Woman with vitamin B12 deficiency 'saved' by advice from stranger on Facebook
A 47-year-old woman found out why her treatment for a vitamin B12 deficiency wasn't working after receiving advice from a stranger in a Facebook group. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Multivitamins Are Linked to Slower Brain Aging
Aging is inevitable, but that doesn’t stop us from trying to slow it down. And the easier the intervention, the better. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers report that taking a multivitamin that you can buy at the pharmacy can slow cognitive decline associated with aging by as much as two years. The trial is part of a series led by scientists at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital that compared people 60 years or older taking Centrum Silver to those taking a placebo. It was funded by the National Institutes of Health and Mars Edge—a bra...
Source: TIME: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Three signs in the mouth that could signal a vitamin B12 deficiency - ‘See a GP’
Glossitis, taste impairment and stomatitis could be warning signs of B12 deficiency - here's how to spot them. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dr Eric Berg shares 'first sign' if you start to become deficient in vitamin B12
The first sign of a vitamin B12 deficiency, according to Dr Eric Berg, could be hard to spot. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Five vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms experienced by '15%’ of people with the condition
If vitamin B12 deficiency is left untreated, a number of health complications can occur. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Seven signs in your mental health that could signal a vitamin B12 deficiency
Frequently reported signs and symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency are related to a person's mood. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Eight neurological signs of a vitamin B12 deficiency '85%’ of people with condition suffer
Neurological symptoms may present as the main symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Increase Magnesium To Fight Modern-Day Diseases
It troubles me deeply that conventional doctors don’t pay any attention to your magnesium levels… Especially these days when new research reveals that this miracle mineral can help you fight our modern-day infections.1,2 I’ve been advising my patients at the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine for decades about magnesium’s critical role in keeping them free of disease. You see, magnesium is needed for more than 600 biochemical reactions in your body – and that’s just for starters.3 There’s not enough room in this letter to give you a complete list of magnesium’s health benefits, but here are just a fe...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 28, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Natural Cures Source Type: news

Doctor warns of 'unusual' sign on the tongue that can signal vitamin B12 deficiency
If left untreated it can cause permanent damage to the nervous system, including "irreversible" neurological impairments. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Key signs of a vitamin B12 deficiency to spot – why you need the nutrient in older age
In older age, the ability to absorb vitamin B12 from the foods you eat could be impaired and result in a deficiency. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Tingling' in the hands and feet an early warning sign of a vitamin B12 deficiency
The older we get the more at risk we are for this deficiency, a dietician said. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists find vital missing ingredient for healthy vegan diet – algae
Natural aquatic supplement could be used to make up for lack of key vitamin B12 in plant-based dietsVitamins for vegans made from algae could soon prove to be the most effective solution to replacing an important nutrient missing from plant-based diets, thanks to recent research by scientists at Cambridge University.The popularity of meat- and dairy-free foods in western diets is leaving many people potentiallyexposed to vitamin deficiency. In particular, they can suffer from a lack of the vitamin B12, a key nutrient involved in blood and nerve cell manufacture.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 15, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science editor Tags: Veganism Vegan food and drink Nutrition Life and style Vegetarianism Vegetarian food and drink Science Food science Health & wellbeing Society Nutrition and development Oceans Marine life Plants Medical research Source Type: news

Over 60s with brain fog at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency - other signs to spot
As many as one in 10 older people could be lacking in the vital nutrient, a health watchdog has warned. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NICE publishes draft guidance on vitamin B12 deficiency
Patients with at least one risk factor and one symptom or sign of vitamin B12 deficiency should be offered a blood test to confirm diagnosis, draft NICE guidance suggests. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - July 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: NICE Guidelines Source Type: news

Older people 'who feel tired should be tested for vitamin B12 deficiency'
As many as one in 10 people over the age of 75 suffer from vitamin B12 deficiency, which can lead to anaemia, tiredness, blurred vision, impaired balance and delirium. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news