Vitamin B5

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Calcium pantothenate, Calcium pantothenate, VitaminB5
Calcium pantothenate also known as Calcium pantothenate is a water soluble vitamin. It is produced in the intestines by bacteria. Vitamin B5 is lost in cooking water and is destroyed by heat or freezing.  Acids and alkalis such as vinegar and baking soda also destroy this vitamin.Vitamin B5 is necessary has a role in various fuctions in our body:

  • Release of energy from carbohydrates.
  • Synthesis and degradation of fatty acids.
  • Other acetylation reactions.
  • Production of steroid hormones by Adrenal Glands.
  • Nervous system function.
  • Metabolism of Proteins, Fats and carbohydrates.
  • Skin Health.
  • Resistance to Stress.
  • It has role in preventing the side effects of other drugs.
  • It is said to have a role in preventing depression.

Vitamin B5 should be taken along with other B vitamins. It should also be combined with co- nutrients like manganese, sulphur, zinc and vitamin C.

Natural sources are: Egg yolks, Milk, Yoghurt, Cheese, Wheat germ, Nuts and Whole grains.
     
     
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About Manbir & Gurpreet

Gurpreet Kaur’s journey in this world .... Gurpreet Kaur was a Musician. She was a singer and a composer of music. Her interest was composing and singing Gurbani Shabads in Indian Classical style. She sang Shabads in All the Raags mentioned in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. She also taught Gurmat Sangeet at Gurmat Gian Missionary College, Jawadi, Ludhiana. Elder child to Pushpinder Kaur and Dr. Brig. Harminder Singh, was born in Amritsar on 13th Jan 1962. She attended various convent schools as a child because her father would get frequent Army postings as a dental surgeon. She graduated with Music Honors from Govt. College for Women, Chandigarh. Music was her hobby and she composed and sang Raag based Gurbani Shabads. Doing Kirtan was part of growing up nurtured by her parents. She learned music from her father Dr. Brigadier Harminder Singh who was a dental surgeon in Indian Army and a very good singer himself. Gurpreet’s Bhua (father’s sister), Ajit Kaur retied as a Head of Department of Music from Govt. College for Women Ludhiana, and was a renounced Punjabi singer of her time. Gurpreet Kaur also learned nuances of Indian Classical Music from Pandita Sharma. She was a mother of three children, and a grandmother. Her daughter Keerat Kaur is a Computer Engineer. Her two sons Gurkeerat Singh and Jaskeerat Singh are doctors in USA. Her daughter Keerat Kaur too was part of her group ~ Gurmat Gian Group. Gurpreet Kaur left this world at the age of 54yrs on 12th Sept 2016 in Baltimore USA. She had recorded around 25 cds of Gurbani Keertan. 'Raag Ratan' Album (6 CDs) is a Compilation of Shabads in All the 31 Sudh Raags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. 'Gauri Sagar' Album (3 CDs) is a Compilation of All forms of Raag Gauri in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. 'Nanak Ki Malhaar' ~ ((3 CDs) is an album of Raag Malhar Shabads in various forms of Malhar. 'Gur Parsaad Basant Bana' ~ (3 CDs) is an album of Shabads in Raag Basant sung in various forms of Raag Basant. Har Ki Vadeyai Sarni Aayea Sewa Priya Kee Preet Piyaree Mohan Ghar Aavho Karo Jodariya Mo Kao Taar Le Raama Taar Le Tere Kavan Kavan Gun Keh Keh Gawan Mera Baid Guru Govinda Saajanrraa Mera Saajanrraa

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