Non-flushing niacin is simply niacin bound to Inositol, a quasi-B vitamin. It works very well to eliminate most flushing.

Hey Jerome,

You might be interested in reading:
User’s Guide to Energy Boosting Supplements. By Ronald Hunnighake, MD. Totally easy read. Sells for $8 and includes chapters on How your body makes energy, eating habits, cell energy, safe energy, slow energy…Great little booklet, although Niacin isn't the main focus (mentioned only in passing).

Also, in another book, Dr. Hoffer suggests:
Age 20-29 100mg niacin after each meal
Age 30-39 300mg niacin after each meal
Age 40-49 500mg niacin after each meal
Age 50 and over 1000mg niacin after each meal
This is what he considers an anti-senility dosage since it will protect your brain too.

Hello Jerome,
Good for you for looking for a healthy means of boosting your energy...most often the short-cuts...caffeine or sugar, for example, gives you a temporary boost followed by a drop, sometimes even lower then where you were to begin with...using vitamins and diet will bring up your overall vitality. In addition to adding, you may also want to look for those things in your diet or lifestyle that are energy drainers...sugar binging, poor sleep quality, not enough sleep, stress, excessive caffeine consumption, an imbalanced diet (are you getting enough fruits and vegetables? enough good protein?) and watch out for negative thinking, a super energy drainer!

Also, if you aren't already...exercise at least 3 times per week...cardio + weight bearing. This will be very helpful.

Here is what I would recommend for starters:

A greens drink every morning + Vitamin D 2,000 I.U.
(my favorite greens drink is 'Field of Greens')

A good multi-vitamin (avoid artificial colors, binders, fillers)- recommended dosing

B-complex (avoid artificial colors, binders, fillers) - recommended dosing

Niacin (B3) start with 100 mg per day for one week, then add 100mg more per day each week for at the beginning of every subsequent week until you hit 1,000 mg per day:

Week 1: 100 mg each day
Week 2: 200 mg each day
Week 3: 300 mg each day
and so on, until you reach 1,000 mg
If you have a problem with flushing, go up to 500 mg with regular Niacin and then use non-flushing Niacin for the balance (500 mg). At the end of 10 weeks you can take 1 tablet of 500 Niacin + 1 tablet of 500 non-flushing Niacin. Before you reach 1,000 mg/day you will need to use the 100mg tablets.

Probiotics (1 jar every Spring and Fall) - to aid digestion and support immune syst

Fish oil (1 tsp per day) for healthy heart, nervous system and brain function

If you have a lot of sugar in your diet, begin reducing it and consider taking Chromium Picolinate to help reduce the sugar cravings (eat more fruit as you reduce the processed sweets). Sugar in the doses the average North American consumes, compromses the immune system and stresses the body-mind.

Know too, that what you do now for your healthy will benefit you now and later!
CC