Nashua Chiropractic Care Checks for Vitamin B Deficiency and MMA

Boost your brain (and gut and nervous system) power with B vitamins. But learn a bit about MMA - methylmalonic acid. That is a big word! It’s an even bigger conversion element to understand and test. Moriarty Chiropractic shares just how B vitamins and methylmalonic acid are related, how they are tested and how essential they are to a smooth operating body system. Nashua vitamin B deficiencies need to be checked. Your Nashua chiropractor is just the one to put a spotlight on them. Chiropractic services address the whole person!

B12 DEFICIENCY EFFECT ON BRAIN

Researchers have recognized for some time that Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause serious and irreversible damage to the brain and nervous system. Such deficiency is truly an issue for homocysteine (decelerates the conversion of methionine to homocysteine which converts to other amino acids via B12, B11, and B6) and methylmalonic acid (increases) levels. (1) Lately, researchers explored more deeply in what way vitamin B9 folate and B12 deficiencies are connected to metabolic diseases and influenced memory function, cognitive impairment, glucose metabolism and inflammation modulation. They concluded that folate and B-12 deficiencies impaired memory function by hindering hippocampal insulin signaling and bothering the gut microbiota. (2) The gut and brain are intimately linked! Moriarty Chiropractic helps Nashua chiropractic patients discover just what their B vitamin levels are now so they can boost them as needed to safeguard the brain and the gut.

HOW TO TEST FOR B12 LEVEL

New research pointed to testing methylmalonic acid serum levels to determine B12 levels more accurately. Testing for methylmalonic acid serum levels is a more preceise means to figure out B12 levels. MMA is elevated in 90–98% of patients with B12 deficiency. Why? Methylmalonic acid stays in the myelin sheath of the nerve if B12 doesn’t change it properly. A blood test for MMA can identify vitamin B12 deficiency earlier. The body makes very little MMA – necessary for metabolism and energy production – by itself. MMA levels rise in the blood and urine if there is not enough vitamin B12 available for conversion. (3,4) Moriarty Chiropractic encourages Nashua chiropractic patients to check B levels and improve them as necessary.

HOW TO IMPROVE B12 LEVELS

Potential issues contributing to B12 deficiency are insufficient intake of B12 through diet (animal products [eggs, meat, milk] and algae), weakened absorption due to drugs taken like proton pump inhibitors and histamine 2 receptor agonists), surgical removal of small bowel for Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, bariatric surgery, bacterial overgrowth into small bowel, diabetes’ medication metformin, malnutrition due to alcoholism, and nitrous oxide abuse. (5) To improve B12 levels, Nashua chiropractic patients may choose to address the dietary consumption of more vitamin B12-rich foods. Moriarty Chiropractic is certainly ready to discuss supplementation ideas with you as well. It’s all part of the Nashua chiropractic treatment plan!

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Schedule your Nashua chiropractic visit at Moriarty Chiropractic today. Your brain, gut and nervous system will thank you for having your B vitamin levels tested via the MMA connection!