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Vitamin B12 is sometimes called "the energy vitamin". B12 supplements are a must for everyone on a plant based diet, people with Celiac or Chrohn's Disease, persons who have had part of the stomach or small intestine removed, someone with Pernicious Anemia, heavy drinkers and smokers, pregnant and breast-feeding women, persons with bacterial growth in the intestine or parasites, people on certain medications that inhibit B12, as well as anyone over the age of 50. B12 supplements for vegetarians/vegans are hard to find, but the source of Deva Vegan B12 is not beef that is commonly used, but rather derived from soil bacteria that is naturally occurring. Swallowing 500 mcg of Vitamin B12 can result in absorption of as little as 1.8 mcg. However, sublingual type tablets are a more absorbable type, whereby the B12 is taken under the tongue to dissolve and goes directly to the bloodstream bypassing the GI system and is 100% utilized. B12 is a water soluble vitamin, so it is not possible to get too much, excess will be flushed out of the body. Methylcobalamin (Methyl B-12) is better absorbed and retained than other forms of B12 (e.g., cyanocobalamin). Methyl B-12 protects nerve tissue and brain cells, promotes better sleep and reduces toxic homocysteine to the essential amino acid methionine. One does not need to take this sublingual tab daily. I take one twice a week, which is more than adequate to meet the B12 needs of my vegan diet/ lifestyle, and I have been taking this exact product for many years, and my B12 levels are perfect
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