

Promote health of hair, skin and nails - Lack of vitamin B12 levels have shown to cause various issues such as hyperpigmentation, nail discoloration, hair changes and vitiligo.Can improve one’s mood - Antidepressants have shown to work better when given with vitamin B12, which goes on to prove that Vitamin B12 can really help in improving one’s mood.May improve brain health - Studies have proven that a vitamin B12 can slow down mental decline and can even improve memory.


Importance of Vitamin B12Īs alluded to before, Vitamin B12 plays a lot of important roles in our bodies. Before we find out how this concern may be well founded, let's figure out how this vitamin is important for us. While the concern about protein deficiency in plant based foods generally stems from a lack of information, the concern surrounding Vitamin B12 actually has its basis in science. Popularly known as methylcobalamin or cyanocobalamin on your medicines, supplements or foods, this vitamin is extremely crucial for the proper functioning of the human body and mind. In layman’s terms, Vitamin B12 is a water soluble vitamin that’s one of the total 8 B vitamins. Let’s begin by understanding what Vitamin B12 is and how it affects us. We’ve addressed the first concern in a blog of ours titled Vegan Protein - An Oxymoron?, and decided to address the second concern in this blog, because it is a question that’s shared by a lot of vegans and non vegans. The first question is generally to the tune of “What will you eat for protein?” and this is almost always followed by the next question which is generally to the tune of “What about Vitamin B12?”.

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