Posted by nolvas on July 14, 2006, at 6:27:29
In reply to diff. between inositol and inositolhexaphosphate?, posted by sdb on July 13, 2006, at 19:03:24
I've realised that I didn't answer the original question. What's the therapeutic difference between Inositol and IP6 (Inositol Hexaphosphate).
The difference is that where as Inositol has theraupeutic benefits for mental health, nervous system etc, there are none such benefits listed for IP6. IP6 main therapeutic benefit seems to be for the immune system and cardiovascular system.
I did see somewhere that combining IP6 with Inositol allows you to use less Inositol. However I've tried it in the past and didn't see any benefit from it. IP6 can also cause absorption problems for Calcium, Iron, Magnesium and Zinc.
Alcohol, Estrogens and Caffeine all interfere with Inositol.
Epi-inositol is reputedly more potent than Inositol. However it's been impossible for me to find and there is no reliable dosage information.
http://www.biopsychiatry.com/epi-inositol.htm
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