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Vitamin B12

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lack Other Names: B-12, B12, B Complex Vitamin, Bedumil, Cobalamin, Cobalamine, Cobamin, Cobamine, Complexe Vitaminique B, Cyanocobalamin, Cyanocobalamine, Cyanocobalaminum, Cycobemin, Hydroxocobalamin, Hydroxocobalamine, Hydroxocobalaminum, Hydroxocobemine, Hydroxocobémine, Idrossocobalamina, Methylcobalamin, Méthylcobalamine, Vitadurin, Vitadurine, Vitamina B12, Vitamine B12.<br>Lack of vitamin B-12 (For example vegetarians) can cause a long list of symptoms. Do you suffer from any of these?:
*Low energy or weakness
*"Brain fog" or lack of focus
*Bleeding gums
*Mood changes or depression
* age-related brain shrinkage
Vitamin B-12 deficiency can also cause neural tube defects in pregnant women
Women who are in their menopausal age are slowly becoming aware that they are more prone to weakening and developing porous bones than men. The weakening of bones in women is due mainly to the hormonal changes that are going on inside their body. They are therefore advised to increase their calcium intake. B12 Deficiency Can Strike Anyone, But You Are at Higher Risk if You are over the age of 45, Take acid-blocking medications, Are a vegan or vegetarian, Are or have ever been anemic, Suffer from digestive problems, Have low stomach acid, Take certain diabetes drugs, Drink alcoholic beverages
==Special Precautions of Vitamin B12==
* Although vitamin B12 is likely safe for most people, it may cause certain side effects (including diarrhea, blood clots, itching, and severe allergic reactions).
* B12 supplements may interact badly with certain kinds of medications, including: Metformin (a popular diabetes drug), proton pump inhibitors, histamines, and certain antibiotics like Chloramphenicol.
* Combining vitamin B12 with (an antibiotic medication) may produce harmful effects.
*Vitamin B12 should be avoided by people with Leber's disease (a type of eye disease). When taken by people with Leber's disease, vitamin B12 can damage the optic nerve and possibly contribute to blindness.
==The benefits and uses of Vitamin B-12 B12 are==Vitamin B12 is essential to the very foundation of life itself. It's one of the building blocks your body uses to produce DNA. It keeps your immune system functioning optimally, regulates mood and sleep cycles, and is crucial to energy production, which is why it's known as the "energy vitamin." Vitamine B12 works together with [[Vitamin B11]]. So the symptoms often looks like a Vitamin B11 deficiency can also cause neural tube defects in pregnant women .Women who are *age-related macular degeneration*allergies*Alzheimer's disease*asthma*depression*diabetes*eczema : When applied to the skin, vitamin B12 may help fight eczema. For a 2004 study from the British Journal of Dermatology, researchers assigned 49 eczema patients to eight weeks of twice-daily treatment with a placebo or a cream containing vitamin B12. By the study's end, those using the vitamin B12 cream had experienced a greater decrease in the severity of their menopausal age are slowly becoming aware that they are more prone eczema (compared to weakening and developing porous bones than menthose using the placebo cream). The weakening *gum disease*heart disease : Taking vitamin B12 may lower your levels of bones homocysteine (an amino acid thought to increase heart disease risk when it is present in women elevated levels). According to a 2000 report from Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, daily supplementation with both .5 to 5 mg of folic acid and about .5 mg of vitamin B12 may significantly reduce homocysteine levels.*inflammatory bowel disease*male infertility*osteoporosis*Vitamin B12 is due mainly also used to enhance mood, increase energy, improve memory, stimulate the hormonal changes immune system, promote healthy sleep, and slow the aging process.* Cancer : Early research indicates that are going on inside their bodyvitamin B12 may protect against some forms of cancer. They are therefore advised In a 2003 study from Cancer Causes & Control, for instance, scientists examined the dietary habits of 214 women with cervical dysplasia. (A condition marked by abnormal changes in the cells on the surface of the cervix, cervical dysplasia can lead to increase cervical cancer if not treated.) Analyzing their calcium findings, the study's authors determined that women who use vitamin B12 supplements and have a high intakeof folate, riboflavin, and thiamin may be less likely to develop cervical cancer.
But new studies have shown that menopausal women who increase their == Food sources ==*Vegetable sources : **[[Brewer's Yeast]] or Marmite is an excellent source of vitamin B12 intake can assist in the maintenance of healthy bones. The study, led by epidemiologist Katherine Tucker, Yeast is published a single-celled organism that lives on sugars and is used in the Journal of Bone brewing and Mineral Researchbaking. In When the studyyeast is grown in an environment with B12 present, they investigated the link between blood levels of vitamin it absorbs B12 and holds it within the bone health indicatorsstructure of the organism. Participants whose vitamin B12 levels Marmite, which is less than 148 pM/L made from brewer's yeast, has greater risk substantial amounts of developing osteoporosis than those whose vitamin B12 blood levels is high. In fact**[[Nori]] seaweed has been consumed for centuries, if the vitamin B12 level and is less than 185 pM/L, experts believe it often thought of as the seaweed used to be high risk for osteoporosismake Nori rolls (sushi rolls). ThereforeBecause of a symbiotic relationship with B12-producing bacteria, it Nori is recommended that men and women should increase their intake a good source of vitamin B12. Since vitamin It's one of very few plant based sources of B12 . It also contains large amounts of iodine and other trace minerals.**[[Spirulina]] is wateran algae that is suspected to be one of the oldest living organisms on the planet. It's a species of microscopic plant life called blue-soluble vitamingreen algae, there is less harm used in ingesting more than human diets since the required daily allowance of 215th century.4 micrograms for male Along with a high protein value, essential fatty acids and femaleminerals, 14 years old and above. An excellent source it has a large amount of vitamin B12 is the 4-ounce braised calf liver, which can provide 689due to its symbiotic relationship with bacteria that produce B12.8 percent of the recommended daily allowance for vitamin *Vitamin B12is found in high concentrations in red meat and clams. Other very good to excellent sources are beef tenderloinFish, salmoneggs, scallops, shrimp, venison, snapper poultry and sardinesmilk also contain significant levels. However, always remember that for proper absorption <br> {| class="wikitable sortable" style = "float: center; margin-left:15px; text-align:center"|+Sources of Vitamin B<sub>12</sub>|-! Food<ref> | Food!! µg vitamin B12B<sub>12</sub>/100g|-| Panfried beef liver || 83.1|-| Simmered turkey giblets || 33.2|-| Braunschweiger pork liver sausage || 20.1|-| Raw Pacific oysters || 16.0|-| Cooked Alaska king crab || 11.5|-| Raw clams || 11.3|-| Simmered chicken giblets || 9.4|-|Cheese || 3.3|-| Beef (uncooked sirloin)|| 1.15|-| Egg (raw, take vitamin B6whole chicken's egg) || 0.89|-| Whole cow's milk || 0.45|-| Raw chicken breast || 0.20|}==Recommended Products==[[File:Solgar.jpg|200px|link=https://be.iherb.com/pr/solgar-sublingual-methylcobalamin-vitamin-b12-1-000-mcg-60-nuggets/10740]]
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