8 early warning signs of vitamin B12 deficiency you should not ignore

In this video, I’ll tell you about signs of B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 deficiency is dangerous for health because it can cause a range of serious health problems. Vitamin B12 helps the body make red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the body. Without enough B12, the body cannot make enough healthy red blood cells. This can lead to warning signs of B12 deficiency: anemia, a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen. Anemia, on the other hand, can cause fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath. Vitamin B12 deficiency, low B12 levels, can also cause nerve damage, which can lead to numbness and tingling in the hands and feet, as well as balance problems, confusion, and depression. Neurological symptoms of B12 deficiency are the worst. So, if you want to know what are signs of vitamin b12 deficiency you should never ignore, causes of B12 deficiency, then this video is for you. I’ll also tell you about vitamin B12 deficiency treatment: vitamin B12 foods and B12 supplements. Janet Michalak, dietitian and food lover.

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🕛 CHAPTERS:
0:00 | Vitamin B12 deficiency in a nutshell
1:12 | Why you should care about vitamin B12 levels
3:43 | Signs that you’re vitamin B12 deficient
5:08 | Nausea, constipation, diarrhea
5:42 | Anemia
6:51 | Neurological disorders
8:06 | Cognitive dysfunction
8:18 | Neurodegenerative diseases
8:30 | Mental disorders
8:50 | Buffalo tongue
9:08 | Hyperpigmentation
9:33 | Important considerations about B12 deficiency symptoms
11:00 | Are you at risk of B12 deficiency? Here’s how to tell
15:22 | How to test your B12 levels
18:05 | How much vitamin B12 per day should you consume?
19:47 | Is it true that cyanocobalamin form of B12 is worst?
20:51 | B12 injections, what you should know

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I graduated from Dietetics at the University of Life Sciences in Poznań, Poland. I am particularly passionate about sports nutrition and clinical nutrition in the field of endocrinology. I am also a specialist in herbal/Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as I graduated from Herbal Medicine at the Medical University in Poznań. Additionally, I am a personal and bodybuilding trainer. On a daily basis, I work individually with patients on a healthy and individually tailored diet, and I also write articles for magazines and blogs. What fascinates me the most in dietetics is the fact that proper nutrition and small changes in it can completely change one's health, performance in training, and overall well-being for the better. I try to promote a healthy lifestyle in various ways, which is why I created this YouTube channel. In the videos, I discuss topics such as a healthy lifestyle, weight loss (how to lose weight in a healthy way), what healthy products should be eaten, what products to avoid, and how to deal with diseases, including type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and autoimmune diseases.

[anjumalvi]

GREAT JOB!! Thank you so much for this helpful, well-organized information that covers the A to Z aspects.

[wordscaninspire]

Thank you. My dad was diagnosed too late, but after his B12 injection he really perks up and his mood improves.

[magicfluteb]

I developed sciatic symptoms that lasted on and off for a few years and, in addition, my balance was not as good as it used to be. I attributed it to a back injury and getting older. But, because it never completely subsided and would seriously flair up periodically, I started searching for some exercises. I then happened to stumble onto B12 and its deficiency symptoms. In desperation, I tried B12 supplements, and very quickly (within a week) I started noticing an improvement. After taking B12 supplements for about six months, I have been symptom-free for the first time in years. BTW, Cyanocobalamin doesn't work for me but Methylcobalamin does.

[helenhill]

It wasn’t mentioned that in the case of pernicious anaemia, where the stomach no longer produces intrinsic factor, B12 injections are essential. Tablets or dietary intake won’t work. I’ve been diagnosed recently, though my GP kept saying there was nothing wrong. My endocrinologist (for a different condition) picked it up and ordered long term B12 injections and folate tablets. I was suffering for months with anaemia and neurological symptoms and extreme weakness and dizziness prior to diagnosis.

[wuwkiwan]

Thankyou…I love your accent, , , I am a senior citizen and I often have trouble understand English speakers because they talk so fast and slur their words, , , but you enunciate beautifully

[drbillaz]

Absolutely excellent presentation and perfectly described the need for B12 for our health. Thank you I have shared this many of my colleagues and friends!!😊

[_badd_b]

Wow! This was an EXCELLENT presentation for B12

[r.p.]

I was not aware of the cardiac protective effect of vit B12. This makes so much sense! Thanks!!

[lauratarango]

Miss Jannet, thanks for your presentation. Your English is perfectly spoke, for Spanish first language people understand. Thanks a lot. Greetings from Chihuahua, México.👋👋👋

[caperuza]

Janet, thank you for such a detailed and well thought out /presented information on Vitamin B12. I subscribed and look forward to your other videos.

[sophieamirian]

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DETAIL EXPLAINING . I JUST WISH DOCTORS WOULD BE AS NORMAL TO BOTHER TO SAY A THING OR TWO TO PATEANT RATHER THAN FILLING THE BUCKET WITH MEDICATIONS WITH NO USEFUL INFO. GOD BLESS AND PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOES

[frankyjayhay]

Very thorough, no other B12 articles I've come across cover the intrinsic factor and the need for injections.
I'd like to have known the amount and frequency of the injections as I don't know efficient they are in meeting the body's requirement.

[latoyitaalllifematteranoin]

Thank you so much for the video I'm 39 years old and I ain't take B12 from the store for energy for working I'm really going to stop taking B12 thank you

[SayVeritatis]

Thank you for presenting this important information with such clarity.

[wuwkiwan]

Thankyou I am a senior citizen and not part of the Sesame Street generation, , , we were not condition to verbal fast food

[jimturpin]

I often donate blood. The most common request from the service is called a double red platelet donation. Being retired I don't mind the extra time and I am glad to help. In the last few years my donation time has gone for 45 minutes to 3 hours or more. The staff have commented that I am the best hydrated donor that they have seen as a possible answer to why it is taking so long.

[brucetaylor]

Thank you, excellent information, B12 deficiency is a serious problem often missed.
I put B12 tablets 1000 microgram under the tounge that seems to be working.
Had blood test saying low levels, had tingljng in hands and feet and mental confusion.

[savanirankothge]

Nutritional yeast is a very good source of vitamin B12 for vegans

[cefcat]

Could you please go into more depth about how this deficiency affects heart rhythm? Thank you.

[dayangtala]

very thorough and clear presentation.. i've been on metformin for years, and i didn't know about this. i also have tachycardia which my doctors cld not explain. thanks.