What is True natural source of b12?

[Guest guest]

I intend to become a raw foodist this year,but I do have one

serious question which has been bugging me. I have done lot of

reading on the subject and have'nt found a good answer. Here is a

sample of what I mean. Quote " Claimed sources of B12 that have been

shown through direct studies of vegans to be inadequate include human

gut bacteria, spirulina, dried nori, barley grass and most other

seaweeds. Several studies of raw food vegans have shown that raw food

offers no special protection.

 

Reports that B12 has been measured in a food are not enough to

qualify that food as a reliable B12 source. It is difficult to

distinguish true B12 from analogues that can disrupt B12 metabolism.

Even if true B12 is present in a food, it may be rendered ineffective

if analogues are present in comparable amounts to the true B12. There

is only one reliable test for a B12 source - does it consistently

prevent and correct deficiency? Anyone proposing a particular food as

a B12 source should be challenged to present such evidence. End of

Quote. I only broing that up cause I want to know if there is a True

source naturally.I was wandering if bee pollen would supply enough

true B12 for body, Please let me know. Once again,I think Raw food is

way to go,so this is not an attack, I welcome replies,thank you.

[Guest guest]

Regarding the B12 issue:

 

From what I understand, even animals do not produce B12. So if they are

eating raw foods, where do the cows for instance get their B12? B12 is

produced by the actions of bacteria.

 

There seems to have been a study twenty years ago, that proved that not

only does the bacteria in the body produce B12 but also that it is well

absorbed in most cases. 90% of the people suffering B12 deficiency are

actually meat eaters anyway.

 

Most people have a 5-year supply of B12 already in them. We need very

little amounts of B12 to keep us nourished. There are many factors as to

why one would not necessarily absorb B12 well. It's not just the kinds

of foods we eat. It also has to do with a stressful lifestyle.

 

I know of at least 2 long-term raw foodists who had a B12 deficiency.

They both were able to recover by taking B12 supplements. One of the

people who suffered this B12 deficiency experienced this early on in his

raw food experiences. He has been raw now at least 15 years since that

incident without taking supplements including B12.

 

Another interesting thing to note is that researchers have recently

discovered minute amounts of B12 in all raw foods. It's just that we

never had instruments sensitive enough to measure such low B12 levels.

Keep in mind that our needs for B12 are very small. A good book to read

is Conscious Eating by Dr Gabriel Cousens. He has an in-depth discussion

on the B12 issue and raw foods. It is really quite good. Also do a

search in this newsgroup for B12. You'll find some very good posts we

had here in the past.

 

Roger Haeske

 

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