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Who Needs Vitamin B12 Injections and Why?

December 3, 2018 by A Younger You

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Many of our patients face the demands that life requires daily, and we offer health and aesthetic treatments and solutions to help them maintain wellness and quality of life in a timely fashion. Ranging from brain-fog and tiredness to irreversible neurological damage, health problems related to a vitamin B12 deficiency are both avoidable and costly. Vitamin B12 injections can help clients maintain their health in a quick, simple, but advantageous process. For our patients constantly on-the-go or who might want to improve their health and well-being, our B12 injection services are perfectly fitted to fill that need. The popularity of injections has increased more and more as an option to treat a B12 vitamin deficiency. We’ll delve into what B12 is and how it is used in the body, what conditions it can address, and how taking vitamin B12 injections can be an asset to improve your overall health.

What is Vitamin B12?

Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally found in the body and is ingested when people eat animal products like fish, chicken, or dairy products. B12 plays an important role in how the brain operates, the function and creation of healthy red blood cells, and the maintenance of the nervous system. The suggested daily dosage of Vitamin B12 for adults is 2.4 micrograms (mcg) and increases for pregnant and breastfeeding women to 2.6 and 2.8mcg, respectively. Although avoidable, it is estimated that approximately 40% of Americans are deficient in the essential nutrient implemented in basic bodily processes such as sleep and cell production.

Who Needs Vitamin B12?

It can be difficult enough to track daily vitamin intake, and certain lifestyle choices like smoking and alcohol abuse and conditions like diabetes or thyroid disorders can make maintaining adequate levels of B12 even more challenging. Vitamin B12 can be purchased online or at most stores as a supplement, found in animal product-based foods, or purchased over-the-counter. Because the liver can store years worth of vitamin B12, it would seem uncommon for individuals to have significantly low levels of vitamin B12 in their bodies, yet that is often the case. Vitamin B12 injections are a quick and effective way to get levels back to where they should be. Those who want to experience improvements in their energy levels and well-being are potential prospects for vitamin B12 injections, but they aren’t the only ones.

Because B12 is found in certain animal products like beef, fish, and chicken, vegans and vegetarians are more susceptible to a B12 deficiency and often need to take supplements or receive injection services. Certain conditions like Crohn’s disease, celiac, Graves’, certain cancers, pernicious anemia, certain infections, and lupus also illicit B12 supplementation. Certain prescription medications such as antacids and some drugs for type 2 diabetes can increase the risk for a B12 inadequacy in the body. While pill supplements can sometimes work, individuals with many of these conditions often cannot properly absorb vitamin B12 and may not get enough from oral administration.

Since the injections go directly into the bloodstream, B12 bypasses the gastrointestinal system, so persons in risk groups for a vitamin B12 deficiency with gastrointestinal issues or former surgeries can opt for this option for a quick means of ensuring their body has sufficient stores of vitamin B12 to function optimally.

How Can Vitamin B12 Injections Help Me?

Vitamin B12 helps your body to use fats and carbohydrates to make proteins and is involved in blood, cell, and nerve functions throughout the body. While shots can be self-administered, we recommend going to a professional like the ones at A Younger You to ensure adequate, worry-free delivery. Weakness, constipation, and loss of appetite are some symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency; others include lack of concentration, tiredness, and trouble sleeping. These can be uncomfortable, embarrassing, and frustrating to deal with on a day-to-day basis, but they can also take up time and energy to address. In the short-term, they might seem innocuous, but an untreated deficiency can later lead to damage to the nervous system and other body functions, among additional issues.

B12 injections are a quick way to boost immune system functioning and can help ward against diseases and illnesses. They can even help improve bone density, a factor in osteoporosis. Additionally, injections may lead to improved mood, reduced symptoms of depression, and protection against brain atrophy. B12 can also lead to improved mental functions like memory and concentration, better sleep, less stress, and even healthy skin, hair and nails. Unlike oral supplements, because it is injected and not ingested, it goes directly into the system without being diluted or wasted to enhance mental performance, energy levels, and overall quality of life. Our practice offers B12 injections to our on-the-go patients who need to stay on-the-go.

What is Next?

Curious about what taking the next step involves? After an initial meeting with a medical professional, you could look forward to the improved mental, physical, and emotional benefits of B12 injection services. Vitamin B12 injections contain high levels of the vitamin to correct any scarcities in the body, and because it is water-soluble, the body eliminates anything it doesn’t need, so toxicity is not a concern. Although the vitamin is essential for the body and is considered safe, it can have interactions with some medications. It’s always important to check with a medical professional if you are taking any medications or treatments beforehand to be sure. It is possible to consume vitamin B12 through a variety of means, but the most direct delivery course remains the vitamin B12 injection.

A Younger You is located in Brookfield and Burlington and proudly serves clients in the surrounding areas as well. Here, we are proud to offer our patients vitamin B12 injections in addition to a wide range of expertly applied medical and aesthetic treatments in a pleasant and warm office environment. If you would like to learn about our practice or are ready to schedule a consultation appointment, contact us today. We look forward to speaking with you!

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How Can You Benefit From Vitamin B12 Injections?

August 6, 2018 by A Younger You

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Vitamin B12 injections are an increasingly popular health treatment to treat a vitamin deficiency in B12. Such deficiencies can cause an array of health problems ranging from simple fatigue to life-altering permanent neurological changes. We’ll explore what B12 injections are, what conditions they can address, and how you can take advantage of vitamin B12 shots to improve your overall health.

Why Vitamin B12 Injections?

Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin for your body that is water-soluble and plays a key role in a number of bodily functions. Vitamin B12 helps to facilitate the production of energy, nerve cell health, neurological functions, DNA synthesis, red blood cell formation, and other essential functions in the body. Vitamin B12 is present in a wide variety of food sources, namely those that are animal-based as B12 is bound to protein molecules. During digestion, vitamin B12 is absorbed into the bloodstream, with adequate stomach acid being necessary to separate B12 from the protein, with the substance called “intrinsic factor” essential to absorb the B12.

When individuals cannot absorb Vitamin B12 properly, they may develop pernicious anemia, a condition that is characterized by the lack of intrinsic factor. Given that the daily recommended dosage of Vitamin B12 for adult men and women is 2.4 micrograms (mcg), and rises to 2.6 and 2.8mcg for pregnant and breastfeeding women respectively, absorption is essential.

Vitamin B12 Shots and Deficiencies

The primary purpose of receiving a Vitamin B12 shot is to ensure that your body receives a sufficient amount of vitamin B12 to perform its essential functions such as red blood cell production or neurological functioning. When B12 cannot be absorbed through food sources, it can be gained from a man-made version of the nutrient called “cyanocobalamin.”

Vitamin B12 shots contain high levels of cyanocobalamin to rectify any shortages in the body. The shots can be self-administered, although we recommend going to a professional to ensure adequate delivery without any hassle. These shots can quickly boost the level of B12 in your body, making up for any deficiencies.

It is possible to consume cyanocobalamin through a variety of means. The man-made vitamin can be found in liquid, tablet, or capsule form. Foods generally lacking in vitamin B12 can also be fortified with cyanocobalamin to increase the B12 content. The most effective and direct delivery method, however, remains the vitamin B12 shot.

Who Needs Vitamin B12 Shots?

Given that vitamin B12 can be purchased over the counter, can be found in foods, and also through pills and tablets, vitamin B12 shots are available only through prescription. Only those that truly need vitamin B12 shots should pursue this option. The human liver generally stores many years worth of vitamin B12, and thus it is rare for individuals to have a significant lack of vitamin B12 in their bodies. Such individuals are prime candidates for the beneficial treatment.

There are three groups of individuals who are particularly at risk of experiencing vitamin B12 deficiencies:

  • Those with symptoms of B12 deficiency
  • B12 deficiency risk factors
  • People with gastrointestinal issues

B12 Deficiency Symptoms

As noted above, one of the common symptoms of a B12 deficiency is pernicious anemia. Common signs and symptoms of a B12 deficiency manifested in this way include decreased cognitive functioning, including issues with memory. Fatigue is a common symptom coupled with lethargy, depression, and irritability. Headaches, feeling faint, and constipation are also additional symptoms to watch out for, alongside many others.

B12 Deficiency Risk Factors

Particular behaviors increase the level of risk that you might develop a B12 deficiency. Engaging in the following behaviors will heighten the risk of B12 deficiency: smoking, alcohol abuse, particular prescription medications such as antacids and some drugs for type-2 diabetes, endocrine-related autoimmune disorders including diabetes or thyroid disorders, eating a vegan or vegetarian diet, gastrointestinal disorders, gastric bypass, and aging.

Gastrointestinal Issues and B12 Deficiency

Persons who have gastrointestinal issues are particularly predisposed to issues with B12 deficiencies. When the gastrointestinal tract does not function effectively, it may inhibit the release of B12 from the protein and the absorption that is meant to follow it. Individuals who have had gastrointestinal surgery, such as weight loss surgery, may also have fewer cells through which to secrete stomach acid and intrinsic factor, inhibiting B12 absorption.

The Benefits of B12 Shots

The key advantage of vitamin B12 injections is the fact that they are absorbed directly into the bloodstream. This delivery method bypasses the gastrointestinal system altogether, so persons in risk groups for vitamin B12 deficiency with gastrointestinal issues may turn to the shot option for a quick means of ensuring their body has sufficient stores of vitamin B12 to effectively function.

Conclusion

Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin for the proper functioning of the human body. In the presence of a deficiency, it is essential that you consult with medical professionals to identify the source of the deficiency. Should it simply be diet-based, for example if you are a vegan, you eat no meat and thus are denied foods high in proteins and thus vitamin B12, then using edible vitamin B12 supplements, whether tablets, pills, or fortified foods, is sufficient.

However, for those with gastrointestinal issues, the consumption of greater levels of vitamin B12 through foods and digestible sources will do little to rectify the deficiency. In such instances, vitamin B12 injections are necessary to provide for the need of the vitamin for the user. Vitamin B12 shots are delivered by medical professionals after testing, ensuring that the amount you receive is exactly what you require to achieve optimal functioning.

Candidates for vitamin B12 injections should consult with a medical professional to determine whether the treatment is viable, and if so, to what degree. To learn more and for consultations on how vitamin B12 injections can be used to improve your look, come on down and visit the professionals at A Younger You, with offices located in Burlington, WI and Brookfield, WI. Contact us today to book your appointment!

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