TriVita's Sublingual B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid –
The Best Way to Fight Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Anemia
"At least 3.4 million Americans have been diagnosed as anemic, and millions more
may be undiagnosed or at increased risk of developing anemia."
National Anemia Action Council
What exactly is anemia?
Anemia is a condition in which your blood is low on healthy red blood cells.
Without enough healthy red blood cells in circulation, your body
can't get the oxygen it needs so you end up with symptoms like:
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• Weakness
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• Fatigue
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• Lightheadedness
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• Pale skin
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• Decreased appetite |
• Weight loss |
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• Abdominal pain |
• Diarrhea |
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• Tingling and numbness in the hands and feet |
What causes vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia?
B-12 deficiency anemia (Megaloblastic anemia) has a variety of causes:
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Pernicious anemia, an autoimmune disease that interferes with your
stomach's ability to produce intrinsic factor, which must bind with vitamin B-12
until it can be absorbed in the small intestine
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Gastrectomy, gastric bypass surgery, or removal of the last portion
of the small intestine where B-12 is absorbed
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Digestive disorders such as bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine
or parasitic infections
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A dietary lack of meat, eggs, or dairy products—the primary
sources for vitamin B-12
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Crohn's disease
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Pancreatic disorders
Why is B-12 so important?
B-12 is vitally necessary for the proper formation of red blood cells. Blood
consists of a liquid called plasma and three types of blood cells:
• White blood cells that help fight infections
• Platelets that help your blood clot after a cut
• Red blood cells that carry oxygen from your lungs
to your brain and other organs and tissues.
Your body must have oxygenated blood to function—it gives
your body its energy.
All three types of blood cells are produced by regular cell division in your bone
marrow—a red, spongy material located within the cavities of many of your
large bones.
If your original cells have an inadequate supply of vitamin B-12, your new red blood
cells will be abnormally large and your white blood cells will have abnormal nuclei.
Both will be destroyed more rapidly in the bone marrow and fewer will make
it into your bloodstream, robbing your body of the oxygen it needs to function properly.
Large, dense, oversized, red blood cells (RBCs) are seen in vitamin B-12 deficiency
anemia.
Vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia develops gradually, allowing the body to adapt so
that the anemia may be more severe than the symptoms indicate.
Left untreated, serious problems can occur in prolonged and severe anemia. Anemia
can lead to secondary organ dysfunction or damage, including heart arrhythmia and
congestive heart failure.
How is vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia diagnosed and treated?
Many types of anemia exist, each with its own cause—the cause may be an iron
or vitamin deficiency, blood loss, a chronic illness, or a genetic or acquired defect
or disease. It may also be a side effect of a medication, so it's important that
you work with your health care provider to confirm that you have anemia, what type
of anemia it is, how severe it is, and how to properly treat it.
Doctors diagnose vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia through blood tests that measure
the level and appearance of red blood cells. In vitamin deficiency anemia, you'll
not only have fewer red blood cells, but the red blood cells that you do have will
be large and underdeveloped. In advanced deficiencies, white blood cells and platelets
also look abnormal under a microscope.
Vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia can often be successfully treated with supplements.
However, in many cases, the anemia will reoccur if vitamin B-12 supplementation
is stopped. Anemia is a condition that can have serious consequences if left untreated—but
it is also a condition that can be readily managed by current therapies.
What's the best way to get the B-12 you need?
If your doctor has diagnosed you or you think you may be at risk for a vitamin B-12
deficiency anemia, you need the safest, freshest, and most
effective B-12 supplement available on the market today.
In the past, B-12 options have been limited to highly ineffective oral tablets or
painful and expensive injections. Today, you can choose Dr. Libby's original,
patented Sublingual B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid.
The key is the TriVita sublingual delivery method—which simply
means that you put a great tasting, quick dissolving tablet under your tongue where
it can speed the vitamins directly into your system. Once there, they can quickly
go to work fighting the potentially devastating effects of anemia.
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