<h4 class="product title is-4" data-mce-fragment="1">A complete complex of B vitamins with extra B5 for adrenal support and stress management.</h4><p data-mce-fragment="1"><span data-mce-fragment="1" style="font-family: noto-sans; font-size: 14px;">Healthy adrenal glands play an important role in effectively managing stress. Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is part of the B-vitamin complex and is essential for healthy adrenal and immune function. Thorne's Stress B-Complex provide extra vitamin B5, along with seven other water-soluble nutrients: thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin/R5P (vitamin B2), niacin (vitamin B3), pyridoxine/P5P (vitamin B6), methylcobalamin (vitamin B12), methyl-folate (5MTHF), and biotin.</span></p><p data-mce-fragment="1"><span data-mce-fragment="1" style="font-family: noto-sans; font-size: 14px;">Although each B vitamin is chemically distinct, they work synergistically in various biochemical functions throughout the body – including cellular energy production, healthy red-blood-cell formation, and healthy neurological function. Most B vitamins, with the exception of vitamin B12, are not stored in the body; consequently, they must be acquired daily from the diet in order to maintain optimal health.</span></p><p data-mce-fragment="1"><span data-mce-fragment="1"><span style="color: rgb(27, 12, 49); font-family: noto-sans; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal;">Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) serves as the starting material for the synthesis of coenzyme A, which is important for the metabolism of fats and the synthesis of adrenal hormones. Pantothenic acid plays a key role in the formation of acetylcholine, which is needed in the transmission of nerve impulses. Thorne's Stress B-Complex supplies 250 mg of pantothenic acid.</span></span></p><p data-mce-fragment="1"><span data-mce-fragment="1"><span style="color: rgb(27, 12, 49); font-family: noto-sans; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal;"><br></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Energy Metabolism<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans"; mso-ansi-language:NL"><br>Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Biotin (B7), Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Reduces tiredness & fatigue:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"><br>Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Macronutrient, Lipid& Glucose Metabolism<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Macronutrient metabolism:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Biotin<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Lipid metabolism:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Choline</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Homocysteine metabolism:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Choline, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Cell Division &Specialisation<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Cell division:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Folate, Vitamin B12</span></li></ul><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Blood Formation &Oxygen Transport<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Red blood cell formation:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folate</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Iron Handling<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo7;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Iron metabolism / transport / absorption:</span></b></li><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo7;tab-stops: list 72.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Riboflavin (metabolism)</span></li></ul></ul><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Nervous System &Neurotransmission<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l16 level1 lfo9;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Normal nervous system function:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Psychological Function& Cognition<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo10;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Normal psychological function:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Thiamine, Niacin, Biotin, Folate, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Heart & ElectrolyteBalance<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo11;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Normal heart function:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Thiamine</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Immune Function<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo12;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Normal function of the immune system: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Folate, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Antioxidant &Cellular Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo13;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Protection of cells from oxidative stress: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Riboflavin<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Skin, Hair & Nails</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo14;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Normal skin:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Vitamin A, Riboflavin, Niacin, Biotin</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo14;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Vision:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans"; mso-ansi-language:NL"> Riboflavin<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Mucous Membranes<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo15;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Maintenance of mucous membranes:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Riboflavin, Niacin, Biotin<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Digestion & Liver</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo16;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Liver function:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Choline (normal liver function)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Hormonal Activity &Steroid Synthesis<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo17;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Regulation of hormonal activity:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Vitamin B6<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo17;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Synthesis/metabolism of steroid hormones, vitamin D & neurotransmitters:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans"; mso-ansi-language:NL"> Pantothenic acid</span></li></ul><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";color:#0F0F0F;mso-ansi-language:NL">Pregnancy &Maternal Health<o:p></o:p></span></p><p data-mce-fragment="1"><span data-mce-fragment="1"></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo19;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Maternal tissue growth during pregnancy:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Folate<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0F0F0F;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo19;tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL">Supplemental folic acid improves maternal folate status; low folate is a risk factor for neural tube defects:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Quattrocento Sans";mso-ansi-language:NL"> Folate<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="3"><b>Nutritional Information: Food Supplement</b></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="3"><strong>Serving Size:</strong> 1 Capsule</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="3"><strong>Servings Per Container:</strong> 60</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="70%"></td> <td width="15%">Amount Per Serving</td> <td width="15%">% Reference Intake (RI)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)</td> <td>250 mg</td> <td>4166</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)</td> <td>50 mg</td> <td>4545</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)</td> <td>80 mg</td> <td><p>500</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)</td> <td>100 mcg</td> <td>4000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)</td> <td>25 mg</td> <td>1786</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine HCl)</td> <td>25 mg</td> <td>1786</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Folate (L-5-MTHF)</td> <td>334 mcg DFE</td> <td>167</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Choline (Citrate)</td> <td>14 mg</td> <td>†</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium)</td> <td>3.6 mg</td> <td><p>257</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate)</td> <td>3.4 mg</td> <td>243</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Biotin</td> <td>80 mcg</td> <td>160</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="3">† Reference Intake not established.</td> </tr> </tbody></table><h3>Ingredients</h3><p>Calcium Laurate, Hypromellose Capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin), Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide), Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine HCl), Folate (L-5-MTHF), Choline (Citrate), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate), Biotin</p>