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Why Vitamin B12
Feeling moody, sluggish, irritable, and downright grumpy? You may have low levels of vitamin B12.
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is an essential vitamin that is critical to good health and a sense of well-being. B vitamins help convert carbohydrate into glucose, the fuel that produces energy. They also help you metabolize fats and proteins, aid the functioning of the nervous system and produce healthy skin, hair, eyes and liver cells. Vitamin B12 is particularly important for keeping your nervous system healthy, combating certain types of memory loss and depression. Certain populations are at higher risk for deficiency such as vegetarians and the elderly.
Vitamin B12 can be found naturally in certain foods like beef liver and certain fish. Even breakfast cereals may be fortified with it. Many people may not get enough levels of B12 from their diet alone and supplement with vitamin pill, however, simply taking a multivitamin may not do the trick.
The injectable form of B12 may offer a solution. There is better retention of the vitamin in injectable form. Vitamins in pill form are the hardest for the body to absorb. If your body is already having trouble absorbing this vitamin, an injection will give you the vitamin in the most direct way.
Some of the potential benefits of Vitamin B12 injections are an increase in your energy, and vitality. They are a cure for pernicious anemia. Most people who are low on Vitamin B12 do not have anemia, but they may suffer from milder cases of fatigue or depression.
Overall health such as nervous system and cardiovascular health will improve. Vitamin B12 helps keep our arteries clear and our brains protected. Vitamin B12 injections can help balance our metabolism and ensure we are reaping the benefits of this vitamin.
Talk with your doctor before trying B12 shots. Although B12 is generally safe, taking an excess amount of B12 in relation to the amount of other B vitamins you are consuming can be risky. In addition, B12 can interact with a number of prescription medications.
