Dale Shepard, a medical oncologist here at Cleveland Clinic directing the Taussig Early Cancer Therapeutics program and co-directing the Cleveland Clinic Sarcoma program
See: How Diet and Exercise Affect Your Mental Health Sources of vitamin B-12 Common sources of B-12 include: Animal-based foods : Including beef, liver, poultry (chicken, turkey), eggs (especially yolks), dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt), fish, and shellfish
How our patients rate their experience in clinic *Data gathered via our post-treatment survey Poor Average Excellent What we do Conditions treated with Vitamin B12 injections Deficiency of Vitamin B12 caused by pernicious anaemia, ageing, or diet (vegan, strict vegetarian, or restricted) which lacks supplementation
Ascorbic acid in excess of the body requirements is excreted, largely unchanged, in the urine
Additionally, B-12 can provide improved sleep, relief from allergies and stress, and can combat moodiness, as it is an essential vitamin for the nervous system
It is clear from speaking to patients and surveying the current landscape that a sea change in diagnosing and treating B12 needs to happen - and it needs to happen now