B12
You know that taking the proper vitamins and maintaining a
healthy diet are important for a senior’s health so, you have been encouraging
your parents to eat right and take a multivitamin.
But did you know that even
if your senior parents are diligent about doing this, they still could end up
developing a serious deficiency in one particular vitamin? Its vitamin B12 and it has been estimated that 10%-15% of
people over the age of 60 are deficient in this all important vitamin.[1]
If you
know the symptoms and risk factors, you can protect your aging parents. They
have enough health problems to deal with so, why not protect them from the ones
that are easily detectable and treatable?
It is completely
normal to worry about your senior parents’ health and wellness. After all, they
took care of you your whole life, now you can return the favor. For many of us,
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Vitamin B12
deficiency can have an array of symptoms and many of these can be overlooked or
confused with something else. If your parent is showing signs of any of these
symptoms provided by Harvard.edu[2], it may
be time to talk to your doctor:
- Strange sensations, numbness or tingling in the hands, legs or fee
- Balance problems
- Anemia
- Swollen tongue
- Jaundice
- Cognitive difficulties or memory loss
- Weakness
- Fatigue
If your senior
parent is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency, need not to worry; the
treatment can be as simple as taking an additional vitamin every day. You can
help your elderly parents avoid problems related to vitamin B12 deficiency by
not only ensuring they eat a healthy, well-rounded diet, but also making sure
that they visit a doctor regularly for checkups.
In addition to a
healthy body inside, make sure your parent’s body is protected on the outside
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Works Cited:
1. Baik,
HW & Russell RM. “Vitamin B12 Deficiency In The Elderly.” US National Library of Medicine National
Institutes of Health.1999.
2. Skerrett,
Patrick J. “Vitamin B12 Deficiency Can Be Sneaky, Harmful.” Harvard Medical School. 10
January 2013.
