Vitamin B12 Deficiencies
Vitamin B12 deficiencies are nasty. But should you be afraid of vitamin B12 deficiencies? No, you should not be. Why? Because vitamin B12 deficiencies can be easily “fixed.” And while a number of rather predictable factors such as a poor diet, veganism and aging could lead to vitamin B12 deficiencies, most people are probably not deficient in vitamin B12.
And here is something else to keep in mind: Vitamin B12 deficiencies are often misdiagnosed. The reason for this is simple, doctors hear the symptoms and assume that a person is deficient in vitamin B12, but this is obviously a wrong approach because it produces too many false-positive results.
How vitamin B12 deficiencies should be diagnosed Demand a blood test, it is as simple as that. Contrary to popular belief, vitamin and mineral deficiencies are rare in the Western diets. Just because you think you are deficient in certain nutrients, does not mean you need to start taking nutritional supplements.
Only a blood test can definitively show that you have a deficiency. Taking nutritional supplements, even if they come from natural sources, can be harmful. Why? Because high levels of B12 are toxic, and can lead to a number of side effects.
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