There are so many things your body can do for itself to stay healthy. One thing it can’t do is make vitamin B12. Together with folate, vitamin B12 is essential to the synthesis of DNA and red blood cells. It also plays a role in the production of the myelin sheath that surrounds nerves as well as the conduction of nerve impulses. Vitamin B12 deficiency can be detected with a blood test at your doctor’s office and treated with B12 injections in Richardson.

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