Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamin)

Pros: Treats Alzheimer's, anemia and helps with growth.
Cons: As always, read the warnings

Vitamin B-12 is also called cyanocobalamin and is available from natural and synthetic sources. Here are the ways that Vitamin B-12 is available and how you should use them. Remember, add “unless otherwise directed by your doctor“ after each...

Pros: An all around important vitamin that is safe.
Cons: Can be toxic in very high doses.

Please allow me to throw in my two cents before I tell you about some of the wonderful properties of B12.

I have been on an individual quest for knowledge, understanding, and research of holistic healing for many years. The information...

Pros: Essential for good health
Cons: Often difficult to absorb

A deficiency of Vitamin B-12 often shows up as anemia, but there are many other conditions related to either a lack of B-12 in the diet or the body’s own malabsorption of this vitamin. According to my copy of Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 2nd...

Pros: Can help you to overcome a whole handful of ailments.
Cons: Should only be taken under supervision of your doctor.

Vitamin B-12 is another one of those vitamins that you can take to help yourself overcome some of those nagging medical conditions that you may be suffering from.

Did you know that having too little iron in your diet can lead to anemia? That...

Pros: Great for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cons: none

If you have ever had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome then you know how painful it can be.I've got Carpal Tunnel in both my wrists caused from years of over working my hands.
I was suppose to have had surgery done on both of my wrist.They gave me them...

Pros: Better Energy
Cons: None that I know of

While I was taking blood thinners after having had blood clots dissolved, I found that I had a newborn, and no energy to care for him. I was preparing to go back to work, and knew that I would never be able to make it through the day.

What...

Pros: energy, fast recovery, cheap
Cons: turns urine yellow

I decided to take this supplement based off of my father's recommendations. I took it thinking that nothing would happen and that it would not have any effect upon my health of the like.

I have taken multiple brands of vitamin B-12, all...

Pros: Seem to work for our needs
Cons: Be sure to consult with a Nutritionist before taking

Better listen to your mother on this Vitamin advice. In our family we have been taking Vitamin B-12 100 MCG every other day for many years. Why? because we eat mostly Vegetarian Foods and do not get enough B-12 in our regular diet. We get some B-12 from...

Pros: Everyone needs B12 to live.
Cons: Self-medication is usually safe, but often a waste of money.

B12 is a most important vitamin, and deficiency serious. Most pharmacists sell it in tablets of only 50mcg,which is useless as a therapeutic dose and probably only vegans would benefit from such a daily prophylactic dose. Loss of the intrinsic factor ...

Pros: taste great, energizing, easy,highly absorbable.
Cons: none that I can think of.

I recently started an Unfranchise business to supplement my cleaning job and part-time quilting. I decided to try a few of the products. I never imagined I could feel so good! The vitamin is in a powder form which when mixed in the cap with water is in...

Pros: Necessary for some who have had gastric bypass.
Cons: b-12 is a thick fluid so the injection stings a bit.

Vitamin b-12 is only absorbed in the stomach due to the intrinsic factor. About 5 years ago I had a gastric bypass surgery. It is not uncommon for people who have had this surgery to require supplemental b-12 in the form of an injection. There are online pharmacies who sell the injectable form--but you have to give yourself a shot. The best way to get b-12 is ask your doctor. They can perform a blood test to see if you need it.