What is Sublingual B12

The word “sublingual” literally means “under the tongue.” It refers to a method of administering substances in the mouth so that they can be rapidly absorbed into the blood vessels. The substance is absorbed through the buccal mucosa and into the sublingual vein where it has direct access to the blood circulation and is then carried throughout the whole body. Medical science has been using this method for years in the administration of cardiovascular drugs, steroids, and some barbiturates. The sublingual method has been life-saving for individuals who have had to rely on its speed and efficiency during times of critical emergency. When the B-12 vitamin enters your body in the stomach (throughout oral pills), acids in the stomach separate the B-12 from its protein source. It then must combine with intrinsic factor cells in the stomach. This absorbed complex is then transported via blood plasma and stored in the liver.

Homocysteine

More than likely, you have never heard of homocysteine. Although it was first described in the 1930’s and its instrumental role in causing heart disease was discovered in the late 1960’s, homocysteine has gone relatively unnoticed and underappreciated by the medical community until recently. Homocysteine is an amino acid that occurs naturally in your body as it processes protein. When you ingest the amino acid, methionine, it must be broken down into non-essential amino acids.

Homocysteine Importance

An essential amino acid is a protein you must have to live. A non-essential amino acid may be made from essential proteins. A very important protein, methion ine, is used to make many other important proteins.

Homocysteine is used in many of the important steps your body uses to break down methionine into non-essential proteins. At the end of the cycly, homocystein is used to recombine the “leftovers” from this process back into a little methionine. This entire process takes a lot of energy. Your body gets this energy from vitamins and other nutrients. If you do not have enough nutrition, especially if you are B-12 deficient, either because you are not getting B vitamins from foods you eat or because your body is not able to adequately absorb them, which happens as we age, the methionine is not recombined and homocysteine escapes into your blood stream. If it does, the homocysteine will eventually become toxic and will damage your arteries and brain cells.

More Energy

We have all heard, get plenty of rest, exercise regularly, eat healthy, and you will have energy to burn. That statement is false. In fact, many adults who live healthy lifestyles are still frustrated by the lack of energy they feel. That is because many adults are missing an important but simple solution to having more energy-Vitamin B-12. Is your body getting the B-12 it needs for energy? Medical science has answered this question. And the experts agree that as you get older, your ability to absorb B12 can be detrimental to your health. Because B-12 plays a key role in the production of chemicals that help regulate sleep, mood, appetite, and ENERGY!