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Vitamin B12 is a vitamin that helps form red blood cells and protects the nervous system. Also called cobalamin, B12 is water-soluble, which means the body cannot store it for later.B12 helps create brand new DNA. B12 provides the needed nutrients to metabolize amino acids as well as fatty acids. These acids help keep blood healthy and DNA safe.
The nervous system’s myelin sheath gets fortified by B12. Myelin coats the nerves as a layer of protection and conduction. The less myelin you have, the harder it is to transmit electrical systems via the nerves. Vitamin B12 provides essential nutrients that help myelin stay in place.
Keep in mind: B12 by itself will not cause weight loss, but rather may boost your body’s performance, which can make exercising and dieting easier, contributing to faster weight loss.
Try to get Vitamin B12 shots once a week. While you can make due with once a month injections, weekly injections are better, since they'll normalize your B12 levels, which may help you promote more healthy routines. Weekly injections may help boost your body’s output without going through the downfall of a Vitamin B12 deficient system.
We use methylcobalamin, which is a much higher quality and more active form of B12. It is of higher quality because the body does not need to convert it. The benefits to you are found in energy production and increased metabolism, which are far greater than the other forms of B12.
Vitamin B12 comes in three different forms:
Some doctors may use cyanocobalamin, which is a much cheaper form of Vitamin B12 that needs to be converted by the body to be used. During that conversion, you expend energy, and you may not get the needed boost you were looking for.
Methylcobalamin can cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) without the needed conversion. The methyl group helps stimulate serotonin creation, which is a neurotransmitter responsible for mood support. It is also the only form of B12 that acts directly on the nervous system.
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You should be getting no less than 2.4 micrograms of B12 per day. If your body is manufacturing less than this, you could be deficient.
If you are deficient, you need to find out why. Here are some common causes.
If you get tested for vitamin B12 deficiency while you are taking folic acid supplements, you could be providing a false positive. Extra folic acid can mask B12 deficiency. While it doesn’t hurt you to take folic acid, it won’t fix any deficiencies for B12.
People with Crohn’s disease, low stomach acid, and other digestive problems can absorb all of the B12 they are getting. Too much absorption could force you to take even more B12 so you can balance out the levels to where they should be.
Antacids can directly block vitamin B12 absorption and metabolism.
The body does not make its own B12. You may have to take B12 supplements to avoid deficiency. The best sources of vitamin B12 come from food such as:
Blue Tree Health of Austin, TX, can help you get your vitamin B12 where it should be. Our treatments offer three Methyl B12 shots at a time for our patients. We will do a full dietary health evaluation to see what treatment your body needs. From there, we can create a plan that will get you the necessary daily vitamins your body craves. Walk-ins welcome, no appointment necessary!
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