| The elderly, vegetarians and people with some | | | | take supplements every day. |
| specific illnesses can suffer from a Vitamin B12 | | | | Studies conducted in America indicate that any |
| deficiency, and today many foods that form to | | | | person who has a deficiency of B12 vitamin will be |
| make the average diet also have too low levels. | | | | two times at least more likely to get depression. |
| Problems that can arise through having a vitamin | | | | Those who have sufficient levels were |
| B12 intake that is not high enough include feeling | | | | considerably less predisposed to it, and reported |
| weak, fatigued, paranoid or mentally impaired as | | | | feeling overall more calm and capable. This is due |
| well as damaged nerves, pernicious anemia, | | | | to the fact that B12 has many important roles in |
| delirium and CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). | | | | maintaining brain health and manufacturing brain |
| Certain studies have indicated that if your vitamin | | | | chemicals. |
| B12 levels are too low your homocysteine levels | | | | Food that is rich in B12 should play a large role in |
| will be elevated. Homocysteine is an amino acid | | | | your diet every day. These are foods such as |
| that is thought to be responsible for heart | | | | dairy, eggs, pork, organ meats, fish and beef, and |
| diseases, CFS and fibromyalgia. Alzheimer's and | | | | if taken with a good B12 supplement, should |
| depression have been linked to high levels of the | | | | resolve your problem or prevent you from |
| amino acid also. B12 is largely responsible for | | | | developing one. Another solution to a B12 |
| preventing these homocysteines from getting out | | | | deficiency is to have a B12 injection, which you |
| of hand and causing problems. | | | | can ask your doctor about. |
| Anywhere up to a quarter of the American | | | | Many people have a deficiency in vitamin B12 but |
| population over eighty could possibly have this | | | | think they are simply run down and overworked. |
| deficiency. This is the belief of The Jack Miller | | | | By taking a good B complex that covers all B |
| Center for Peripheral Neuropathy at the University | | | | vitamins and folic acid, you will feel less stressed, |
| of Chicago, who also teaches their students that | | | | have more energy and avoid the many health |
| those who have strict vegetarian diets are | | | | issues that come with not getting enough through |
| commonly lacking in the vitamin also. Although | | | | food. By keeping the B12 levels up, the |
| vegetables canbe a good source of B12 vitamins, | | | | homocysteine levels will stay in check and you will |
| their content is lower so the amount needing to | | | | lead a healthy, happy life free from the high risk |
| be consumed is much higher than for those who | | | | of depression and ill health. |
| eat meats and dairy. Vegetarians should definitely | | | | |