Age Well with Sublingual Vitamin B12
  
Healthy aging requires adequate B12  to reduce blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine which are linked to increased risk of heart disease and stroke. As we age, our ability to absorb vitamin B12 may decline. Elderly people and vegetarians are at a higher risk of vitamin B-12 deficiency. 
 
Symptoms of vitamin B-12 deficiency include fatigue, muscle weakness, shortness of breath, dizziness, numbness, and heart palpitations. Long-term B-12 deficiency can produce pernicious anemia, which leads to memory loss, confusion and even dementia.
 
Prevent Drug-Induced Sublingual Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Medications that can lower Vitamin B12 and folic acid levels in the body include*: anti-seizure medications, chemotherapy medications (particularly methotrexate); Colchicine (for gout), bile acid sequestrants (for lowering cholesterol, antacids – H2 blockers and proton pump inhibitors (to reduce stomach acid), Metformin (glucophage for diabetes), antibiotics, Tetracycline, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), Sulfasalazine (for inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis), Triamterene (diuretic), Pyrimethamine (for malaria and parasites).*
 
Who needs this:
Vegetarians and people who are predominantly plant-based​
People taking certain drugs that are known to deplete B12 levels​: NSAIDS​, Chemotherapy​, Antibiotics​
Individuals who are stressed or fatigued