*This article was written based on personal experience with B 12 deficiency*

The Importance of Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12, or Cobalamin, dissolves in the body and enters the bloodstream where is it carried around the body. B12 is not produced naturally by the human body but is an essential vitamin for our health. Vitamin B12 is important for the production and health of red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen from the heart to sustain all the muscles and tissues in our body. After they have been depleted of oxygen the red blood cells carry carbon dioxide, a poisonous gas that our bodies need to get rid of, to the lungs where it is exhaled safely out of the body. Continue reading B12 Deficiency →