6 Reasons You Need So Much More Vitamin B12 Than You Think You Do Vitamin B12 is known as the memory-boosting, brain health nutrient, but its benefits certainly don’t stop there. B12 also: Converts carbohydrates into the glucose that can be utilized by the body for energy Prevents the brain shrinkage that has become a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease Regulates the nervous system to reduce risk for depression and anxiety Sparks cellular reproduction to renew the health of hair, skin and nails. Works with vitamin B9, also known as folate, to make DNA and red blood cells. Takes part in the formation and maintenance of myelin sheath, a protective layer that safeguards brain and nervous system signals. While many nutrients, such as vitamin C and magnesium, for example, are readily absorbed and utilized by the body, the same is not true for vitamin B12. To be fully absorbed through the digestive system, the body needs plenty of stomach acid, which cleaves vitamin B12 from its food-based carrier protein, and an adequate supply of intrinsic factor, a protein found in the stomach that is required for the absorption of vitamin B12. But, as luck would have it, both stomach acid and intrinsic factor levels decrease with age, resulting in only about 1 percent of B12 being absorbed from food. Perhaps it’s easy to see, now, how a vitamin B12 deficiency can occur and go undetected for several years. See more at innovativebalance Excerpt by Casie terry Innovative Balance LLC @oinnovativbalanc #innovativebalance #innovativbalanc
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 06:15:32 +0000
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