The blue vitamin: B-12 (cobalamin)
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Janis Bell
My new protocol (Rich Van Konynenberg’s simplified Yasko) calls for 2-4 gm daily of sublingual B-12 in a form that is difficult to find: hydroxycobalamin. I have found only two suppliers. This particular form has the beneficial property of scavening free radicals and toxins. It converts easily to the active form, methylcobalamin, if the bo ...
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Vitamin B-12 Deficiency: Linked to Brain Shrinkage
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Duane Sherry, M.S.
The New York Times ran an article pointing to the connection between insufficient amounts of B-12, and brain shrinkage among older people. This sparked a comment from Mike Adams, of Natural News - which follows the piece.
From the New York Times:
September 9, 2008
Vital Signs
Aging: Lack of B12 Linked to Brain Shrinkage
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
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Vitamins B-12 and D....Two important (but often overlooked) Lyme nutrients
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Connie S.
Lately, I've been hearing a lot of hullabaloo over vitamins B-12 and D, two in-fashion (and perhaps rightfully so) nutrients that tend to be deficient in the chronic fatigue and Lyme disease communities. I know, you are probably thinking, "Why do I have to take yet ANOTHER supplement?" Well, maybe you don't, but here's some food for tho ...
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Vitamin B12 Protects Brain
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Tony B.1 Comment
... t;Anna Vogiatzoglou, a member of the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at Oxford, in a prepared statement on brain shrinkage said that “Research shows that Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a public health problem, especially among the elderly, so more Vitamin B-12 intake could help reverse this problem.” Vitamin B-12 deficiency ...
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Vitamin B12 and Multiple Sclerosis
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stuart1 Comment
Vitamin B12 and Multiple Sclerosis from about.com Why Should We Care About Vitamin B12? Studies have reported a significantly higher rate of vitamin B12 deficiency in people with MS than in people without MS, which is suspected to be due to problems with binding and transport of vitamin B12 (meaning that the body does not process vitamin B12 effi ...
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Vitamin B12 Promotes Healthy Babies
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Lucky V.1 Comment
A recent study has showed another important reason to maintain high levels of vitamin B-12.Pregnant women who don’t get enough vitamin B-12 may have a greater risk of delivering a baby with birth defect, according to the study published in the Mar ...
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Vitamin B12 Deficiencies in Meat Eaters
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Tony B.
A typical criticism of vegetarian diets (usually from health professionals without practical hands-on experience in nutrition practice) is that vegetarians and vegans lack sufficient vitamin B12. However in a recent study of diabetes ( a disease linked to meat and animal fat based diets) it seems that B12 deficiency in modern diets is of general ...
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