ARE YOU VITAMIN B12-DEFICIENCY? STOP IGNORING THESE DANGEROUS SIGNS IMMEDIATELY! Page 2

Which are the symptoms that indicate you’re B12 deficient?

• You’re constantly tired and find it hard to keep eyes open. All of this is because your blood does not have enough oxygen, and the body does not have the energy it needs.
• A repeated feeling of numbness, and sensation of ‘pins and needles’. Both indicate that the lack of Vitamin B12 has probably caused nerve damage.
• Short-term memory loss, in particular for young people where dementia is almost impossible
• Paleness and yellow skin due to blood cell degradation
• A non-stop feeling of dizziness which also reveals lack of oxygen in our blood
• Loss of papillae bumps on the tongue, which prevents us from recognizing the taste off any food we may be eating
• A feeling of sadness and anxiousness, because when vitamin B12 levels are not hang enough, there are no ‘happiness chemicals’ such as dopamine and serotonin.
• Severe nerve disorders, hearing and sight problems such as doubled vision. B12 can also cause shadows to appear in your visual field.

Why does B12 deficiency occur?

There are many factors that can cause it, and we are going to mention the most important among them:

• Consumption of antacids, in particular such that prevent and disolve stomach acid.
• Accidental consumption of the so-called ‘laughing gas’, or in fact nitrous oxide that destroys B12 supplies in our body.
• The intrinsic factor, namely the H. Pylori bacteria that prevents B12 consumption by destroying stomach cells.
• Weight-loss and gastric bypass surgeries that affect our digestive mechanism
• Active consumption of coffee (4 cups per day) which has been directly related to losing 15 % of regular B12 supply, but doesn’t have a medical explanation yet.

Complementary sources of B12

Due the fact that B12 is not essential for plants to perform their metabolic processes, they are not producing it. Instead, we should look for it in fortified and animal-origin food, as for instance:

• Meat – Pork, beef, lamb, goat, chicken, turkey
• Fish and Seafood – Cod, Shrimp, Sardines, Salmon, Scallop, Tuna
• Eggs- The yolk, where all vitamins and minerals are stored
• Dairy foods – Milk, Cheese (all sorts), Yoghurt
• Coconut Milk
• Fortified foods for vegans

In case you’re already feeling weak and tired, but have no logical reason to be so, don’t lose more time. Test the amount of B12 in your blood, because this vitamin is easy to find, but difficult to absorb. Carefully observe the signs, and adjust your nutrition to ensure a higher intake of this important vitamin. Previous Page