Re: B12 info

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I am glad that the B12 shots are working. In an effort to further help

your recovery, I offer my limited knowledge around this. My

understanding is that B12 is only produced by bacteria in the small

intestine and that cobalt is one of the essential factors..

Antibiotics are usually the cause of killing off the good bacteria to

cause an intestinal environment void of B12 production.

Repairing intestinal function by eating organic raw milk products and

other beneficial probiotics can help the intestines recover quickly and

maintain their essential function (my brother is the owner of Organic

Pastures Dairy

http://www.organicpastures.com/

so understand my bias).

Here is some info from

http://www.living-foods.com/articles/b12issue.html

" No foods naturally contain vitamin B12 - neither animal or plant

foods. Vitamin B12 is a microbe - a bacteria - it is produced by

microorganisms. Vitamin B12 is the only vitamin that contains a trace

element - cobalt - which gives this vitamin its chemical name -

cobalamin - which is at the centre of its molecular structure. Humans

and all vertebrates require cobalt, although it is assimilated only in

the form of vitamin B12.

B12 synthesis is known to occur naturally in the human small intestine

(in the ileum), which is the primary site of B12 absorption. As long

as gut bacteria have cobalt and certain other nutrients, they produce

vitamin B12. "

" External B12 coming into the body must be combined with a mucoprotein

enzyme named Intrinsic Factor, which is normally present in gastric

secretions, to be properly assimilated. If the Intrinsic Factor is

impaired or absent, B12 synthesis will not take place, no matter how

much is present in the diet. A B12 deficiency can be caused by

antibiotics (from the drugs themselves and contained in {non organic}

milk and meat), alcohol (alcohol damages the liver, so drinkers need

more B12) and smoking (and all high temp cooked food is smoky) and

stress also raises B12 needs).

" People who have a physical problem because they think they are not

getting enough vitamin B12, are in fact often not digesting, absorbing

or assimilating their foods properly because of the condition of their

gastrointestinal tract. When their intestines are healed, vitamin B12

can be utilized and produced once again. "

all my best to you,

On Dec 11, 2006, at 8:31 PM, ladymarmalade696 wrote:

> " B12 injections have helped my ES symptoms a bit.

> No cure, but B12 alomost completely stopped my

> tremors. "

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> I've been taking B12 shots about every six weeks for almost a year

> because of my severe fatigue. Has anyone else used B12? How often do

> you take the injections? My doctor has offered to write me a script

> for weekly injections if I want - any opinions on this? I've been

> reading old posts but haven't run across any opinions on mineral or

> vitamin supplementation. Any ideas?

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> I mentioned in an earlier post that I recently purchased ES products

> and was told it was okay to mention the company for feedback from

> other members. So here goes.... I purchased the following items from

> BioPro Technology: Home Harmonizer; Cell Chip; BioLife pendant; and

> the BioPro Smart Card. Has anyone used these products? I'd

> appreciate positive or negative feedback - I realize what works for

> one may not work for another but I still would like all of the info I

> can get. Thanks so much.

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