AOR Advanced B-Complex 90 Caps Description Product Features Enhance health & energy Critical for powering metabolic reactions AOR Description DISCUSSION: ADVANCED B COMPLEX was designed to provide the most advanced forms of B vitamins in the most scientifically discerning ratios available. These nutrients help metabolize carbohydrates, proteins & fats for energy, tissue & red blood cell formation, as well as normal growth & development.DISCUSSION: ADVANCED B COMPLEX was designed to provide the most advanced forms of B vitamins in the most scientifically discerning ratios available. These nutrients help metabolize carbohydrates, proteins & fats for energy, tissue & red blood cell formation, as well as normal growth & development. A recent study by researchers at Oxford & Oslo universities in 266 patients (70 plus years age) with mild cognitive impairment showed that taking a B complex supplement lessened the symptoms of dementia. The improvement of memory (both word recall & fluency of words) was attributed to the reduction of a toxic amino acid called homocysteine. Since 1969 Kilmer Mc Cully a pathologist noticed that high homocysteine levels were responsible for heart disease. Subsequent research showed that taking various B vitamins, notably folic acid, vitamins B6 & B12 reduced homocysteine levels. This new study shows that a B-Complex supplement reduced homocysteine levels by 30%. The toxic amino acid is also strongly linked to atrophy or shrinking of the brain & may be the cause of dementia. The mechanism of action is thought to be due to the various B vitamins acting as co-factors in the breakdown of the homocysteine. AOR’s Advanced B Complex has a balanced ratio of all the B vitamins but in addition all the B vitamins are present in their already active forms thus enabling a rapid & a powerful action. Moreover, certain percentage of the population have difficulty in converting specific nutrients into the active form e.g. folic acid into the more active 5 Methy Tetrahydro Folate.