Vitamin B12

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Erica, not outrageous at all. And if you really understand the process of

B12 assimilation, then you realize that B12 " deficiencies " arise from poor

absorption in the gut, not from a dietary deficiency. We are designed

primarily to MAKE B12. not to eat it. (Certain bacteria make it, actually

.... it's bacteria poop, from the bacteria's' point of view.) To solve an

intestinal health problem by focusing upon any one substance, and to solve

an absorption problem in a way that ignores the absorption problem, both of

these ideas are destructive at their inception. They simply represent poor

thinking, and they arise from a focus upon symptoms, as opposed to

underlying causes.

 

When people begin eating and living more healthfully, so-called " B12

deficiency " problems, if there ever were any, tend to vanish.

 

In addition, B12 " deficiencies " tend to display symptoms very slowly, over

years. Symptoms accrue for years before there is even the slightest risk of

serious problems or irreversible damage. In other words, a person gets

years of warning, even decades in some cases.

 

To sell supplements to people without having a clue ... not a single

indication ... that a problem exists, and frankly knowing that a problem

likely does NOT exist (from those studies you love), is downright

irresponsible and destructive, in my opinion.

 

Erica, this has nothing to do with natural hygiene or with any particular

school of thought. Instead this has to do with basic clear thinking and

human decency. To shovel unneeded and toxic substances into people without a

clear and PRESENT reason to do so is exactly what the allopaths do. From

where I sit, there is indeed no difference.

 

Best,

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Erica

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:07 AM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Vitamin B12

 

 

Elchanan, it is outrageous to compare a simple B12 supplementation

to allopathic medicine. The outcome of study after study indicates

it is a wise thing to do, especially raw vegans. Many organic

farmers will indicate we cannot get everything from soil, so in my

educated opinion, it is wise for all to supplement with green

superfoods and the like. That is why most raw-foodists do so. It is

also why B12 deficiency and other deficiencies are more common with

pure Natural Hygienists.