An investigation by the Texas Medical Board shows that the solution Cleveland received intravenously included total parenteral nutrition, or TPN, a potent, concentrated mix of electrolytes that doctors use to feed patients who are physically unable to consume adequate nutrition on their own
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Many of these home kits only measure total B12, and not other markers in your blood, such as methylmalonic acid or homocysteine, which are better signs of deficiency, Ren says
A figure pulled from a vendor page tells you nothing about whether the compound is right for you, whether it interacts with your medications, or whether a better-established option exists for your goal