Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 maintain health of your brain & cells, support mental & physical energy, and contribute to the production of myelin and important neurotransmitter.

Vitamin B12 does a lot of things for your body. It helps make your DNA and your red blood cells, .

Since your body doesn't make vitamin B12, you have to get it from animal-based foods or from supplements. And you should do that on a regular basis, because your body doesn’t store vitamin B12 for a long time.

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If you don’t eat animal products, you have options. You can change your diet to include vitamin B12-fortified grains, a supplement or B12 injections, or a high-dose oral vitamin B12 if you are deficient

Fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, depression, pale of a
Skin, sore tongue,tingling, weakness, numbness, vision problem.

Pregnant women : Without enough vitamin B12, your baby could have developmental delays and not thrive and grow.

Average amount needs & Age. measured in microgram

Under 1year babies : 0.5 mcg
1 to 3 year child : 0.8 mcg
4 to 9 year kids : 1.2 mcg
9 to 13 year child : 1.6 mcg
Teen age 14 to 18 : 2.6 mcg pr day
Men : 2.4 mcg
Women : 2.4 mcg
Pregnant : 2.6 mcg
Breastfeeding : 2.8 mcg

Source :

Beef, clams, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy product, cereals, grains, chlorella only plant source containing active,

If you don’t eat animal products, you have options. You can change your diet to include vitamin B12-fortified grains, a supplement or B12 injections, or a high-dose oral vitamin B12 if you are deficient