Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Thanks for the replies… I’m still a little ‘confused’ about the B12 situation… I’ve read the links and articles… So, say for example that I was having both B12 active and B12 analogues, would the analogues create a problem for me? In other words, should we cut B12 analogues out of our diet completely, or are they harmless? If you have both in your body, with the active B12 win out against the analogue when fitting into any receptors? One article talked of brewers yeast being good, would that include ‘Vegemite’? or do I have to buy another brand or type of brewers yeast? I eat some eggs, but they are cooked, either scrambled or in pancakes, is this going to be enough B12 for my diet? This thing is, I was getting quite tired, and then I started taking Floradix Iron Supplement with B12. I don’t know if it’s an analogue or active form of B12. I’m also vegetarian, so I want to know what will be best to do from now on, given my situation. Alice J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 just curious Alice...... my reading of labels has always taught me that the percentage = highest -v- lowest is shown by the place it takes in the list.... so after cheching up on the supplement you have been taking containing added B12....... the B12 is almost the last ingredient in the mixture....... not a great deal of B12 being consumed with this product me thinks. Ingredients:Aqueous extract (54%) from:Carrots, Nettles, Spinach, Quitch Roots, Angelica Roots, Fennel, Ocean Kelp, African Mallow Blossom, Orange Peel. Mixture of fruit juice concentrates (29.4%)Pear, grape juice concentrate, blackcurrant juice, water, blackberry, cherry, orange, red beet, lemon juice concentrate, carob extract, apple juice concentrate. Honey, Aqueous rosehip soft extract containing 4% vitamin C, Iron (as ferrous gluconate), Wheat Germ Extract, Yeast Extract, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Natural flavours, Thiamin (as Thiamine HCI), Riboflavin (as Riboflavin Sodium Phosphate), Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCI), Vitamin B12, Maltodextrin http://www.salusuk.com/products/floradix.html also it should be possible to ask the manufacturer which type of b12 is in their product. Good Luck..... 'import' my B12 from LEF... it is the sublingual 'methyl' type Clare in Tassie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 But if you take the spirulina or chlorella every day, that would block the receptor sites all the time, not just once in a while, so " true " B12 would never be able to get through. Carol , " Alice " <alice76 wrote: > > Thanks Bill, > > That's really interesting and goes a long way to alleviating my fears and > enlightening me on B12 science. > > Thanks, > > Alice :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 For me personally, I wouldn't take any isolated substance like Cyanocobalamine, or any other fake vitamin/mineral for that matter. I think it throws you body out of balance to not have all the vitamins/minerals every single day. There's an " interdependency factor " with nutrients - in order for your body to use vitamins, minerals and enzymes (micro-nutrients) it needs the macro-nutrients (fatty acids, protein, carbohydrates) attached to them so that the body can make use of the vitamins. Food is still the #1 option for getting the nutrients you need for healthy living. Individual nutrient supplements should be chosen only in special cases. And if you are a vegetarian, you can get your B12 from food - I am a vegetarian and have been getting my B12 from an organic wild blue green algae for about 12 years now - it's the most nutrient-dense food on the planet - it has every mineral, vitamin, amino acids, essential fatty acids, protein, enzymes...everything. It provides the raw materials your body needs on a daily basis to create and maintain balance. It is considered a " bio-modulator " , which means that it nourishes every cell, every system, and every organ in the body. It has been proven that your body needs a little of every nutrient working synergistically together, not mega-doses of a certain vitamin or mineral which would then put your body out of balance for the other nutrients. Just look at all the nutrients " naturally occurring " in this form of bga - http://tinyurl.com/g1iz . Do not fall into the dangerous trap of thinking that if a little is good, more is better. Carol , " Alice " <alice76 wrote: > > Hi, > Can anyone confirm that Cyanocobalamine is a suitable form of B12? And also other information in this text? > > Thanks, > > Alice :-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Hi Carol, I totally agree. Alice J On Behalf Of bluegreensolutions Friday, 21 December 2007 11:17 pm Re: B12 For me personally, I wouldn't take any isolated substance like Cyanocobalamine, or any other fake vitamin/mineral for that matter. I think it throws you body out of balance to not have all the vitamins/minerals every single day. There's an " interdependency factor " with nutrients - in order for your body to use vitamins, minerals and enzymes (micro-nutrients) it needs the macro-nutrients (fatty acids, protein, carbohydrates) attached to them so that the body can make use of the vitamins. Food is still the #1 option for getting the nutrients you need for healthy living. Individual nutrient supplements should be chosen only in special cases. And if you are a vegetarian, you can get your B12 from food - I am a vegetarian and have been getting my B12 from an organic wild blue green algae for about 12 years now - it's the most nutrient-dense food on the planet - it has every mineral, vitamin, amino acids, essential fatty acids, protein, enzymes...everything. It provides the raw materials your body needs on a daily basis to create and maintain balance. It is considered a " bio-modulator " , which means that it nourishes every cell, every system, and every organ in the body. It has been proven that your body needs a little of every nutrient working synergistically together, not mega-doses of a certain vitamin or mineral which would then put your body out of balance for the other nutrients. Just look at all the nutrients " naturally occurring " in this form of bga - http://tinyurl.com/g1iz . Do not fall into the dangerous trap of thinking that if a little is good, more is better. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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