New Benefits to Using Vitamin B12 Topically – Director’s Choice

Abstracted by Jessica Patella, ND from “Topical vitamin B12, a new therapeutic approach in atopic dermatitis, evaluation of efficacy and tolerability in a randomized placebo-controlled multicentre clinical trial” from the 150th volume in 2004 of British Journal of Dermatology. Applying B12 cream to area of body affected by eczema, showed a significant drop in symptoms related to drying, itching and destruction of skin. Posted April 18, 2013. r/ar Read more »

B Vitamins and Colorectal Health – Director’s Choice

Abstracted by Chrystal Moulton, BS, from “B vitamin intakes and incidence of colorectal cancer:  results from Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study cohort in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition”. The study showed that folic acid intake up to 343 mcg per day resulted in reduced risk of colorectal cancer, but for intakes over 343 mcg per day resulted in increases in colorectal cancer. December 19, 2012. Posted February 20, 2013. r/ar Read more »

Vitamin B and Homocysteine Levels in Celiac Disease-Director’s Choice

Abstracted by Jessica Patella, ND from “Effect of B vitamin supplementation on plasma homocysteine levels in celiac disease.” From the World Journal of Gastroenterology in the 15 volume of 2009. In conclusion, supplementing vitamin B6, B12 and folate lowers homocysteine levels in celiac participants.  Posted September 13, 2012. Read more »

Vitamin B12 Supplementation Benefits Vegetarians-Director’s Choice

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, April 9, 2012,  from “Vitamin B12 Supplementation Improves arterial Function in Vegetarians with Subnormal Vitamin B12 Status” published online March 9, 2012 in the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging.  Research shows vegetarians have a high rate of vitamin B12 deficiency, high salt intake and raised blood fat cancentrations and that consuming vitamin B12 had a 9% improvement in blood flow.  Posted May 1, 2012. r/km Read more »

The Alternative Approach: Find Relief from Chronic Cough with Vitamin B-12

By Patrick B. Massey, M.D., Ph.D., Daily Herald Columnist.  A recent study suggests that a chronic cough may be associated with a vitamin B12 deficiency.  Posted February 7, 2011. mk/r Read more »

Folic Acid and Vitamin B-12 May Help with Digestive Inflammation

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS,  from “Serum vitamin B12 and folate status in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases” in the August 2010 issue of the European Journal of Internal Medicine. Posted September 10, 2010. Read more »

Japanese Study Finds B-Vitamins Help Heart Health

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Dietary Folate and Vitamin B6 and B12 Intake in Relation to Mortality from Cardiovascular Diseases. Japan Collaborative Cohort Study” in the April 2010 issue of Stroke. Posted May 5, 2010. Read more »

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Vitamin B-12 Found to Help Oral Health

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Effectiveness of Vitamin B12 in Treating Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial”, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, January 2009. Posted March 19, 2009. Read more »

B-Vitamins and the Prevention of Macular Degeneration

Abstracted by Marcia J.Egles MD, from “Folic Acid, Pyridoxine, and Cyanocobalamin Combination Treatment and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Women”, Archives of Internal Medicine , February 23,2009; 169 (4)p. 335-342. Posted March 16, 2009. mk/r Read more »