Vitamin B12

common name:

Vitamin B12

other names:

Cobalamin

natural supplements:

spirulina, fish, liver, kidney, fortified breakfast cereals.

description:

Vitamin B12 protects nerve cells. It contains the metal cobalt, thus the name cobalamin for this vitamin. In addition to helping to make DNA, it also maintains healthy red blood cells and nerve cells. B12 is absorbed badly in poor health, needs calcium & hydrochloric acid to improve absorption. With aging, the loss of gastric acid causes B12 deficiency.

Vitamin B12 is good for:

Great boost for low energy, fights off fatique.
Increase memory levels.
An important supplemant for vegetarians.

dosage:

Men & women:
Over age 30: 2.5mcg/day(0.0025mg)
Children: 1 to 1.2mcg/day(.0012mg)

deficiency symptoms:

chronic fatique, poor circulation(numbness and tingling in hands and feet), sore & very red tongue, liver and nervous diseases, constipation, emotional disturbance, paralysis.

warnings:

Strict vegetarians and vegans should take supplements of B12.
Adults over 60 generally deficient due to poor aborption.
A long term B12 deficiency can cause permanent nerve damage.

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