definition
a water-soluble vitamin; part of the
vitamin b complex.
Function
vitamin b12, like the other b vitamins, is
important for metabolism. It helps in
the formation of red blood cells and in
the maintenance of the central nervous
system.
Food sources
vitamin b12 is found in eggs, meat,
poultry, shellfish, and milk and milk
products.
Side effects
because the body stores several years'
worth of vitamin b12, nutritional
deficiency of vitamin b12 is extremely
rare.An inability to absorb vitamin b12
from the intestinal tract can, however,
occur.This can be caused by a disease
known as pernicious anemia.Low levels of
b-12 can cause anemia as well as numbness
or tingling in the extremities or other
neurologic symptoms.
Recommendations
recommended daily allowances (rdas) are
defined as the levels of intake of
essential nutrients that, on the basis of
scientific knowledge, the food and
nutrition board judges to be adequate to
meet the known nutrient needs of
practically all healthy persons.
The best way to get the daily requirement
of essential vitamins is to eat a balanced
diet that contains a variety of foods from
the food guide pyramid.
Edit
since vitamin b12 comes primarily from
animal products, people following a strict
vegetarian diet ( i.E., not consuming eggs
or dairy products) may require vitamin b12
supplements. Non-animal sources of
vitamin b12 exist, but are highly variable
in their b12 content, and are therefore
unreliable sources.
Specific recommendations for each vitamin
depend on age, gender, and other factors
(such as pregnancy).The u.S.
Department of agriculture has a pdf file
that lists these recommendations.
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Suzie05
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jun 2005 Posts: 1 Location: U.S.
Can I Buy Injectable B12 W/o Prescription? Posted: 06-18-05 10:30am
I find it readily available in all other
forms. My mom can't absorb any of the
ones that go thru the stomach and the
sublingual doesn't seem to do much.
I find sites that require a prescription,
veterinary sites, and romanian sites for
ordering injectable b12, but none of the
common u.S. Vitamin sites seem to sell
the injectable version.
Does anyone know of a safe, legitimate way
I can purchase this without a
prescription?
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poetmcc
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 273
Question For Echokang Posted: 06-18-05 10:37am
Hi,
i am a 16 year old female. I have
premature graying hair. I heard that
vitamin b12 helps restore hair to its
natural color. Is this true?
Please help, thanks in advance.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Re: Question For Echokang Posted: 06-18-05 11:19am
poetmcc
wrote:
hi,
i am a 16 year old female. I have
premature graying hair. I heard that
vitamin b12 helps restore hair to its
natural color. Is this true?
Please help, thanks in
advance.
probably not! Allowing your hair to grow
out and not coloring it will allow your
hair to return to normal/natural color.
Vitamins are not miracle pill, they just
provide adequate health needs for the
body.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Re: Can I Buy Injectable B12 W/o Prescription? Posted: 06-18-05 11:21am
suzie05
wrote:
i find it readily available
in all other forms. My mom can't absorb
any of the ones that go thru the stomach
and the sublingual doesn't seem to do
much.
I find sites that require a prescription,
veterinary sites, and romanian sites for
ordering injectable b12, but none of the
common u.S. Vitamin sites seem to sell
the injectable version.
Does anyone know of a safe, legitimate way
I can purchase this without a
prescription?
as far as I am aware, you have to go to a
doctor to have this med administered. You
might go to your mom's primary care doc
and see if he can either give you guys
samples/syringes or offer assistance in
some way to make it easier on your mom to
obtain these injections.
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echokang
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 69
Reply to Poetmcc Posted: 06-19-05 20:13pm
Thanks for your question.
I only give you my personal advices.
As we all know that everybody has his own
body condition.If you want to understand
the reason of your early gray hair and
improve these condition,the best and safe
way for you is to call your doctor .
I think it is better for you and it is
also more helpful.
If you want more information abut
vitamins,there is more information for
you: edit
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echokang
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 69
Reply to Suzie05 Posted: 06-19-05 20:18pm
Thanks for your question.
I agree with tamadrummer's opinion.
You'd better call your mom's doctor and
listen to the doctor's professional
advices.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 06-25-05 21:41pm
There are specfic disorders in humans that
do not allow for "high" or "low" quality
supplementation of b12 or other b
vitamins. It cannot be fixed by spending
more on a supplement. Those people have
to have "doctor" prescribed and
administered b vitamin injections.
Please do not go buy your mom a high
dollar vitamin that she will just excrete
out in her feces/urine because she cannot
absorb them not from food (real high
quality) or by pill.
And at this point it should be obvious
that buying from someone that is not a
proffesonial trained with a "real"
"college" "degree" in nutrition should not
be advising your purchase or
administration of vitamin supplements.
If you would like to read more about how
these so called good vitamins work you
should read in consumer reports oct 2002
on vitamin supplements and then there are
other issues about how the big money
suppliers that are supposed to be better
actually don't even contain 25% of the
stated supplement on the label.
