Guest guest Posted March 19, 2001 Report Share Posted March 19, 2001 My dad has many, many things wrong with him, too numerous to go into. One of the things that was discovered TWO hospital visits ago was that he had a very serious shortage of B-12 in his body. He is now getting B-12 shots once a month, though he probably needs more since his last blood test still showed he was anemic. Which leads me to this article I came across. I forgot how interesting I used to find the articles from this group. I wonder if some of you might share your feelings about this, especially the last paragraph stating that antibiotic-containing foods such as onions, garlic, strong radishes and other foods rich in mustard oil, are lethal to intestinal flora. Thanks for any comments, Valerie http://www.living-foods.com/articles/b12issue.html ........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. According to Dr Michael Klaper, vitamin B12 is present in the mouth and intestines. B12 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. B12 deficiency may be brought upon by antibiotics (also contained in milk), alcohol, smoking and stress (alcohol damages the liver, so drinkers need more B12, smoking (and all high temp cooked food is smoky) also raises B12 needs)...... ..........In any case, a person who takes supplements may well have ‘vitamin B12’ floating in their bloodstream, but this does not mean it is usable to the human body as synthetic, inorganic vitamins are not......... ..........Having said this, we must bear in mind that many vegetarians and vegans still take antibiotics or consume antibiotic-containing foods such as onions, garlic, strong radishes and other foods rich in mustard oil, which are lethal to intestinal flora. The trouble is that once we have damaged our intestinal flora, it is difficult to correct without proper and knowledgeable healthcare and dietary advice....... Get email at your own domain with Mail. http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2001 Report Share Posted March 20, 2001 IMOHO, the garlic critique is pure poppycock and balderdash Valerie. From all my experience, Garlic does not hurt the good intestinal flora at all. It does play havoc with yeast infections and the bad guys though including parasites. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - Valerie herbal remedies Monday, March 19, 2001 6:38 AM [herbal remedies] B-12 My dad has many, many things wrong with him, toonumerous to go into. One of the things that wasdiscovered TWO hospital visits ago was that he had avery serious shortage of B-12 in his body. He is nowgetting B-12 shots once a month, though he probablyneeds more since his last blood test still showed hewas anemic. Which leads me to this article I came across. I forgothow interesting I used to find the articles from thisgroup. I wonder if some of you might share your feelingsabout this, especially the last paragraph stating thatantibiotic-containing foods such as onions, garlic,strong radishes and other foods rich inmustard oil, are lethal to intestinal flora.Thanks for any comments,Valeriehttp://www.living-foods.com/articles/b12issue.html.......B12 synthesis is known to occur naturally inthe human small intestine (in the ileum), which is theprimary site of B12 absorption. As long as gutbacteria have cobalt and certain other nutrients, they produce vitamin B12. According to Dr MichaelKlaper,vitamin B12 is present in the mouth and intestines. B12 must be combined with a mucoprotein enzyme namedIntrinsic Factor, which is normally present in gastricsecretions, to be properly assimilated. If theintrinsic factor is impaired or absent, B12 synthesiswill not take place, no matter how much is present inthe diet. B12 deficiency may be brought upon byantibiotics (also contained in milk), alcohol, smokingand stress (alcohol damages the liver, so drinkersneed more B12, smoking (and all high temp cooked foodis smoky) also raises B12 needs)...............In any case, a person who takes supplementsmay well have 'vitamin B12' floating in theirbloodstream, but this does not mean it is usable tothe human body as synthetic, inorganic vitamins arenot..................Having said this, we must bear in mind thatmany vegetarians and vegans still take antibiotics orconsume antibiotic-containing foods such as onions,garlic, strong radishes and other foods rich inmustard oil, which are lethal to intestinal flora. Thetrouble is that once we have damaged our intestinalflora, it is difficult to correct without proper andknowledgeable healthcare and dietary advice.......Get email at your own domain with Mail. http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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