B Happy with the Vitamins that fight Fatigue

Do you often  feel tired, run-down, and lacking in energy, you’re not alone.  Low energy is one of our patient’s biggest health complaints.

Vitamin B12  is known as the “energy boosting vitamin”.  Your body requires this vitamin for  many functions in your body.  Your body requires B12 in order to produce energy, have an effective immune system, and in order to regulate the formation of red blood cells.

Study after study have show that at least 25% of us are deficient in B12 and nearly 50% of us are at suboptimal levels, that said, most of us are losing this essential vitamin that is critical in so many activities in your body.

How You Get Vitamin B12 Deficient

Vitamin B12 is present only in animal sources of food, so if you are a strict vegetarian or vegan, chances are that you are not getting enough B12 in your diet. This deficiency will need to be assessed in order to help you function  optimally.  I have seen in clinical practice that these groups of people have a tendency toward nervousness and tend to have visual disturbances more frequently than non vegetarians.

Moreover, the older you get the more likely you are to have a vitamin B12 deficiency.  this is because as you age, your digestive system becomes inefficient and sluggish and even worst if you have consumed poor dietary choices throughout your life causing you to not be able to absorb this critical vitamin.

The truth is as you age, your stomach lining produces less stomach acid (hydrochloric acid). This stomach acid is needed in order for B12 to be released from the food you eat.

Furthermore, people who regularly take antacids or other drugs that lower the stomach acid secretion, this decreases the ability to absorb vitamin B 12.  Individuals who have  Helicobactor pylori, a common contributor to stomach ulcers, can also result in vitamin B12 deficiency.

B Living Longer

B-12 also helps you live longer by cell formation and cellular longevity.In addition, B-12  supports female reproductive health, and promote normal nerve growth and development by maintaining the fatty sheaths. These fatty sheaths play a vital role as they cover and protect your nerve endings.

B Happy and Smart

Vitamin B-12 supports a healthy mood and feelings of well-being and promotes mental clarity, memory and concentration.

Some Reasons to take Vitamin B-12

Optimal  Energy levels and a feeling of wellness

Optimal Fertility

Optimal nervous system function

Optimal eye health

Optimal memory and clarity

Avoid:

Gastrointestinal imbalances such as constipation and gas

Feelings of irritation and moodiness

Cardiovascular Disease

Nervousness

Premature grey hair

Is Diet enough? You may need to supplement  and receive IntraMuscular injections with vitamin B-12, even if you eat foods rich in B-12.

You can eat plenty of meat, poultry, lamb’s liver, brewer’s yeast, clams, eggs, herring, mackerel, kidneys, milk, dairy products, or seafood — and still have low levels of B-12.  How can that be?

Naturopathic Assessment of B Deficiency

Your Naturopathic Doctor at the West Vancouver Wellness Centre will be able to assess the main cause of vitamin B 12 deficiency  that could be food-cobalamin malabsorption syndromes, a term researchers use for B12 deficiencies.  Cobalamin is the scientific term for vitamin B12.   This typically results when your stomach lining loses its ability to produce intrinsic factor which is a protein that binds to vitamin B12 and allows your body to absorb it at the end of your small intestine.  Your Naturopathic doctor at the West Vancouver Wellness Centre will be able to correctly assess what your deficiency state is and help enable the repair process through various Naturopathic modalities to ensure you are getting optimum levels of  Vitamin B12.

Ways to take B12 the most effective method:

Intramuscular B12 mixed with folic acid to make sure you don’t mask a deficiency of either vitamin.  Both are important.  Your Naturopathic doctor at the West Vancouver Wellness Centre may want to also prescribe a specific form of vitamin B12 along with folic acid to take orally along with various botanicals to support the gut lining to help support intrinsic factor.  Treating the root cause is the key to fixing the absorption problem.

Call the West Vancouver Wellness Centre and assess and book your B12 Intramuscular injection today. It is painless and quick.

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