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This episode discusses the importance of Vitamin B12 for brain health and performance enhancement.

The Cobalamin is the gateway brain vitamin. Since B12 plays a role in so many foundational processes that power our minds and bodies, people should begin their Biohacking by ensuring they are getting enough of the B vitamins before diving into hardcore Nootropic or pharmaceutical solutions.Being the "King of B Vitamins," there's an abundance of research done on it; over 8000 articles of relevant research are published on PubMed, and over 700 human clinical trials in this century alone. Here we'll break down the recent performance enhancement studies...3:09 The Cobalamins4:44 Scientific research: Recent performance enhancement studies13:54 The Gateway Brain Vitamin 15:02 Energizing Nootropic19:40 Mitochondrial support21:02 Empowering neuroplasticity27:21 Vs Depression29:49 Deficiency32:22 Anti-Aging Vitamin34:19 Cognitive Enhancer35:56 Food Sources38:24 Cyanocobalamin vs Methylcobalamin vs Hydroxocobalamin41:00 Sources44:28 Getting B12 from a multivitamin?47:52 Recommended Daily50:19 Side Effects51:03 B12 misinformation01:00:49 ConclusionRead Meta-Analysis 📑 For everything you need to know about Vitamin B12: science, stacks, biohacks, dosage guide, side effects, credible sources…

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