Hey guys, Dr. Axe here from draxe.com.
In this video, I'm going to talk about how to overcome a Vitamin B-12 deficiency and
the great health benefits of Vitamin B-12.
And Vitamin B-12 is something that about 40% of people are deficient in today.
And it really is one of your body's most important vitamins and something that a lot of people
struggle with.
And if you struggle with any type of fatigue or low energy, levels that is a big warning
sign that you have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
If you struggle with lack of focus or poor memory issues, that's a big warning sign you
have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
If you are a person out there that's struggles with poor cellular function or you've been
diagnosed with an autoimmune disease like fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, that's a
warning sign that you have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
Also anemia, if you have anemia or you ever stand up and you felt light-headed or here
and there, you feel, again, like you get light headed when you stand up, that's a warning
sign you have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
And this is very, very common in people.
Also, if you have a thyroid condition like hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto's, or adrenal fatigue,
or adrenal gland issues, and you get emotionally stressed out easy and frazzle easy, those
are the biggest warning signs that you may have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
In this video, I'm going to go over exactly how you overcome a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
By the way, it's probably going to surprise you some of the answers I give.
Now here is my first thing I want to talk about with Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
The biggest reason that most people have Vitamin B-12 deficiencies is because they don't have
a healthy digestive system.
So some of us get enough Vitamin B-12 in our diet in certain ways, but we're not absorbing
and digesting Vitamin B-12 properly and that's because you can develop a condition called
leaky gut, and having a leaky gut can be caused by consuming things like gluten, too many
dairy products, and other issues can cause digestive issues and then proteins leak through
your gut.
It causes something called malabsorption.
So malabsorption is when you're not actually digesting the food you're eating.
You know a lot of people have heard the principle "You are what you eat," it's not true.
You are what you digest.
And if you're not digesting properly, you are not able to absorb Vitamin B-12.
And so, the first people that tend to have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency are people that
struggle with leaky gut and digestive issues.
And so if you have food allergies, if you have any sort of bloating, or gas, or acid
reflux, or inflammatory bowel disease, that probably means that you Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
The second subgroup of people that have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency are people that are
vegans or vegetarians, because they're getting little to no Vitamin B-12 in your diet.
You only get Vitamin B-12, if you're consuming meat products.
They're not found in vegetables so that would leave you at a deficiency and the third group
of people that would tend to have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency are people that follow a poor
diet and don't have enough probiotics in their diet or good bacteria.
And so again, if you don't consume probiotic rich foods on a regular basis that probably
means that you could have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
And Vitamin-B-12 is important for so many things.
Vitamin B-12 benefits include improving red blood cell formation which is important for
energy and heart health.
They actually help with cellular function which is important for your cells and body
functioning property.
They actually support the brain and nerve system.
And they're actually studies out there showing that actually there are 430 studies that prove
that if you're deficient in Vitamin B-12, it's almost been linked to anxiety and depression.
And so, obviously, Vitamin B-12 is important for a lot of things especially your red blood
cell cellular function and supporting the brain and nerve system.
And here is how you can overcome Vitamin B-12 deficiency and really take your health to
the next level.
Number one, start consuming more Vitamin B-12 rich foods.
And the best Vitamin B-12 foods are going to be liver, so chicken liver, beef liver.
After that, wild caught fish, like wild-caught salmon and tuna, are packed with Vitamin B-12,
then doing grass-fed beef and lamb products.
In fact, grass-fed lamb is very high and grass-fed beef in Vitamin B-12.
And then the fourth group of food is actually going to be raw dairy products.
Things like kefir, yogurt, raw cheeses, raw milk, but raw dairy products are your four
source of getting Vitamin B-12.
So step number one, get more Vitamin B-12 foods in your diet.
Number two, and I think this is amazing, there is a study that came out of Stanford University
that found if you take a probiotic supplement, it greatly increases your levels of Vitamin
B-12.
And here's what people think, you'd think, you're deficient in Vitamin B-12, that means
you have to start loading up on Vitamin B-12 supplements or getting Vitamin B shots.
No, the truth is if you're doing that without absorbing it, it doesn't matter.
Probiotics help you absorb the Vitamin B-12 you're taking, and so you've got to be getting
a good quality probiotic supplement and loading up on probiotic foods if you want to overcome
a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
And the third step would be you've got to start really healing your gut, getting your
gut healthy, and that's going to include probiotics.
It's going to include getting gluten and inflammatory foods out of your diet.
So really Step Three is improving your diet.
And Step Four is taking the right supplements.
You can take a high-quality Vitamin B-12 supplement.
In fact there are Vitamin B-12 sprays that work very well.
You can take Vitamin B-12 and a B-complex vitamin or isolated.
Also, you can take a desiccated liver supplement and take liver in a capsule form and get it
that way.
And no matter how you take it, taking a Vitamin B-12 in supplement form to increase your dose
is also very important.
So if you can really follow those steps, you can help address that Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
And for some people, you will immediately notice you function better.
Your energy is increased.
Your adrenal glands are better.
You're less stressed.
Your mood is improved.
You can find all of those benefits by consuming Vitamin B-12 food and overcoming your Vitamin
B-12 deficiency.
Hey guys, Dr. Axe.
This has been Dr. Axe.
I hope you enjoyed this video.
By the way, if you want my complete guide on how to overcome a Vitamin B-12 deficiency,
jump on over to my website, Dr. Axe.com.
That's draxe.com.
I've got an article on there on how to overcome a vitamin B-12 deficiency.
Simply search Vitamin B-12 on draxe.com or just do a Google search for Dr. Axe and Vitamin
B-12, and you'll find my complete guide, along with my recommendations for the best Vitamin
B-12 supplement that you should be taking on a daily basis.
Again, guys, this has been Dr. Axe.
Thanks for watching How to Naturally Overcome a Vitamin B-12 Deficiency.