The Essentials of Vitamin B12

What's B12?

B12 is an essential vitamin. It's found in certain foods, supplements, shots and patches.

Vitamin B12 helps your body make red blood cells, a deficiency can cause sickle cell anemia. Supplementing with B12 can help your blood cells stay round and healthy. B12 can also help reduce the risk of macular degeneration.

Supplementing with B12 may help reduce memory and neuron loss, as B12 may help prevent brain atrophy. A deficiency may even be linked with declining memory performance.

A deficiency in vitamin B12 can lead to a decline in brain volume. Supplementing with B12 can combat this and prevent brain shrinkage. 

B12 has also shown to help reduce the symptoms of severe depression. B12 is essential to produce serotonin, a chemical that is key in mood health.

B12 continues to support many facets of human health, from blood cells to hair, skin and nails. It has shown to help prevent and treat canker sores. It has shown to decrease homocysteine levels, which may reduce your risk of heart disease

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