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Do You Need Vitamin B12 Everyday? Signs of a Vitamin B12 Deficiency. What Causes B12 Deficiency? Vitamin B12 Weird Symptoms. Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency.

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Timeline | Chapers
00:00 - Intro
0:41 - What Does B12 Do?
1:37 - The B12 Foods
2:37 -Cant Absorb B12?
3:54 - Signs of Low B12
4:17 - What's Dropping B12?
5:22 - What Else Causes it?
5:38 - Vitamin B12 Testing
6:15 - Natural Vitamin B12
7:03 - Time it Takes to Restore

Vitamin B12 deficiency happens when your body is either not getting enough or not absorbing enough vitamin B12 from food sources. And you need b12 because its an important nutrient that helps your body make red blood cells and DNA.

Vitamin b12 is one of eight B vitamins. It is required by humans, since we use it as a cofactor in DNA synthesis. But if I were giving it a top 2 most important roles, I would say, 1: we need to make the myelin sheath for our nervous system, which provides our nerves with insulation, allowing electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells. 2: because we need it to develop our red blood cells in the bone marrow.

Its a coenzyme, so its presence is required for 2 big enzymes to carry out its pathway. 1: being methylmalonyl coenzyme A mutase, in order to make the very important myelin sheath. And 2: methionine synthase, which helps us to generate THF which is the active form of folate to make red blood cells and also the intestinal wall cells, which are important for absorption.

And Your body does not make vitamin B12 on its own, so you have to consume food and drinks that have vitamin B12 in order to get it. And the best foods that will give you b12 are going to be these right here. Clams, tuna, king crab, and skirt steak. But for vegetarians you really only have 1 or 2 options. The first is an algae called nori, as 4 grams of dried nori can meet the required vitamin B12 intake for the day. And the second is shiitake mushrooms. You are better off finding foods that are fortified with b12 if you want to go the food route.

And here are the daily requirements of b12 that you need. 2.4 mcgs for all adults.

There are two things that need to happen in order for your body to absorb vitamin B12 from the food you eat. Because its one thing getting b12, its another thing absorbing it. First off, what needs to happen is the hydrochloric acid in your stomach has to remove vitamin B12 from the food it was in. Next, vitamin B12 combines with something called intrinsic factor, which is a protein made by your stomach. Then the Vitamin B12 is able to be absorbed by your digestive system.

Some people have a rare condition called pernicious anemia, which means their stomach does not make intrinsic factor. And because their stomach doesnt make intrinsic factor, their body cannot properly absorb vitamin B12, which causes a vitamin B12 deficiency.

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Symptoms

And some of the signs of a b12 deficiency are: disturbed vision, glossitis, where your tongue becomes inflamed and swollen, mood changes, high temperature, sensation of pins and needles in your nerves, and fatigue.

You see, Your body stores 1,000 to 2,000 times as much vitamin B12 as you’d typically eat in a day, so the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency can take several years to appear.

These are 6 medicines right here that contribute to a low b12. H2 blockers, even your PPIs that you use to block acid for heartburn. These lower your hydrochloric acid levels, which you need to activate the b12. Metformin, being a big player as well, which usually happens at higher doses and for longer periods of time, and a few other ones too.

Vitamin B12 Testing

Testing for a b12 deficiency isnt really a thing here in the US. But you can get your levels tested if you feel like you have any of the symptoms or the conditions I talked about. The test is called the methylmalonic test, or the MMA test.

And in terms of supplementing. I would go for the natural forms of b12 like methylcobalamin instead of cyanocobalamin.

How Long to Take Vitamin B12 for?

And Once you begin treating your vitamin B12 deficiency, it can take up to six to 12 months to fully restore vitamin b12 levels.

[AarronS]

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[iwontrespond]

I took Vitamin B12 for a year exactly and I had no more deficiencies.

[heros]

Excellent analysis! I get all my b12 from meat. Love it.

[shahniemadi]

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[Cessnagirly]

I have taken the Methyl B12 and also B12 shots. I am mostly vegan because I have Gerd and digesting protein is very difficult. I do find B12 helps with energy level but is very constipating. My blood count is on the low side and my white and red blood cells are low.
I thank you for the Thorne suggestion.