keep hold of it, and the kidneys excrete less. This is not healthy for the body. If we ingest too much water, the kidneys will excrete the excess and it will not cause harm to the body. Once the excess is no longer present, the riboflavin will no longer be excreted and the urine will return to the pre-fluorescent color.
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing:
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1 Larry D. Lilly // Dec 18, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Intresting…I have often wondered about “taking too much vitamins”
Why do vitamin B’s tend to make the urine yellow…are you saying this is the way I am told that my body does not need them?
2 Dave, RN // Dec 18, 2009 at 1:10 pm
You can drink too much water. Google “water intoxication”. People have died from it.
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