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Vitamin B12 Methylcobalamin
Dr Slagle prefers the methylated form of Vitamin B12 called Methylcobalamin. This coenzyme form of B12 is the most active form of vitamin B12 in the body, especially the brain and nervous system. Most forms of B12 on the market are cyanocobalamin which is less expensive, but also less effective. Methylcobalamin is essential for cell growth and replication. The liver may not convert cyanocobalamin, the common supplemental form of vitamin B12, into adequate amounts of methylcobalamin which the body needs for proper nerve cell and other functioning.*
Methylcobalamin may exert its neuroprotective effects through enhanced methylation, acceleration of nerve cell growth, or its ability to promote healthy homocysteine levels. For methylcobalamin to be available to the brain, it should be allowed to dissolve under the tongue or be taken by injection.*
Food vitamin B12 is primarily obtained from animal sources, so vegetarians are particularly prone to deficiency. High dietary sources are: kidney, liver, brain, heart, milk, beef, egg yolk, clams, oysters, salmon & herring.*
Special conditions requiring definite supplementation are: pregnancy, breast feeding, intestinal malabsorption, older age, eating disorders, excessive alcohol use, infancy, high vitamin C intake, loss of intrinsic factor , intestinal parasites, removal of all or part of the stomach, low & high thyroid functioning, low parathyroid functioning, & vegetarianism.*
When using B12 therapeutically to help with certain conditions(such as known deficiency), it is best to use the Methylcobalamin form, either by injection, sublingually, or both.*
For more details about Vitamin B12, see Dr Slagle's Vitamin B12 newsletter*
VITAMIN B12 IS NECESSARY FOR:
- Production of red blood & white blood cells*
- Regeneration of RNA & DNA*
- With the other B vitamins for the conversion of fats, carbohydrates, & protein to energy.*
- Protein & Lipid synthesis*
- Nerve cell maintenance & nerve sheath(myelin) maintenance*
- Maintaining growth*
- Methylations*
- Brain function maintance*
- Choline synthesis*
- Maintains epithelial & mucous membrane cells*
- Maintains normal bone marrow*
- Maintains normal gastrointestinal tract*
Measuring levels of vitamin B12 in the blood is not an accurate way to determine B12 status, in that B12 deficiency can exist & patients will respond favorably to taking B12 even when their blood levels were adequate.*
SYMPTOMS OF VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY:
- Depression*
- Decreased concentration*
- Decreased memory*
- Nervousness*
- Insomnia*
- Weakness/apathy*
- Fatigue*
- Mood swings/can resemble bipolar disorder*
- Confusion*
- Hallucinations*
- Paranoia*
- Psychosis*
- Decreased white blood cells*
- Anemia (megaloblastic & pernicious)*
- Dizziness*
- Chest pain*
- Labored breathing*
- Disturbed digestion*
- Constipation*
- Changes in the gastro-intestinal tract*
- Sore tongue*
- Sprue*
- Intolerance to light & noise*
- Numbness & tingling*
- Degeneration of long nerve tracts in spinal cord*
- Walking & speaking difficulties*
- Hair loss*
- Decreased blood & tissue lipids*
- Disturbed carbohydrate metabolism*
See
- Sublingual B12/Folic Acid*
- Vitamist B12 Spray*
- Folic acid for additional details on these 2 vitamins.*
See Links Spectracell Labs for B12 test procedures
no toxicity has been reported even at high dosages.
Directions: The Dosage varies from 5-60 mg daily depending upon the severity of the underlying condition.
The usual dose would be 5mg which is dissolved under the tongue upon arising in the AM.
Other Ingredients: sucrose, sorbitol, natural and artificial vanilla and caramel flavors, mannitol, croscarmellose sodium,
stearic acid, magnesium stearate.
Contains corn. This product contains NO milk, egg, fish, peanuts, crustacean shellfish (lobster, crab,
shrimp), soybeans, tree nuts, wheat, yeast, gluten, or rice. Contains NO artificial sweeteners.
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Further information is available in Dr Priscilla Slagle's medical issue Newsletters
For more guidance on how to use nutritional supplementation, go to Dr Slagle's individual website.
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* These statements have not been evaluated by the U.S.Food & Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease
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