Vitamin B-12 Cyanocobalamin
1000 mcg Mega B12
| $8.49 | 100 Count Bottle VP970R | Retails for $9.90 |
This essential vitamin is required for:
- Development of red blood cells
- Normal growth
- Proper nervous system functioning
Each tablet supplies 1000 mcg of Vitamin B-12 in a Natural B-Complex Yeast base.
No caffeine, corn, gluten, milk or egg derivatives, salt, sodium, soy, starch, sugar or wheat. No artificial colorings, flavorings or preservatives.
Vitamin B12 is an essential B vitamin. B12 is not found in significant amounts in plant foods.
Deficiency in Vitamin B12 can be detrimental to body functions. It is required for the development of red blood cells and for nerve tissue's myelin sheath. Vitamin B12 deficiency causes bone marrow to produce less red blood cells. Without enough vitamin B12 many cells that do form are large and immature. Numbness and tingling in the hands and legs is often a symptom of vitamin B12 deficiency.
Other symptoms of vitamin B-12 deficiency are;
- imbalance
- weakness
- fatigue
- irregular menstrual cycles
- disorientation
- depression
- irritability
- memory loss
- dementia
Vitamin B12 deficiency is common among the elderly and is often associated with dementia.
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Important New Study By Doctors In Israel ...
Vitamin B12 Now Identified As An Effective Canker Sore Therapy
A team of physicians at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel has discovered that a nightly dose of Vitamin B12 is a simple, effective and low risk therapy to prevent painful Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS), better known as CANKER SORES.
According to previous research, the frequency of RAS is as much as 25 percent in the general population, however, until now, there has been no optimal therapeutic approach.
The lead researcher is a primary care physician in the Clalit Health Services and lecturer in Ben-Gurion University's Department of Family Medicine in its Faculty of Health Sciences. The researchers tested the effect of Vitamin B12 on 58 randomly selected RAS patients who received either a dose of 1,000 mcg of B12 by mouth at bedtime or a placebo, and were tested monthly for six months.
Approximately three quarters (74 percent) of the patients of the treated group and only a third (32 percent) of the control group achieved remission at the end of the study.
According to the new research, "The average outbreak duration and the average number of ulcers per month decreased in both groups during the first four months of the trial. However, the duration of outbreaks, the number of ulcers, and the level of pain were reduced significantly at five and six months of treatment with Vitamin B12, regardless of initial Vitamin B12 levels in the blood.
During the last month of treatment a significant number of participants in the intervention group reached a status of "no aphthous ulcers" (74.1% vs 32.0%; P < .01).
The treated patients expressed greater comfort, reported less pain, fewer ulcers, and shorter outbreaks during the six months while among the control group the average pain level decreased during the first half of the period but increased during the second half.
Journal reference: Volkov et al. Effectiveness of Vitamin B12 in Treating Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2009
