- Tue, 03/06/2012 - 10:58
B12 And You
Vitamin B12 have a numerous amount of benefits that can help individuals in different ways. The most common benefit of B12 is its ability to boost ones energy level, and speed up your metabolism. Patients who suffer with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can make excellent use of B12 by taking the therapeutic amount. The therapeutic amount is 1000 micrograms. B12 has helped individuals feel less tired, and worn down. The most effective form is B12dots or lozenges.(sublingual under the tongue). Vitamin B12 is also available in a vegetarian form, which is the type I use for myself.
How Nutrients Partner Together
Without vitamin B12 present in your body iron is incapable of functioning at its full potential. Nutrients in our body work together in a corporate effort to keep us healthy. . For example vitamin B12 helps the body to absorb carotene, and it plays a role in vitamin A being converted.
Look at it this way nutrients work as a team in an united effort for a common goal. Take for instance how healthy red blood cells are produced. It takes vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2 for production of healthy looking blood cells. Vitamin B1 is vital to maintain the health of the cell.
Under a microscope doctors can see whether the shape of a blood cell is normal or abnormal. Another example where nutrients work together its energy production in maintaining a healthy nervous system. The B vitamins work in totality to ensure proper functioning of the brain, and nervous system.
Team B Working Together
Here's a breakdown in no particular order:
- energy booster ---------------------------------------B12
- immune system booste------------------------Bcomplex
- blood pressure regulator ------------------------------B3
- helps lowers cholesterol------- ------------------------B3
- helps promote weight loss--------------------------- -B6, B12
- helps body process protein ---------------------------B1
- adds moisture to skin---------------------------------B2
- encourage glowing skin -------------------------------B5
- strengthen nails protects from breakage --------------B5
- soothing and natural calming agent--------------------B6
- energy production ------------------------------------B1, B2
- stress fighter------------------------------------------B5
- helps prevent Altzheimers -----------------------------B1
- helps alleviate Crohn's disease discomfort -------------B3, B6
- Joint disease reliever-----------------------------------B3
- Athletes performance booster & muscle builder--------B6,B2
- Emotional well-being and staple of nervous system----B12, B1, B6, B3, B5
Vitamin B12 - How To Know If You Are Lacking
- Fatigue
- Difficulty speaking (stammering)
- Slow reflexes
- Limbs being jerky
- Problem with memory
- Soreness in legs or arms
- Anemia
- Weakness
- Servere deficiency can lead to brain damage
Natural Sources of B12
- Beef Liver
- yogurt
- organic eggs
- fish
- clams
- blackstrap molasses
- milk products
- sardines
- oysters
- lamb
- tongue (if you have the stomach for it)
- Nuts-rich in complete b complex
- pecans
- brazil
- almond
- walnut
- filberts
Notes Of Interest
- There are other b vitamins that are uncommon due to that have not been approved as authentic b vitamins, they are: B15, B17, and Bt.
- The effectiveness of B complex vitamins can be reduced and/or diminished by using sulfa medications, and sleeping aids, such as sleeping pills.
Absorption And You
B complex and it's group of the B vitamins work in a joint venture like effort. The B vitamin can relieve various ailments of different degrees. Most individuals prefer to take the complex which is all inclusive of all the B vitamins.
When targeting a particular health condition individuals may choose to boost up a single dose of a B. vitamin.
Absorption is the most important factor when taking nutrients, drinking alcohol is a commonality for all the nutrients; alcohol destroys the properties in nutrients. Other than alcohol there are other things to watch out for in taking above average amounts of sugar interfere with the absorption of B1 and B2.In addition antacids, and caffeine can slow down absorption in B2. Just as there are substances that interfere with nutrients there are things that can deplete the body from nutrients. For niacin starches and certain types of antibiotics can deplete B3 from the body.
Deficiency
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Medical Science & B12
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