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  STORY AT-A-GLANCE There is a long list of symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency as the vitamin affects several bodily systems. They include tingling or numbness, balance or gait problems, memory loss, difficulty thinking, depression and heart palpitations Groups of people with a higher risk of deficiency include older adults and people with pernicious anemia, stomach or intestinal surgery, vegetarians and vegans, and regular coffee and alcohol drinkers It is easy to miss a vitamin B12 deficiency as the symptoms may mimic other conditions. Even people with serum levels within normal limits may have symptoms since you may not have enough vitamin B12 for tissue availability Deficiency may be an underestimated factor in cognitive impairment and dementia; early evaluation of treatment protocols also suggest a combination of vitamins D, B12 and magnesium may lower your risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes A significant portion of Americans have some type of vitamin deficiency, one of which is v...

Vitamin B1 Is Vital to Protect Against Infectious Disease Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency syndrome (beriberi) has many similarities to sepsis — a primary cause of COVID-19 mortality — and thiamine deficiency is relatively common in critically ill patients in general Thiamine deficiency is prevalent in pulmonary tuberculosis, and the more severe the case, the more severe the thiamine deficiency. Thiamine has been shown to limit Mycobacterium tuberculosis by regulating your innate immunity Thiamine deficiency is also associated with the development of high fever, and some researchers have suggested that serious infections may in fact be a presenting manifestation of thiamine deficiency Clinical case reports have shown thiamine injections reversed a number of acute illnesses in which high fever was a factor, including one case where the patient presented with high fever, headache and asphyxia, and another where the patient...