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Vitamin B's
B vitamins play a vital role as the building blocks to maintaining good health and well-being and have a direct impact on your energy levels, brain function, and cell metabolism and helps prevent and fight infections.
Vitamin B is also essential in cell health and growth of red blood cells, energy levels, good eyesight, healthy brain, and nerve function; good digestion and a healthy appetite; hormones and cholesterol production; cardiovascular health and may help build muscle, strength, and tone.
B vitamins are especially important for women who are pregnant and breastfeeding. The B vitamins aid in foetal brain development and reduce the risk of birth defects.
Underlying health conditions can prevent your body from properly absorbing vitamin B:
Medical advice is recommended with: Coeliac disease, Crohn’s disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, Ulcerative colitis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Alcohol dependence, Kidney disease and HIV
Possible symptoms you are not getting enough B vitamins:
Brain fog, Irritable, Depression, Fatigue, Weakness, Scaly skin on lips, Cracks around mouth/lips, Swollen tongue, Skin rashes, Nausea, Diarrhoea, Abdominal cramps, Constipation, Numbness or tingling in the feet and hands
Too much Vitamin B is unlikely:
B complex vitamins are water soluble and are not stored in your body, with any excess excreted out in your urine. However, this means you need a good intake of Vit B every day.
If taking excess supplementary vitamin B complex long-term, it can cause nerve damage and possibly result in loss of body movement control.
What Is the Difference Between Vitamin B12 and B Complex?
Vitamin B12 is just one of the eight B vitamins that form the B complex. B Vitamins share characteristics; however, they have unique functions & require different amounts.
B complex vitamins, available in IM injection or IV infusion include:
** B9 (folate): is not in any BEE’s given via IM or IV
Deficiency in Vitamin B12 is the most common; as it’s not found in plant sources. This means vegetarians and vegans are at a high risk of not getting enough each day. Many cereals, bread products and energy bars are often fortified with Vitamin B12.
If deficient in B12 you will feel; fatigued, poor appetite and may experience low mood and depression. You may feel numbness or tingling in your hands or feet. Vit B12 deficiency can be a serious problem and suggested blood test and GP to diagnose and recommend treatment. Vitamin B12 also has an important role in the breakdown (metabolism) of fats and carbohydrates and a role in protein synthesis – all vital in elements in weight management.
Low Vit B is often seen in; vegetarian or vegans; Long-term use of antibiotics; treatments for Peptic ulcers; Post gastric surgery and / or digestive issues including coeliac disease (can decrease absorption of Vit B12 from gut); Pernicious anaemia (not absorbing Vit B12 from food); Kidney disease, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis; Helicobacter pylori infections, tapeworm, high bacteria in GIT; Rheumatoid arthritis (associated with Vitamin B6 deficiency); Cancer (particularly bowel or pancreatic) or chronic inflammation (reduce Vitamin B6 and increase demand for Vitamin B9); and high alcohol consumption.
The best way to boost B vitamin intake; is eating a healthy diet. 7 of the 8 B complex vitamins (but not Vitamin B12) is found in Fresh fruit, Root vegetables, Peppers, Green leafy vegetables, Nuts, Whole grains, Eggs, Milk, Yoghurt, Fish, Red meat, and Chicken.
Ethanol – found in alcoholic drinks – inhibits the absorption of vitamins B1, B2, B3 and B7 and folic acid, with alcoholics deficient in all of these B vitamins.
It is possible to be Vit B deficient, despite eating a well-balanced diet.
A pathology blood test (and/or naturopath) may diagnose this, and medical advice is advised.
If your levels are very low, an IV drip or IM (intramuscular injection) of B12 or B-dose can quickly boost your levels (under medical advice). “Bee” Boosters are a convenient and powerful way of administering nutrients straight into the muscle (where they are released slowly into the bloodstream) or directly into the bloodstream – both giving you a sustained, long-lasting effect.
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