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Q: Where can I buy a vegan vitamin b12 supplement with about 5mcg?
I want a daily supplement, not one with 1000+ mcg of b12. Can anyone give me a link to a site where I can buy a vegan b12 supplement with about 5mcg?
I’ve heard that yeast and sea vegetables are not reliable sources of b12. I do drink soy milk, but not enough of it to get all my b12. And most fortified cereals have vitamin d3 (not vegan).
A: I do not think there is such a thing. Why not just eat vegan food with B12 in it already? Such as fortified cereals, fortified plant milks, fortified brewer’s & nutritional yeast, sea vegetables like seaweed, algae, dried nori, & spirulina, fermented products like tempeh, msio, beer & sauerkraut, marmite, & So Delicious Dairy Free Yogurt.
Q: Is it safe to take a B12 supplement on top of a multi-vitamin?
I am currently taking a men’s health multi-vitamin. Is it safe for me to take a mild (500mcg) B12 supplement on top of a multi-vitamin?
A: I feel minx gave a great answer and I concur..they do work synergistally and taking one or the wrong amounts of one can throw the rest out a sequence.
To insure you get good b vitamins from food, take nutritional yeast (torula) with granular lecithin (great source of choline and inositol) maybe a tbs or so in a smoothie, applesauce, nut butter. also spirulina or chlorella powder in juice or water is a good source or a supplement like Dr Richard schulze’s superfood (herbdoc.com) or a comparable formula..foods are much better than supplements which can be made form things like petroleum, sewage sludge, unabsorbable oyster shells or rocks etc.
for interesting read, see what is in your vitamin/mineral tablets here
http://www.herbs-hands-healing.co.uk/Superfoodnew/richardschulze.html
These sources are super foods for the b vitamins and others..generally you can buy nutritional yeast, granular lecithin (both yellow) and spirulina or chlorella in the bulk in a health food coop or store.
Q: If B12 is “only found in animal products and bi-products”, how is a B12 supplement still okay with vegetarians?
I’m vegetarian and I want to make sure I can get my B12 but how do the supplements give us what we need without using the animals? If that makes sense.. Thanks for answering!
A: Vitamin B12 doesn’t come from animals. It comes from bacteria.
Companies take the B12 and fortify it in cereal, soymilk, almond milk, and ricemilk. You do not need tablets for Vitamin B12. That is a myth created by people who eat meat.
“Neither plants nor animals make vitamin B12. Bacteria are responsible for producing vitamin B12. Animals get their vitamin B12 from eating foods contaminated with vitamin B12 and then the animal becomes a source of vitamin B12. Plant foods do not contain vitamin B12 except when they are contaminated by microorganisms…”
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/b12.htm
Q: Is there any oral or dietary supplement to vitamin B12 ?
Hi,
I am mailing you from Bangalore -India
I am 50 years old, just out of hospital after being treated for
Megaloblastic Aneamia. I am greatly dependant on injections
of B12. I want to avoid the inconvenience of injections,
Can anyone enlighten me about any B12 supplements in
tablet or tonic form; Or is there any dietary supplement that
can help me do away with injections ?
Thanks
Y.Prasad
Bangalore
A: Sorry if you have a vitamin B12 deficiency it means your body will not absorb it naturally which means the only way to get it into your system is by injection.
I looked into it as I had all the tests done myself. It does occur in foods and vitamin tablets but your body will not absorb it. Sorry to say you will have to keep having the injections.
Q: My MCV size is below the normal range (microcytic) but the doc has put me on Vitamin B12 supplement .It it ok?
My MCV size is below the normal range (microcytic) but the doc has put me on Vitamin B12 supplement .It it ok?
A: Errrrrrrr………..good question.
If i have not mistaken, microcytic anemia are caused by iron def…
Vit B12 and folate def are commonly for macrocytic anemia.
Ahah.. If you ask your doc again, i wonder whether he would change your medication prescriptions…
If prescription of B6, its still ok because hypochromic anemia may be caused by vitamin B6 deficiency from a low iron intake, diminished iron absorption, or excessive iron loss.
Q: what is the best way to supplement B12-injection or daily pills?
I need the supplement due to Celiac disease and I have tried both but seem to react better to the injection but thought I’d get others opinions as well. What works best for you?
A: It’s mostly a personal preference.
The main difference is that with the shot, you get a mega-dose typically once a week… but since it’s a water-soluble vitamin, your body will filter it out of your body rather quickly.
Some people don’t like the idea of too much at the beginning of the week and not enough at the end of the week, but others like the fact that they don’t have to remember a pill every day. Some people like to take a steady dose every day as either a pill or a lozenge.
Lozenges are often preferred because they absorb right into the blood stream (so you get the impact quicker), but there is conflicting information out there about how well the capsules can be utilized (because of the stomach acid)… it’s hard to say how much of that conflict comes from the marketing for lozenges, though.
…Like I said, it’s mostly personal preference. Good luck!
Q: Is their anything bad about taking a b12 supplement everyday?
What worries me is the fact that it is 8,333% the daily value
A: what your body doesn’t use it will simply excrete in your urine….. the B complex of vitamins are water soluble ……. so yeah…. no dramas with taking b12 …….. except of course if you are already deficient in either B6 or calcium or vitamin D …….. cos B12 needs all three for effective assimilation.
eat more fresh salmon or tuna ….. both rich in B6 (pyridoxine), B12 (cobalamin), calcium and vitamin D….. naturally…. or take a liquid B that contains all in the complex as they work best as a group (ie ~ B1, B2, b3, b5, B6, B12, folic acid, choline, inositol, biotin, PABA etc.etc.) and eat more green salads and leafy green vegies (rich in calcium and magnesium) and get 15 mins of safe sun exposure daily.
peace baby
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Q: how quickly does the supplement b12 leave your body?
my daughter needs a blood test done showing her b12 level. she took her supplement yesterday. how many days do you think i need to wait until i get her tested? she takes the supplmenent under her tongue, just one a day.
Thx,
A: Most water soluble stuff is absorbed or excreted in less then 36 hours.
Since she is going for a specific blood test allow more time, the doctor should have informed her about the time to take test or she should stop taking the B12 or not. Best guess is one week if doctor has asked her to stop taking it.
The test are done both ways, with the daily dose and after abstaining for a while.
The daily dose test is done to adjust the amount of medicine up or down.
The other one is done to see if the person is deprived of the required amount, necessary to function well.
Most girls pass out if they do not have enough B12 in their blood, so just ask doctor and do per the instructions from doctor’s office.
Please call the doctor’s office and ask. Do not stop without asking the doctor as specially, if she has a history of fainting during the Mens’cycle, or just fainting any time.
Q: If i take an iron and b12 supplement, will i increase my red blood count?
I want to increase my red blood count so i can take in more oxygen. Im going to the Himalayas and i need to rest and acclimate since im not used to the high altitude but it would be an added plus if i increased my red blood count. and suggestions on what i should take?
ill make sure ill get some dried mangos for my trip. thank you very much =]
A: ya its good but if my suggestion is that u should take spinach,guava and milk in ur food.i m from pakistan and our forefathers used a very easy way for blood making.1st they used to give 1 or 2 mangoes to the patients and after he eats mangoes then after almost 15 to 20 minutes they give milk tea(not black tea).i also have seenmany people here in pakistan who have cured frm this prblm.if mangoes r available there then try this(May God helpful 2u)
Q: What is the best brand B12 supplement suitable for vegetarians?
A: Soo many good supliments out there.
B-12 (cyanocobalamin) in food is an extrinsic factor, meaning there is B-12 intrinsic factor, located in the stomach, neccessary to make this vitamin usable.
That said, I stay away from the subligual B-12 suppliments. They get B-12 into the bloodstream without the need of intrinsic factor, and the body often stops producing what it doesn’t need. I haven’t heard of this ever having happened with sublingual supplimentation, probably because it would take a while for this to happen, not the usuall couple of months that people usually would try “megadosing” on B-12 with sublingual lounzes. (The need for intrinsic factor limits the amount of B-12 that can be absorbed by the stomach, the average person has enough intrinsic factor to absorb about an 80% RDA B-12 actually).
Long term vegitarians who don’t get B-12 eventially stop producing the intrinsic factor, and then they end up needing B-12 shots for the rest of thier lives, but this is the one and only water soluble vitamin that the body stores, if I remember right, shots are given every 6 months.
All that said, of the numerous things I use, Odwalla B Monsters are a tasty source, (I just drank a half). You can drink half, put the other half in the fridge to drink later in the day, and that way have well over your 100% RDA.
Multivitamins usually have at least 100% RDA, and are cheaper to stock up on than Odwallas, but it might be better to get vitamins from food than pills. A lot of artificial meat on the market is also B-12 fortified, check out the nutritional labels.
Q: What is a B12 supplement?
I hear of vegans needing to take a B12 supplement.
What is the purpose of B12? What is it supplying that we miss out on, and why do we need it?
I’m not fond of drugs in most forms, so it’s important for me to understand the reasons behind this drug.
Thank you 
What does it do to our bodies that makes it necessary?
Thanks, that was really helpful
More answers are also welcome. Love to hear your opinions and extra info!
A: What does it do? Vitamin B12 is is a water-soluble vitamin needed for normal nerve cell activity, DNA replication, and production of the mood-affecting substance SAMe (S-adenosyl-L-methionine). Vitamin B12 acts with folic acid and vitamin B6 to control homocysteine levels. An excess of homocysteine is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, and potentially other diseases such as osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s disease.
Vitamin B12 deficiency causes fatigue. Years ago, a small, double-blind trial reported that even some people who are not deficient in this vitamin had increased energy after vitamin B12 injections, compared with the effect of placebo injections
http://www.puritan.com/vf/healthnotes/HN75_english/Supp/Vitamin_B12.htm
Q: How should I supplement my diet with vitamin b12?
I am a partial vegetarian. I only eat seafood, no red meat or poultry. I do eat dairy products as well. After watching a show dealing with b12 deficiencies, I think I may have that problem. Before going to the doctor which I cannot afford I would like to try to supplement my diet with b12 to see if that helps. I do not want to overdose on b12 so how should I do this? Should I do vitamin pills or adition to my diet?
A: Ah, so you’re Pescetarian? That’s cool….as a vegetarian, I simply get enough b12 from eating plenty of Dark Green Veggies such as; Broccoli and Spinach. Check out my link below and scroll down on that page, it talks more about getting enough vitamins and minerals and what-not.
Q: Why do vegetarians have to take a B12 supplement/substitute?
Seems to me like more vegetarians should be eating meat. LOL j/k…but seriously. Just goes to show that you could never naturally be a vegetarian without having deficiencies and that it is pretty much a necessity to eat meat.
Shocking lack of intellect in my answers. All of your whitty bantar and you still have not answered my quetion Mr. Green Ghost. It interesting…no one can see your questions or answers because they are all private. lol No one can judge you because you hide behind your supposed intellect. I suppose I should give you 10 pts. just because I feel sorry for you.
A: B12 is found only in meat and (in lesser amounts), milk and eggs. It is also found in the dirt as it comes from bacteria.
Usually vegetarians can get enough from milk and eggs so vegans are the only ones who need a supplement. Animals that are herbivores obtain B12 from eating grass and plants straight from the ground which are covered in bacteria (how do you think that cows get the B12 that’s in their meat?). But since we humans like to wash our vegetables, we can’t get B12 reliably from this source, so we just take a supplement. B12 is a cheap supplement and there isn’t a danger of overdosage like with iron and other supplements. It’s not a big deal.
Q: Where do they get the vitamin for the vitamin b12 supplement? Is it an animal product?
A: It’s made like many medicines, in the lab. It is not an animal product. Industrial production of B12 is through fermentation of selected microorganisms.
Q: Cobalt free B12 supplement, is it possible?
I have low B12 levels but am allergic to cobalt. Is there any B12 supplements I can take while avoiding cobalt?
A: Goodness… how would one discover that he’s “allergic” to cobalt? Cobalt is a heavy metal and environmental exposure leads to significant toxicity. Could this be what you’re referring to as an allergy?
The single atom of Co at the center of the cobalamin structure does not translate to toxic cobalt exposure… even if you’re taking MASSIVE amounts of B12. (Though there are potential negative effects and symptoms related excessive B12 supplementation.)
In answer to your question… no. All B12 sources and supplements will include a cobalamin structure. Here’s a link to more info on molecular structures of B12:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/631051/vitamin-B12
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