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Deficiency of Vitamin b12 and Vitamin D
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Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D deficiencies are quite common and can lead to symptoms such as fatigue, low energy, muscle weakness, and poor immunity. While medications are often prescribed by doctors depending on the deficiency level, improving your diet and lifestyle can also help support these nutrient levels.
Dietary and Lifestyle Recommendations:
- Include foods such as milk, curd, paneer, eggs, chicken, fish, and fortified cereals, as vitamin B12 is mainly found in animal-based foods and fortified products.
- Try to get 15–20 minutes of morning sunlight exposure on arms and face regularly, as sunlight is the most natural source of vitamin D.
- Add foods such as eggs, fatty fish, mushrooms, and fortified dairy products, which can contribute to improving vitamin D levels.
- Ensure meals contain complex carbohydrates, lean protein, healthy fats, fruits, and vegetables to support overall nutrient absorption and metabolism.
Along with medicines prescribed by your doctor, maintaining regular sunlight exposure and a balanced nutrient-rich diet will help improve vitamin B12 and vitamin D levels gradually.
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Hello Good afternoon
1. Vitamin B12 take daily after dinner
2. For vitamin D : take weekly once with milk or healthy fats for better absorption
For vitamin D
Take sunbath daily before 11:00 am 15-20 min
Add in diet fatty fish , egg yolk , fortified cereal, fortified plant milk, fortified orange juice and UV exposed mushrooms
For Vitamin B12
Add in diet green leafy, sprouts, fortified cereal, probiotic like curd , buttermilk and fermented idli , dosa , spread nutritional yeast on salads , if non veg add lean meat
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1st medicine - 1 tab after dinner
2nd medicine - 1cap in a wk for 12wks
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Cannot recommend without knowing the extent of your deficiency. Pls share your VitB12 and Vit D values
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Consult on app personally regarding same
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Ms. Mini Thomas
Dietitian/Nutritionist
21 yrs exp
Chennai
Kindly share your reports.
Cannot advise without knowing the levels
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Ms. Somya Jain
Dietitian/Nutritionist
9 yrs exp
Delhi
Yes you can have them
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Ms. Moumita Dutta
Dietitian/Nutritionist
10 yrs exp
Kolkata
You may contact for a personalized diet advice. For healthy tips follow my YouTube▶️ channel Dietitian Moumita Dutta.
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Ms. Trupti Padhi
Dietitian/Nutritionist
17 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Good morning pls connect to physician directly.
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