Did you know that being over 65 years of age is a risk factor for vitamin B12 deficiency?
It’s true. But most mainstream doctors don’t really know how to diagnose it. That’s because they receive very little training on nutrition – generally less than 20 hours of nutrition instruction during their entire time at medical school.
It’s one reason I trained in functional medicine – to learn how food and nutrition affect all systems of the body. And it sure comes in handy when it comes diagnosing vitamin B12 deficiency.
The thing about this type of deficiency is that it mimics disorders that often accompany “old age.”