Hey ,

Just to clarify: Did you mean by non synthetic ‘bioavailable’? We often talk about methylated B vitamins in the forum – which we call bioactive or bioavailable B vitamins. They often are still synthetic.

This is because it is pretty hard to find food-based sources with high concentrations of vitamins and minerals. Food based supplements do exist, but I usually recommend food based multi vitamin formulas only when people are looking for a healthy ‘maintenance’ supplement in stead of a therapeutic intervention.

If you are looking for more then a ‘maintenance’ supplement (and this can range from ‘more energy’, addressing a B12 or folate deficiency, to supporting detoxification) here are some additional advises: 

I like to go low and slow with my clients with B vitamins. B6 for example is needed for neurotransmitter & hormone production like serotonin, dopamine and GABA which can be helpful for so many things!

But it is also needed for the production of (nor)adrenaline which for people with a lot of stress might make people feel worse. It is also needed for the production of histamine, which is sometimes a good thing, and sometimes a bad thing (with allergies for example…. headaches, migraines, fatigue, hives or histamine intolerance-related complaints).

A form of activated B vitamins I often use is this one from the brand Thorne. I usually start with half a capsule per day. I like this brand because they don’t use binders and fillers and they test their products through a third party. It is however a synthetic supplement. But all the vitamins are in a bioactive (or methylated) form.

Let me know if you meant non-synthetic!

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Hey ,

If you meant non-synthetic then try this b complex from the brand Innate Response! I think this choice aligns better with your question.

It issues brown rice, broccoli and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (which is a yeast) as sources for their b vitamins.

I hope this helps!