Dear Steve,

DID YOU KNOW that there's a difference between vitamin B12 deficiency and functional vitamin B-12 deficiency?

According to a study from Journal of the American Nutrition Association, vitamin B-12 deficiency is discovered from low blood levels of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and/or methylmalonic acid. Functional deficiency is defined as high blood levels of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and/or methylmalonic acid.

Why would high levels be considered a deficiency? As we've seen for years, because of genetic predisposition, vitamin B12 may be malabsorbed and instead of being utilized at the cellular level, it just circulates in the blood, causing high levels. This is why we recommend genetic testing. Those with mutations of vitamin B12 genes can use a source such as adenosyl/hydroxy that is better absorbed.

There are caveats to the aforementioned. For those already supplementing with vitamin B12, B-complex, or high-dose multi, if you do not stop your supplements 48 hours prior to your blood draw, levels can be artificially high but does not mean you have functional deficiency.

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Steve: There is some very juicy data published recently regarding fish oil and mental health.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study from Nutrients examined the efficacy of fish oil as the monotherapy (not accompanied with any other therapy) for depression. The fish oil group had a significantly lower depression scores compared with the placebo group at week 4, week 6, week 8, and week 12. The fish oil group showed higher rates for both remission (26.7% vs. 10%) and response (23.3% vs. 6.7%) compared with the placebo group at week 12.

Researchers in a The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine study demonstrated significant positive correlations between fish oil intake and scores on all three cognitive assessments performed in older persons.

Finally, a study from Aggression and Violent Behavior purports that fish oil supplementation can reduce aggression by 30%. The authors are suggesting it be used as a therapy in communities, clinics, the penal system, and promoted by criminal justice system decision makers.

NOTE: You should not self-supplement. Seek out the consult of health professionals like ourselves. Supplemental fish oil can be contraindicated for some.

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