{"id":5941,"date":"2020-10-15T15:37:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T15:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/?p=5941"},"modified":"2021-02-10T19:19:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T19:19:26","slug":"what-is-cyanocobalamin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/health-and-wellness\/what-is-cyanocobalamin\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Cyanocobalamin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cyanocobalamin is a manufactured form of vitamin B-12, which is important for blood formation, growth and more. It was first made in the 1940s and is used via muscle injection, nasal spray, and oral supplementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vitamin B-12 is considered an essential nutrient because it cannot be made by your body, yet it is required for life. A deficiency of B-12 can cause fatigue, along with digestive and mood issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyanocobalamin is the form most often used in vitamin B-12 supplements because it is more stable and cost-effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits of Vitamin B-12\/Cyanocobalamin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Helps your body produce healthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/health-and-wellness\/5-herbs-for-healthy-circulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"red blood (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">red blood<\/a> cells<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/health-and-wellness\/6-supplements-for-nerve-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Plays a role in the nervous system (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Plays a role in the nervous system<\/a><\/li><li>Helps to create and regulate DNA<\/li><li>Fosters positive mood<\/li><li>May support <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/Bone-Health-Calcium\/\" target=\"_blank\">bone health<\/a><\/li><li>Promotes brain health<\/li><li>May contribute to the health of aging eyes<\/li><li>Offers an energy boost<\/li><li>Supplies nutrients for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/heart-health\" target=\"_blank\">heart health<\/a><\/li><li>Supports healthy hair, skin and nails<\/li><li>Plays a role in the synthesis of fatty acids and energy production<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Foods with Vitamin B-12<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/health-and-wellness\/13-essential-vitamins\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Vitamin B-12 can be found naturally (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Vitamin B-12 can be found naturally<\/a> in: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/Fish-Oil-Omega-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fish <\/a><\/li><li>Meat<\/li><li>Eggs<\/li><li>Dairy products<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not typically found in plant-based foods, which can become a problem for vegans and vegetarians. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it\u2019s best to get sufficient amounts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/vitamins\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"vitamins  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">vitamins <\/a>through your diet, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"rank-math-link\">supplementation<\/a> can be a simple, effective way to increase your intake. If you think this may be an option for you, talk to your healthcare provider about what\u2019s best in your situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These statements have not been evaluated by the Food &amp; Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Individual results may vary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/vitamins\/b-vitamins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/what-is-cyanocobalamin-cta.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5944\" width=\"570\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/what-is-cyanocobalamin-cta.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/what-is-cyanocobalamin-cta-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyanocobalamin is a manufactured form of vitamin B-12, which is important for blood formation, growth and more. It was first made in the 1940s and is used via muscle injection, nasal spray, and oral supplementation. Vitamin B-12 is considered an essential nutrient because it cannot be made by your body, yet it is required for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-and-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5941"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5941"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6290,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5941\/revisions\/6290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}