Tag Archives: Vitamin B12

The medical community has recently recognized that Vitamin B12 helps prevent heart disease.  The reason is that vitamin B12 is involved in the metabolism of homocysteine, a toxic amino acid. When there is too much homocysteine in the bloodstream, the blood vessels become inelastic and are unable to dilate.  Then, fatty deposits stick to the […]

There are children who are brain-damaged as a result of a vitamin B12 deficiency.  Some of these children are born with an inability to properly metabolize B12, and this condition was not detected at birth.  In other cases, they were born to mothers who are overly concerned with their health, who exclude animal proteins from […]

Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, MSC has recently used vitamin B12 to treat a wide range of mental illnesses and neurological conditions in patients who are not deficient in vitamin B12.  He notes that there are many people with blood plasma B12 levels that are on the low end of normal according to accepted medical practice. […]

Here is a list of drugs that can cause a vitamin B12 deficiency in their users.  The primary reason is that these drugs interfere with the body’s ability to absorb vitamin B12.  Many people are totally unaware that these pharmaceuticals cause malabsorption of vitamin B12, and are therefore at risk for a vitamin B12 deficiency. […]

The symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency are strikingly similar to other illnesses.  For this reason, it is important to become familiar with the signs of a vitamin B12 deficiency in order to treat it properly.  People who are at greatest risk for this are smokers, vegans, anyone over the age of fifty, and children […]

The habit of smoking has been shown to cause a vitamin B12 deficiency, as a result of a study in Thailand.  This study was done by researchers at the University of Mahidol in Bangkok, Thailand. The country of Thailand was well-suited for this study since it is estimated that 23% of the 52 million people […]

Prevacid, also known as Lansoprazole, has many side effects.  This medication is used to neutralize acid in the stomach.   Doctors prescribe it to treat ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), otherwise known as acid reflux.  It is also commonly administered to people undergoing chemotherapy. The most common side effects of Prevacid are stomach pain […]

The symptoms reported by someone with a vitamin B12 deficiency and by someone with multiple sclerosis (MS) are strikingly similar.  These symptoms include the following: Tremors Fatigue Gait Problems Numbness Depression Weight loss Memory loss Pain Incontinence Vision loss As mentioned in a previous blog, many doctors still confuse the effects of a vitamin B12 […]

The symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency often mimic those of multiple sclerosis.  These symptoms include neurological impairments that can strike a person at any age.  Unfortunately, doctors often don’t test for a vitamin B12 deficiency until after a person suffers for years.  Sometimes, the neurological damage sustained due to the vitamin B12 deficiency is […]

Many people with Celiac disease also have a vitamin B12 deficiency. The primary reason is that the symptoms of Celiac disease include malnutrition and malabsorption of vitamins and minerals. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. The lining of the small intestine destroys itself in the presence of gluten proteins, found in wheat. As a result, […]