Three ​sneaky ​symptoms ​that ​might ​mean ​you're ​B12 ​deficient. Symptom ​number ​one, ​you're ​tired. ​I ​mean, ​dog ​sleeping ​by ​the ​fire, ​even ​though ​there ​is ​delicious ​unattended ​food ​nearby. ​​Tired. ​Exactly… ​that. ​Tired. B12 ​is ​crucial ​for ​energy ​production ​in ​the ​body. ​And ​if ​you're ​getting ​enough ​sleep, ​quote, ​unquote, ​and ​still ​are ​dog ​ass ​tired, ​your ​low ​B12 ​might ​be ​the ​culprit.

Symptom ​number ​two, ​you're ​buzzing. ​Medically ​speaking, ​you ​have ​peripheral ​neuropathy. ​You're ​tingling, ​numb. ​​B12 ​helps ​produce ​myelin ​in ​the ​body. ​This ​is ​the ​fatty ​insulation ​that ​surrounds ​your ​nerve ​cells. ​If ​it's ​missing, ​then ​your ​neurons ​aren't ​conducting ​signals ​effectively. Ouch…

Symptom ​number ​three, ​you're, ​uh, ​confused ​and, ​uh, ​forgetting ​things. ​​Why ​did ​you ​come ​in ​this ​room? ​How ​did ​you ​get ​here? ​What ​were ​you ​supposed ​to ​get ​at ​this ​store? ​What ​was ​it ​so ​and ​so ​said ​to ​you ​yesterday ​that ​you ​promised ​you'd ​pass ​along? ​Is ​today ​the ​day ​your ​sister ​is ​coming ​to ​visit? ​If ​you're ​feeling ​like ​a ​lot ​of ​your ​daily ​life ​is ​a ​big ​mystery, ​it ​might ​be ​your ​brain ​begging ​for ​B12. ​Yes, ​there ​are ​other ​reasons ​for ​this, ​including ​our ​lowered ​attention ​spans ​due ​to ​scrolling, ​but ​don't ​stop. Stay ​with ​me ​for ​one ​more ​comment. ​

You're ​likely ​to ​be ​B12 ​deficient ​if ​you're ​over ​35, ​vegan, ​pregnant, ​missing ​any ​part ​of ​your ​gut ​or ​any ​part ​of ​it's ​not ​functioning ​or ​inflamed, ​a ​host ​to ​worms ​of ​the ​tape ​variety, ​or ​if ​you've ​been ​on ​antibiotics ​or ​have ​any ​kind ​of ​liver ​issues. ​ ​It's ​hard ​to ​get ​enough ​B12 ​from ​food, ​especially ​as ​we ​age, ​because ​we ​don't ​absorb ​it ​as ​well ​as ​when ​we ​were ​young. ​And ​30% ​or ​more ​is ​destroyed ​by ​cooking. ​And ​since ​the ​best ​sources ​come ​from ​meat, ​it's ​a ​problem. So, ​bypass ​all ​of ​that ​and ​just ​come ​in ​for ​an ​injection.

Let's get you nutrified with intravenous IV nutrient Therapy by me, Dr. Tonia Winchester, a Nanaimo Naturopathic Doctor, and certified IV nutrient therapist. This is all taking place at Knead Therapy in Nanaimo, BC, central Vancouver Island. Learn more at: https://ivtherapynanaimo.com/