B-12 SHOTS
Acupuncture Point Injection or Acupoint Injection Therapy (AIT) B-12 Shots is an advanced form of acupuncture that utilizes therapeutic and natural injectable fluids in place of traditional needles, thus blending the best of Traditional Oriental Medicine with vitamin B12.
AIT certified Acupuncture Physicians inject natural therapeutic substances, such as homeopathic remedies, like Traumeel or vitamins like B-12, into acupuncture points specific to your wellness needs.
By stimulating powerful acupuncture points with proven natural substances, we can affect the body on a deeper level and create a healing climate.
METHYLCOBALAMIN B12 INJECTIONS
We only use Methyl B-12 (Methylcobalamin). B-12 injections generally help people suffering from low energy or depressive moods. It is commonly used with people that are in a restrictive diet and or healthy exercise program to help them stay motivated and continue seeing results. B12 is naturally found in many animal products so people who are vegetarian and especially vegan may need to have regular supplementation. B12 deficiency can also be found in people with inflammation in their digestive track that are not absorbing nutrients well. B12 is a water-soluble vitamin so excess amounts can easily pass through the body.
Are you at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency?
There are many causes for vitamin B12 deficiency. Surprisingly, two of them are practices often undertaken to improve health: a vegetarian diet and weight-loss surgery.Plants don’t make vitamin B12. The only foods that deliver it are meat, eggs, poultry, dairy products, and other foods from animals. Strict vegetarians and vegans are at high risk for developing a B12 deficiency if they don’t eat grains that have been fortified with the vitamin or take a vitamin supplement. People who have weight-loss surgery are also more likely to be low in vitamin B12 because the operation interferes with the body’s ability to extract vitamin B12 from food.
Conditions that interfere with nutrient absorption, such celiac or Crohn’s disease, can cause B12 trouble. So can the use of commonly prescribed heartburn drugs, which reduce acid production in the stomach (acid is needed to absorb vitamin B12). The condition is more likely to occur in older people due to the cutback in stomach acid production that often occurs with aging.