Let’s discover the facts about Vitamin B12 before we move on to B12 vitamin deficiency.
B12 facts
Water soluble Vitamin
Names for Vitamin B12 are aquocobalamin, nitrotocobalamin, and cyanocobalamin. They contain some form of cobalt as that is the mineral found in the center of the Vitamin
Identified in 1930
Nobel Prize for discovering B12 in liver treated pernicious anemia [...]
Vitamins are substances that everyone’s body needs for specific functions to create nutritional well being. But what is the connection with Vitamin D and cancer? Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that is stored in the body’s fatty tissues. In nature it can only be found in oily fish, like salmon.
The [...]
All fruits and vegetables contain some amount of vitamin C. Foods that tend to be the highest sources of vitamin C include green peppers, citrus fruits and juices, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, turnip greens and other leafy greens, sweet and white potatoes, and cantaloupe.
What are the benefits of food high in Vitamin C?
Help protect cells from [...]
Almost everyone has heard about the Hoodia plant. Stories abound in the printed press, on TV, and on the Internet about this discovery. Everyone who has longed for a pill to stop the hunger and cravings while dieting has embraced the Hoodia gordonii plant. With obesity growing at pandemic rates, is this [...]
It is easy to understand the information on Vitamin H Biotin, otherwise known as vitamin B7. It is essential to normal growth, development and overall health. It is interesting to note that even without a great source of biotin in food, that the bacteria in the intestines produce enough biotin for the body so that [...]
Fitness is individual. A person knows that he is or is not in shape. He also knows the various degrees of his own fitness. Or he can define his fitness in terms of others of similar age and state of health. He may be proud that he is the only fellow on the block who [...]
It is likely that you may not have experience in diagnosing and treating the following medical conditions, so if in any doubt do not hesitate to contact a doctor as soon as possible
Signs
Inflammatory fever is marked by great heat, strong hard pulse, red urine, vertigo, rigors, pains in the back, thirst; these are followed by [...]
Pyridoxine is vitamin B6. Vitamins are naturally occurring substances necessary for many processes in the body. Pyridoxine is used to prevent and to treat deficiencies of Vitamin B6 that may be caused by an inadequate diet, medications, or genetic problems with metabolism.
Vitamin B-6 is widely available through foods, with deficiencies being rare. It’s found in [...]
When fun is not part of fitness, failure is almost certainly guaranteed. The futility of the fitness-for-the-sake-of-fitness approach is shown by a recent occurrence in my neighbourhood.
A nationally famous sports magazine for many months ran a weekly feature on various exercises designed to keep women in shape. This included a remarkable series of calisthenics which [...]
Vitamin B5 deficiency may not be that common, but it is still seen and you should have a good knowledge of it.
Why we need Vitamin B5
Help turn carbohydrates and fats into usable energy
Improve your ability to respond to stress by supporting your adrenal glands
Assure adequate production of healthy fats in your cells
Because Vitamin B5 is [...]