Toronto Chiropractic Care Checks for Vitamin B Deficiency and MMA
Boost your brain (and gut and nervous system) power with B vitamins. But learn a little about MMA - methylmalonic acid. That is a big word! It’s an even bigger conversion element to understand and test. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre shares just how B vitamins and methylmalonic acid are related, how they are checked and how essential they are to a smooth operating body system. Toronto vitamin B deficiencies need to be noticed. Your Toronto chiropractor is just the one to shine a spotlight on them. Chiropractic services take care of the whole person!
B12 DEFICIENCY EFFECT ON BRAIN
Researchers have known for some time that Vitamin B12 deficiency can trigger serious and irreversible damage to the brain and nervous system. Such deficiency is truly an issue for homocysteine (decelerates the conversion of methionine to homocysteine which converts to other amino acids via B12, B11, and B6) and methylmalonic acid (raises) levels. (1) Lately, researchers investigated more in depth in what way vitamin B9 folate and B12 deficiencies are related to metabolic diseases and influenced memory function, cognitive impairment, glucose metabolism and inflammation modulation. They reported that folate and B-12 deficiencies damaged memory function by hindering hippocampal insulin signaling and bothering the gut microbiota. (2) The gut and brain are closely connected! Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre helps Toronto chiropractic patients find out just what their B vitamin levels are currently so they can boost them as needed to safeguard the brain and the gut.
HOW TO TEST FOR B12 LEVEL
New research pointed to testing methylmalonic acid serum levels to define B12 levels more precisely. Testing for methylmalonic acid serum levels is a more accurate way to determine B12 levels. MMA is elevated in 90–98% of patients who have B12 deficiency. Why? Methylmalonic acid stays in the myelin sheath of the nerve if B12 doesn’t change it properly. A blood test for MMA can detect vitamin B12 deficiency earlier. The body produces very little MMA – necessary for metabolism and energy production – on its own. MMA levels rise in the blood and urine if there isn’t sufficient vitamin B12 available for conversion. (3,4) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre encourages Toronto chiropractic patients to check B levels and improve them as needed.
HOW TO IMPROVE B12 LEVELS
Potential issues leading to B12 deficiency are inadequate intake of B12 through diet (animal products [eggs, meat, milk] and algae), impaired absorption due to drugs used like proton pump inhibitors and histamine 2 receptor agonists), surgical removal of small bowel for Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, bariatric surgery, bacterial overgrowth into small bowel, diabetes’ medication metformin, malnutrition due to alcoholism, and nitrous oxide abuse. (5) To improve B12 levels, Toronto chiropractic patients may choose to address the dietary consumption of more vitamin B12-rich foods. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is certainly ready to chat about supplementation ideas with you as well. It’s all part of the Toronto chiropractic treatment plan!
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Schedule your Toronto chiropractic visit at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre today. Your brain, gut and nervous system will appreciate for getting your B vitamin levels tested via the MMA connection!
