Health
what is vitamin B12?
knowing vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin
which serves in the proper functioning
of your brain and nervous system. The
requirement of Vitamin B12 is very low but it is
essential for human body.
Have you ever wondered what vitamins and
minerals are doing inside your body? How they
are helping your body to function properly? Well,
the huge piece of credit goes to vitamins and
minerals. They are essential to consume regularly
in our diet to help our body parts function
efficiently. Even after taking proper balanced
diet, many of you might feel tired and weak and
might find your body functioning in an improper
way. Why is it so?
You might not know the answer to this question
but you must know why and what nutrient is
lacking in your body. The problem behind your
tiredness and weakness is lack of the nutrient
called Vitamin B12. It is also known as Vitamin
B-12, Vitamin B12, and cobalamin.
what is vitamin B12?
Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin which
serves in the proper functioning of your brain
and nervous system. Other than this, it also helps
formation of blood cells in the human body. It
works to strengthen human metabolism and
thus it is an important nutrient which everyone
(excluding the one who are allergic to Vitamin
B12) must include in their diet. The requirement
of Vitamin B12 is very low but it is essential for
human body. Vitamin B12 nutrients must be
included in the diet of children, infants, pregnant
and lactating women.
what are the benefits?
Vitamin B12 helps human body to fight problems
which we can observe in our daily life such as
fatigue, tiredness, mood changes, irritability,
depression and feeling of loss of sense of touch
and pain. Some problems which we experience in
our body due to lack of Vitamin B12 are yellowing
of skin, walking problems, lack of breath, ringing
of ears, headache, fainting, mouth ulcer, sore
tongue and vision problems. Consuming Vitamin
B12 helps you fight all the problems mentioned
above and strengthens your nervous system and
allows you brain to function efficiently.
how to get vitamin B12?
It is not difficult to answer this question because
the foods which contain Vitamin B12 are right
there in your home. Foods such as meat, fish,
eggs and dairy products are rich in Vitamin
B12. There are numerous Vitamin B12 sources
which can provide you Vitamin B12. Vitamin
B12 is also used in Vitamin B complex products
in combination with other B vitamins. It can
also cure skin disease such as psoriasis and
eczema and can be applied on skin alone or with
avocado oil.
If you are a vegetarian and have Vitamin B12
deficiency, then there are plenty of Vitamin B12
sources for you to include in your diet. Vitamin
B12 sources for vegetarians are fortified soya
milk, fortified meat analogues, fortified energy
bars and Vitamin B12 supplements. Vitamin B12
meat analogues are made from wheat gluten and
soybeans and are 100% vegetarian. There are many
Vitamin B12 supplements which do not contain
any animal particle and are purely vegetarian.
some do’s and don’ts
Including Vitamin B12 sources in your diet along
with alcohol, antibiotic and oral contraceptive
can cause interactions. Although it is extremely
rare to be allergic to a nutrient, you should
consult your doctor before adding Vitamin B12
sources and supplements in your diet.
Article by Javed K
12 WomanToWomanMagazine.com
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