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B-12 Vitamins

A Great Life Takes 10 Essentials
By Dr. Scott Conard

Are you sleeping poorly? Not eating right? Feeling draggy and disconnected from life? The problem could be more than a deficiency of Vitamin B-12. You could have a deficiency of the 10 Essentials for Health and Wellness. Yes, starting this month, I want to look at how B-12 is so inter-twined with TriVitas bedrock principles.

As the medical spokesman for TriVitas Sublingual B-12, I know two things for certain

A great life takes having all 10 Essentials working for you.

A B-12 deficiency leads to a process of gradually going away physically, emotionally, socially, and then possibly even spiritually.

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In my practice, I often see B-12 deficiency as a gateway condition: it triggers other problems, and people start to spiral downward, becoming disengaged from the process of caring for themselves. If you do not really live the 10 Essentials you might question this, but bear with me. Let us look at the first 3 Essentials, and I will show how they are connected with getting enough B-12.

Breathe deeply.
When do we breathe deeply? When we exercise, say, taking a walk. When you have a B-12 deficiency, you feel physically tired and fatigued. So what does this do to the chances you will go on that walk? It decreases them dramatically. You will probably just watch TV or maybe read a book. Let us face it, a 20-minute walk per day is not likely to happen when you are B-12 deficient.

When we do not breathe deeply, when we do not focus on bringing in cleansing air and breathing out toxins, our health begins to suffer, and soon the quality of our life begins to suffer. When a B-12 deficiency translates into a deficiency of Essential number 1, you can not be as aware of your body and your health as you might be. These two deficiencies feed off each other to put you on that downward spiral.

Drink water.
The reality is that many people who are B-12 deficient do not drink a lot of water, but not because B-12 has anything directly to do with water. It is because drinking more water makes acid reflux worse, and acid reflux and B-12 deficiency are often correlated. You see, when you take an acid-reducing pill that neutralizes stomach acid, they are called PPIs, or proton pump inhibitors), Vitamin B-12 absorption often decreases, depriving your body of the B-12 it needs.

If you are not drinking a lot of water because of acid reflux, and, or taking a PPI, you may have a B-12 deficiency.

Sleep peacefully.
Vitamin B-12 is very much related to how the central nervous system and the brain are functioning. As you become more B-12 deficient, your brain function decreases in many ways. For example, you feel tired and run down, so you are not as active as before during the day, which often leads to poor sleep. Another example, your B-12 deficiency may create memory problems, so you might forget to eat regularly, or to eat healthy foods, so your body sputters along on less healthy fuel, and you do not sleep well.

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It is ironic and sad. People who lack B-12 might think they have got a life-threatening disease, but in truth it can be cured. What they are experiencing is the snowball that the B-12 triggers. If you are fatigued and take afternoon naps, you will not sleep well at night. The result? You get inadequate sleep during the night, you take more naps, you are less likely to exercise, cook healthy meals and, or make a list of healthful foods to buy. Again, your health spirals downward.

Can you better understand now why I am so passionate about Sublingual B-12? In next months VitaJournal, we will explore more ways that this powerhouse vitamin is entwined with good health and a great life. In the meantime, I urge you to live the 10 Essentials, and let Sublingual B-12 help enrich your wellness journey.
Scott Conard, M.D., founded TienaHealth, an organization of medical doctors in primary care practice who emphasize healthy lifestyles to maintain wellness. Dr. Conard is considered a national expert on disease prevention. TienaHealth also conducts clinical trials.

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