B12 Deficiency: A Serious Silent Epidemic And its 7 Warning Signs

Vitamin B12 is the largest and most complex vitamin molecule and it is also an essential vitamin for normal human growth and development. It is the only vitamin with a mineral element, cobalt, which is why it is called cobalamin.

When B12 is ingested a protein called intrinsic factor binds with the vitamin and is converted to methylcobalamin in the liver which is then used in blood and nerve cells.

The vitamin is quite difficult to metabolize and absorb so adequate B12 consumption is key.

However, there’s an interesting fact about B12: animals don’t make it. At the same time — and many …read more