Vegan B12

If you’re Vegan or a health conscious person who’s always looking to learn more, you know there’s no way to avoid some of the buzzwords that come with it. Among the victims of today’s click-happy culture is Vitamin B12, an irrefutably essential source of energy and overall sustainability. Alas, this won’t stop hacky trainers, influencers - and really anyone else looking to sell something silly.

Sad but true.

And while we aren’t doubting the indisputable benefits of adding Vitamin B12 to your diet, we do have some issues with how some people are spreading less-than-stellar “facts” about it.

That’s why we’re here to set the record straight!

The water-soluble vitamin known as B12 is largely composed of cobalt, a known cofactor of two very important enzymes - methionine synthase and L-methylmalonyl-CoA mutase.

And if you’re wondering why they’re so special… consider this.

Methionine synthase is needed to make S-adenosylmethionine - a compound that helps to give rise to important substrates, like DNA and RNA, as well as many important proteins and lipids.

Then there’s L-methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, which speeds up the process of converting methylmalonyl-CoA to succinyl-CoA (which can later produce more energy).

In layman's terms, Vitamin B12 is essential for the development and day-to-day function of your central nervous system. It also helps to formulate healthy red blood cells, perform DNA synthesis (which creates new cells) and helps convert food to fuel.

So essentially...