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Vitamin B12 Basic Facts General B-12 Facts The technical name for B-12 is cobalamin. There are four types of cobalamin. Cyanocobalamin is synonymous with cobalamin, and is the form found most often in oral supplements. ...

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How Does B12 Deficiency Lead To Low Energy, Mood Issues... This is actually pretty easy to grasp. Imagine a steel factory - a factory where they sometimes don't have enough of one of the needed materials for making really good girders for buildings. Many girders...

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Damage and symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency - kinda... Wikipedia's article is pretty informative but kinda dry and technical, so it's broken down a little here. This part is amazing: apparently B-12 deficiency can potentially cause severe and irreversible...

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Vitamin B12 and drug interactions There's a great list at PCC Natural Health Market detailing possible vitamin B-12 drug interactions. There were no negative interactions listed (whew!), but plenty of the drugs listed increase the need...

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What foods are naturally rich in vitamin B12? Even if you are using supplementation like the vitamin B-12 patch, it's still important to make sure you're eating foods that are high in vitamin B-12. Generally you find the best sources in fish, meat,...

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B12 Facts >> Medical Issues >> Archive by category 'Medication'

How Does The Body Absorb Vitamin B-12?

Posted by b12patch | Posted in General Information, Medication, Surgery, Vitamin B12 Deficiency | Posted on 12-10-2009

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Vitamin B-12 absorption is a surprisingly complex process – you wouldn’t think just getting a vitamin into your bloodstream would have so many steps! For most things it’s just eat…absorb…GO! Not with B-12, tho. Which is one reason why it’s so easy to become B-12 deficient – with such fussy steps, there is much more that can go wrong.

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Vitamin B12 and drug interactions

Posted by b12patch | Posted in Drug Interactions, Medication | Posted on 10-07-2009

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There’s a great list at PCC Natural Health Market detailing possible vitamin B-12 drug interactions. There were no negative interactions listed (whew!), but plenty of the drugs listed increase the need for B-12!

Here’s the list:

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