A B-12 Deficiency has been known to hurt your brain function. Without the right fuel in the right amount at the right time, your cells will begin to die. The first sign that you’re not getting the nutrients you need is fatigue.
Nowadays, fatigue is the most common complaint we hear in a clinic, from our friends and families, and even from people we barely know!
B-12 Deficiency and Brain Erosion
The body’s cells carry out an endless stream of functions. Some deal with basic survival of the cell itself. Other functions deal with building and sustaining the overall health of the body.
When a cell doesn’t have the nutrients it needs it becomes imbalanced. And when imbalanced, the cell tries to compensate for its nutrient deficiency by only using its available energy for basic survival.
The cell stays in this mode until it can get the necessary nutrients. Then, it can go back to both taking care of itself and making contributions to our overall health.
However, if a cell does not get the nourishment needs within a specific time frame, it will die. When cells die, many are replaced by new cells; but some are not.
Cell replacement happens in your brain as well.
However, if the number of cells dying exceeds the number of new brain cells being made, you end up with a deficit called “brain erosion”. That’s why it’s so important to have all of the nutrients you need for brain health in your system every day. They’re essential for repairing or replacing either injured or dying brain cells.
Many people lose 10 to 25 percent of their total brain volume to this type of erosion before they are 60!
The Neuropathology Medical School research has shown that brain erosion affected some people, mostly older ones with dementia. However, as the years passed, researchers began seeing brain erosion in younger and younger people.
The journal Neurology (March 2005) said that, whole brain volume changes, were found in people as young as 30!This means that brain function can be lost because a person simply does not have the nutrition needed to repair or replace dying brain cells.
Look at the people you know. Don’t you see evidence of this? Don’t you see people with more anxiety, depression, irritability, forgetfulness and “brain fog” than ever before? The reason may be brain erosion.
Get the right nutrients
According to the journal Brain Research (March 2008) people with greater B-12 intake, had greater volume in their brains! Vitamin B-12 serves as brain fuel. It helps repair the forgetfulness, irritability, brain fog and mental exhaustion associated with brain erosion. It seems that we need B-12 for a healthy brain and energetic mind.
Of course, we need more nutrients in our bodies and brains than just B-12. To maintain our overall health, we also need:
Vitamins and minerals
Omega-3 fats
Antioxidants
A balanced diet
Daily exercise
Peaceful sleep
With these needs in mind, I suggest a variety of supplements to help build a strong foundation of nutritional support: a whole-food multiple vitamin and mineral supplement, a balanced Omega oil supplement, and Vitamin C.
Adding these particular nutrients to your routine of 7 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, 30 minutes of daily activity, and 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night, will give you what you need to help slow brain erosion and improve your life.
Don’t let a B-12 Deficiency rob your mental energy! Repair irritability and burn through the brain fog with a proper diet and sufficient amounts of B-12!
Mike Schantz is a BA with TriVita, a Nine Year Old Health and Wellness company. For more Information on TriVita and there focus on B-12 as it relates to good health. See them at: Http://www.getsuperb.net/13182443
