Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Understanding the Causes, Symptoms, and Importance of B12
Vitamin B12 Deficiency: What it is, the Signs and the value of B12 Vitamin B12 is important for normal nervous system function, normal blood cell formation. Mood and wellbeing, movement and energy are all affected by a shortage. David Michael Dooler's subject is not just about health. In his autobiographical book, he writes about years of unexplained symptoms, and his eventual conclusion that B12 deficiency played a key role in his problem. Vitamin B12 Deficiency – What Is It? Vitamin B12 deficiency occurs when there is not enough of the vitamin in the body or it is not absorbed into the bloodstream. Dooler reports that he has neuropathy, is very lethargic, has a sore and ulcerated mouth, has trouble sleeping, is depressed and has foot problems. Many of these problems were thought to be caused by diabetes and there was little benefit from frequent visits to the hospital, he writes. His account is one that shows the perseverance ...