Evidence supporting the use of: Vitamin B12
For the health condition: Post Partum Weakness
Synopsis
Source of validity: Scientific
Rating (out of 5): 2
Vitamin B12 is commonly used to support women experiencing postpartum weakness, and this use has some scientific justification, though high-quality evidence is limited. Vitamin B12 is essential for red blood cell formation, neurological function, and DNA synthesis. Deficiency of B12 can lead to anemia, fatigue, and neurological symptoms, which may overlap with postpartum weakness symptoms. During pregnancy and lactation, women's requirements for many nutrients, including B12, are increased. Studies indicate that B12 deficiency is more common in populations with low dietary intake (such as vegetarians or those with malabsorption issues), and in these groups, supplementation can help alleviate fatigue and weakness. For women with diagnosed B12 deficiency postpartum, supplementation is scientifically validated and can improve symptoms. However, for the broader population of postpartum women without proven B12 deficiency, the evidence supporting routine supplementation for "weakness" is limited. There are few large-scale, high-quality clinical trials directly assessing B12's effect on postpartum fatigue in non-deficient women. Most recommendations are based on understanding the consequences of deficiency rather than direct evidence of benefit in this specific context. Thus, while use is scientifically grounded in the context of deficiency, its use for all cases of postpartum weakness is supported by only modest evidence.
Other health conditions supported by vitamin B12
AlcoholismAlzheimer's Disease
Anemia
Anorexia
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Apathy
Autoimmune Disorders
Bell's Palsy
Birth Defects (prevention)
Burning Feet or Hands
Cancer Treatment (reducing side effects)
Canker Sores
Cardiovascular Disease
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Dementia
Depression
Diabetes
Endurance (lack of)
Energy (lack of)
Exercise
Fatigue
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Hair (loss or thinning)
Hair Care (general)
Hashimoto's Disease
Hearing Loss
Infertility
Memory and Brain Function
Mental Illness
Miscarriage (prevention)
Mood Swings
Multiple Sclerosis
Nerve Damage
Nervous Exhaustion
Neuralgia and Neuritis
Numbness
Nursing
Paralysis
Pernicious Anemia
Post Partum Weakness
Pregnancy (herbs and supplements for)
Senility
Smell (loss of)
Sore or Geographic Tongue
Stress
Wasting
Products containing vitamin B12
Nature's Sunshine Love and Peas (Sugar Free Original Formula)
Nature's Sunshine AIVIA Clean Energy
Nature's Sunshine AIVIA Plant Protein
Nature's Sunshine AIVIA Plant Protein
Nature's Sunshine AIVIA Whey Protein
Nature's Sunshine AIVIA Whey Protein
Nature's Sunshine Balanced B Complex (Vitamin B)
Nature's Sunshine Cardio Assurance
Nature's Sunshine Children's MultiVitamin & Mineral
Nature's Sunshine Liquid - Methyl Vitamin B-12 Complete
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Nature's Sunshine Love and Peas
Nature's Sunshine Mega-Chel
Nature's Sunshine Methyl Combo
Nature's Sunshine MultiVitamin & Mineral (SynerPro)
Nature's Sunshine MultiVitamin & Mineral (Time Release)
Nature's Sunshine Natural Changes
Nature's Sunshine Nature's Prenatal
Nature's Sunshine Nature's Harvest
Nature's Sunshine Nervous System (30 Day Program)
Nature's Sunshine Nutri-Calm
Nature's Sunshine Nutri-Calm
Nature's Sunshine Power Beets Pouch
Nature's Sunshine Power Beets To-Go Packs
Nature's Sunshine Power Greens
Nature's Sunshine Power Greens To-Go
Nature's Sunshine Power Meal
Nature's Sunshine Power Meal
Nature's Sunshine Silver Shield BioGuard Hand & Body Cream
Nature's Sunshine Skeletal Strength
Nature's Sunshine Solstic Twenty-Four
Nature's Sunshine Solstic Energy
Nature's Sunshine Solstic Revive
Nature's Sunshine Structural System (30 Day Program)
Nature's Sunshine Super Supplemental
Nature's Sunshine Super Supplemental (Without Iron)
Nature's Sunshine Super Trio
Nature's Sunshine B-Complex
Nature's Sunshine VitaWave
