Several years ago while I was living in Arizona I was looking for information on vitamins and healthy eating and living. This was just before the Internet exploded into our lives and changed everything about how we gather information. On one of our local Tucson television stations I saw a show featuring University of Arizona professor, Dr. Andrew Weil, MD. Dr. Weil is the founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, in Tucson.
I was walking quite a bit then and averaging 28 miles a week. When I found Dr. Weil on TV I was looking for some good vitamins to increase my energy levels or at least to keep the energy that I had up and maintain it. Dr. Weil said that many of the vitamins available over the counter at supermarkets and pharmacies were not completely pure. Many of those vitamins contained more fillers than the actual vitamins. That's when I found out about the importance of Vitamin B12. This vitamin is necessary to maintain many body functions. The lack of B12 can cause many problems. Symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency include fatigue, muscle weakness, shortness of breath, dizziness, numbness, heart palpitations, bleeding gums and mouth sores, nausea, poor appetite and diarrhea.
The good news is that we are now in the Internet age and if you are looking for information about vitamins and healthy eating Dr. Weil has a very good website: www.drweil.com
thanks for sharing. I believe many of us need vitamins and supplements even if we have healthy diets (much of our food is not as nutritious as it once was).
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy, your absolutely correct about the B12, I also take that supplement. It really helps.
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