Injury Recovery : Its also been shown to speed up the healing of wounds and injuries, which is useful if youve been sidelined by a strain or tear
B12 has many functions in our body, so unfortunately a deficiency will give rise to a wide variety of symptoms, like brain fog, memory problems, cognitive impairment, insomnia, headaches, especially migraine, behavioural changes, learning problems, nominal aphasia, mood swings, irritability, depression, anxiety, hallucinations, delusions, psychosis, peripheral paraesthesia (pins and needles), numbness, neuropathic pains, poor balance, reduced vibration sense or proprioception (joint position sense), tinnitus, ataxia, taste impairment, sometimes myelopathy, fatigue, anaemia (either with larger red blood cells, or with normal size of the red blood cells when there is also iron deficiency), other reduction in blood cells, abdominal complaints, malabsorption, failure to thrive, weight loss, diarrhoea, hyperpigmentation, glossitis, (aphthous) stomatitis, infertility, urinary tract infections, joint and muscle pain, muscle weakness, spasticity, seizures, cardiomyopathy, urinary and/or faecal incontinence, postural hypotension/dizziness, erectile dysfunction, to name a few
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In addition to this, many people have problems metabolizing B12 in low-quality forms like cyanocobalamin due to defects in the MTHFR gene (1) (as many as 40% of people have THIS problem!)
As with any medical or wellness treatment, its important to consult a qualified healthcare professional before starting vitamin B12 injections
I will keep you updated on how it goes
