Vitamin B12 is a water soluble vitamin and one of the thirteen essential vitamins your body needs to stay alive. 

It is produced in the gut of animals, so it is the only vitamin that you can’t obtain from a plant or sunlight. Also, it is the only vitamin that has trace amounts of the element cobalt which explains the scientific name Cobalamin. 

Vitamin B12 is a unique vitamin absorbed in the lower part of our small intestine, the ileum. B12 needs intrinsic factor in order to be absorbed.

Some of the benefits of Vitamin B12 injections:

• Increased energy
• Alleviates hangovers
• Improved athletic performance
• Essential for neurological health
• Allergy prevention
• Hypothyroid support
• Improved memory
• Boosts metabolism
• Decreases chronic inflammation and pain
• Supports digestion
• Decreased migraines
• Decreased irritability
• Enhanced vascular health
• Anemic support
• Helps with depression

Dr. Back offers B12 injections that are 2500 - 5000mcg of methyl cobalamin (B12) and the cost is $40. Dr. Back offers B-Complex and Magnesium injections as well.