How Can Vitamin B-12 Help?

​It is difficult to paint a simple picture of what B-12 deficiency looks like. When B-12 levels are low, it takes many guises, depending on your age, length, and severity of the deficiency. Certain medications can also interfere with the absorption of B-12. Even though you may have the following symptoms it may not mean that you have a deficiency. The symptoms can also be caused by other health problems. However, it does mean that your doctor should rule out low B-12 levels as a possible culprit. Your body does not make or store B-12, so you have to get it from animal products or supplements.

If you have any of the following symptoms, you MAY be vitamin B-12 deficient:

-Irritability
-Memory Loss/ Brain Fogginess
-Chronic Fatigue
-Depression
-Weakness
-Diminished sense of touch, pain, or temperature
-Generalized Weakness
-Nerve Damage
-Anemia
-Heart Palpitations

What does B-12 do for my body?
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-Helps Make DNA and Red Blood Cells
-Supports the Nervous System
-Helps to Prevent Heart Disease
-May Support Bone Health and Prevent Osteoporosis
- May Reduce Your Risk of Macular Degeneration
-Supports Healthy Hair, Skin, and Nails