Aging or B12 Vitamin deficiency.

Recently Aging or B12 Deficiency has become a serious health concern especially for those over age 60. Sally M. Pacholok R. N. is the author of a book about this common Vitamin deficiency. In her work as a nurse she saw many, many patients with missed diagnoses of this particular vitamin deficiency - including some who had to be rushed to the emergency room or who were misdiagnosed as having age related dementia.

Pacholok became so concerned about how often this diagnosis was missed and the serious effects this had on patients that she teamed up with Jerffrey J. Stuart, D. O. to write a book on the topic, Could It Be B12? An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses

Symptoms that could be the result of either Aging or B12 Deficiency

• Mental confusion, memory loss, irritability, apathy, sleepiness, personality changes, depression, hallucinations,violent behavior. Not all of these are seen in each case but any of them could be symptoms.
• Abnormal sensations eg, pain, tingling, numbness, diminished sense of touch or temperature, clumsiness, tremor, weakness, incontinence, vision changes, damage to the optic nerve
• TIAs (transient ischemic attacks), stroke, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, palpitations, bloodclots, low blood pressure when standing up - sometimes causes falls or fainting.
• chronic fatigue, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal problems, osteoporosis, tinnitus, prematurely grey hair

End of Symptoms that could be the result of Aging or B12 Deficiency

Since this vitamin deficiency can attack the myelin that surrounds and protect nerve fibres, just as MS does, sometimes patients are diagnosed as having MS when they really have a vitamin deficiency. Also, since the deficiency is common in those over age 60, sometimes patients are diagnosed with age related dementia when they present with confusion, memory loss etc. This is one of the more serious aspects of confusing Aging or B12 deficiency since if the deficiency isnot treated the symptoms could get worse.

And for those given the standard serum test, itmay not be enough since some medications mask low levels of B12 as do some medical conditions such as "liver disease,alcoholism, myelon proliferative disorders, lymphoma or intestinal bacterial overgrowth." but there are adjunctive tests for high levels of MMA and Hcy which indicate low B12.

If you are concerned about Aging or B12 deficiency, you can add B12 supplements to your nutritional program. See if you experience improvement. One of the good thing about the B vitamins is that they do not accumulate in your body. You will simply excrete any that you do not need.

If you want to buy B12 supplements, you may want to Vitacost, a company that sells major brands at 35 - 75% off retail. I use this company now. They seem reliable and have on staff. You will find them by clicking on Anti-Aging Products page. More information

• Who is at risk. It is more than Aging or B12 deficiency
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