Where are you getting your B12?I do not take vitamin supplements either so I think I'm doing very well!
Brian if they’re a raw vegan they are probably getting it from the traces of dirt on veg. They sound super-healthy to me!Where are you getting your B12?
probably not.Brian if they’re a raw vegan they are probably getting it from the traces of dirt on veg. They sound super-healthy to me!
Me too I love fruitsBack in March I was found to be pre-diabetic, although I've been vegetarian (and eating lots of carbs) since 1972. I've been cutting back on sweet things (baked goods). Here's hoping my next results will show an improvement.
I'm lucky in that I like fruit as much as cookies, doughnuts, etc.
No, you don't get nearly enough B12 from eating dirt on produce. You may quite possibly get harmful pathogens.Brian if they’re a raw vegan they are probably getting it from the traces of dirt on veg. They sound super-healthy to me!
From Silk soy milk and trace amounts from when we eat raw veggies. In the US we have to pay for getting our B12 and other non standard tests like checking PFAS levels and checking for micro plastics. So far everything is going very well.Where are you getting your B12?
So in a way, you are taking supplements, just in the form of fortified soy milk.From Silk soy milk and trace amounts from when we eat raw veggies. In the US we have to pay for getting our B12 and other non standard tests like checking PFAS levels and checking for micro plastics. So far everything is going very well.
Silk soy milk with 30% daily req of B12
Most doctors test for b12 in the blood, which can be a false result. The MMA urine test is the only one that is accurate.From Silk soy milk and trace amounts from when we eat raw veggies. In the US we have to pay for getting our B12 and other non standard tests like checking PFAS levels and checking for micro plastics. So far everything is going very well.
Silk soy milk with 30% daily req of B12
Fortified soy milk is a good way to get B12.From Silk soy milk and trace amounts from when we eat raw veggies. In the US we have to pay for getting our B12 and other non standard tests like checking PFAS levels and checking for micro plastics. So far everything is going very well.
Silk soy milk with 30% daily req of B12
I take a B12 supplement- but each individual tablet has about 80 times the RDA. The tablets aren't expensive, but I usually nibble a tiny bit of a tablet with each meal. Taking that much beyond the RDA just seems strange to me.Fortified soy milk is a good way to get B12.
keep in mind that you can only absorb so much B12 with each meal. To be on the safe side, you need 4 glasses of soy milk a day - or maybe 3 with a multi. Or less if you are also eating other fortified products.
maybe a better way is just to take a B12 supplement.
Dr Greger recommends 1000 mcg daily for those over 65I take a B12 supplement- but each individual tablet has about 80 times the RDA. The tablets aren't expensive, but I usually nibble a tiny bit of a tablet with each meal. Taking that much beyond the RDA just seems strange to me.
I didn't understand what was going on at first either. But finally it was explained to me. The science is well established but for most of us in the Gen Pop it's not well known or understood.I take a B12 supplement- but each individual tablet has about 80 times the RDA. The tablets aren't expensive, but I usually nibble a tiny bit of a tablet with each meal. Taking that much beyond the RDA just seems strange to me.
So in a way, you are taking supplements, just in the form of fortified
Pretty much! It's why natural ingestion of our micro nutrients is more than enough for our bodies. IF everything in our bodies works correctly then it's stored in bone marrow, skin and a few other places. To be honest, I guess this kind of research is good to know, but for us it's pointless, because we eat to live. I don't need a study to tell me eating fruits and veggies is good for my body. It's borderline stupid imo...but again, that's just my opinion and I don't mean any disrespect to anyone in here in general. I guess it's my way of disrespecting humanity for being the dumbest and most destructive species on the planet.I didn't understand what was going on at first either. But finally it was explained to me. The science is well established but for most of us in the Gen Pop it's not well known or understood.
But here it is in a nutshell.
The site for B12 aborbtion is in the Lower small instentine. The first half of a mcg that reaches that site get absorbed. then the "gateway" is overwhelmed and needs a few hours to recharge. in the meantime it can continue to absorb some B12 - but at a rate around 1%.
So let's take a 500 mcg dose.
the first .5 mcg goes right in but then it slows down to 1%. So you'll end up absorbing something like 5.5 mcg.
its even less efficient with bigger doses. but fortunately even 2000 mcg does are pretty cheap.
I know somewhere there is a chart for it but basically you can take 1 mcg 3 or 4 times a day.
or you can take 500 mcg every day. or 2000 mcg once a week. Older adults might want to double that.