Vitamin B12

What we use: Methylcobalamin¹⁷

What it does:

  • Protects the coating on your nerves (like plastic around electrical wires)¹⁷
  • Makes red blood cells¹⁷
  • Builds DNA¹⁷
  • Keeps your brain working properly¹⁷

When you don't get enough:

  • Deep tiredness that's different from just being sleepy¹⁷
  • Hands and feet go numb or tingly¹⁷
  • Memory gets worse¹⁷
  • Hard time walking straight¹⁷
  • Can cause permanent nerve damage if it goes on too long¹⁷

Why we pay more for this form: Most use cyanocobalamin because it's cheap and lasts a long time on the shelf. It's real B12, but your body has to turn it into the forms it uses.¹⁷ Our methylcobalamin is one of those active forms. Think of it as choosing the form your cells put to work, even though your body still does some processing along the way. More expensive, but that's the form we chose.¹⁷

Sources

  1. Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin)

    Obeid R, Fedosov SN, Nexo E. Cobalamin coenzyme forms are not likely to be superior to cyano- and hydroxyl-cobalamin in prevention or treatment of cobalamin deficiency. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 2015;59(7):1364-1372. Read source

    National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin B12: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. Read source

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