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"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease." |
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Dear friend My best wishes to you. I enjoy hearing from you. Write to me with your comments and questions.
I make every attempt to answer your e-mails as soon as my busy schedule allows. At times this may take a few days. Please understand and be patient. Vitamin B12 - How do we get it? Vitamin B12 Deficiency Symptoms Vitamin B12 Deficiency - How common is it?
Vitamin B12 Deficiency - How to deal with it?
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Vitamin B12 is also called cobalamin - it contains cobalt. Vitamin B12 is a very important vitamin with many functions. Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells Vitamin B12 is vital for the production of DNA, the genetic material inside all cells If untreated, vitamin B12 deficiency leads to anemia and nerve and brain damage, which is sometimes irreversible. Vitamin B12 - How do we get it? Vitamin B12 is found in animal protein as a food source. Hydrochloric acid (hcl) in the stomach releases vitamin B12 from the animal proteins as part of the digestive process. Vitamin B12 then combines and forms a complex with Intrinsic Factor (IF) which is released by the parietal cells of the stomach lining. This complex can then be absorbed by the intestinal tract.
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Symptoms Because vitamin B12 deficiency affects the brain and entire nervous system, any and all human functions can be negatively affected:
Vitamin B12 Deficiency - How common is it? It is estimated that at least 40% of the US population suffers from Vitamin B12 deficiency. Recent research, however, indicates that the incidence of vitamin B12 deficiency may be substantially higher than 40%. 1. Inadequate Digestive Function Most people who come to my clinic or contact me online suffer from digestive problems. HCL - stomach acid deficiency - seems to be a wide spread problem in the population. Without adequate HCL, vitamin B12 cannot be separated from animal protein food sources, and consequently cannot combine with Intrinsic Factor to be absorbed in the intestinal tract. This problem is even more common in the aging population. Statistically there is a decline of stomach acid production with aging. This leads to inadequate protein digestion, consequently to vitamin B12 deficiency. Many elderly suffer from atrophic gastritis with loss of parietal cells which produce Intrinsic Factor. This again leads to vitamin B12 deficiency. This may explain in part the vast increase of neurological/brain problems in the elderly, such as Alzheimer's, depression, Parkinson's, neuropathy, etc. Vitamin B12 deficiency is obviously widespread among vegetarians and vegans, as their diet does not include any form of animal proteins. Quote from: Ann Nutr Metab. 1982;26(4):209-16.Links Serum vitamin B12 and complete blood count values were determined for 83 volunteer subjects from an American vegetarian society conference (USA). Among subjects who did not supplement their diets with vitamin B12 or multiple vitamin tablets, 92% of the vegans (total vegetarians), 64% of the lactovegetarians, 47% of the lacto-ovovegetarians and 20% of the semivegetarians had serum vitamin B12 levels less than 200 pg/ml (normal = 200-900 pg/ml). However, their complete blood count values did not deviate greatly from those found for nonvegetarians, even though some had been vegans or lactovegetarians for over 10 years. Macrocytosis among the vegetarians was minimal; none had mean corpuscular volume greater than 103 fl. End Quote
1. Proton pump inhibitors are medications designed to suppress the production of stomach acid. This in turn interferes with protein digestion and leads to vitamin B12 deficiency. Clinically used proton pump inhibitors: Omeprazole (brand names: Losec, Prilosec, Zegerid, ocid) End Quote 2. Diabetes Drug Metformin may contribute to Vitamin B12 Deficiency Quote Risk Factors of Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Patients Receiving Metformin Results A total of 155 patients with metformin-related vitamin B12 deficiency (mean ± SD serum vitamin B12 concentration, 148.6 ± 40.4 pg/mL [110 ± 30 pmol/L]) were compared with 310 matched controls (466.1 ± 330.4 pg/mL [344 ± 244 pmol/L]). After adjusting for confounders, we found clinically important and statistically significant association of vitamin B12 deficiency with dose and duration of metformin use. Each 1-g/d metformin dose increment conferred an odds ratio of 2.88 (95% confidence interval, 2.15-3.87) for developing vitamin B12 deficiency (P<.001). Among those using metformin for 3 years or more, the adjusted odds ratio was 2.39 (95% confidence interval, 1.46-3.91) (P = .001) compared with those receiving metformin for less than 3 years. After exclusion of 113 subjects with borderline vitamin B12 concentration, dose of metformin remained the strongest independent predictor of vitamin B12 deficiency. End Quote
Vitamin B12 Deficiency - How to deal with it?
*** Make sure your diet contains adequate animal protein *** Improve your digestive function 1. - Support adequate protein digestion with Betaine HCL and Pepsin
HCL production in the stomach tends to decline with aging. HCL deficiency can lead to
2. - Add Pancreatic Function Enzymes Dipan-9 Dipan-9 enhances carbohydrate, fat and protein digestion.
*** Improve your Vitamin B12 levels 1. - MethylGuard contains Vitamin B12 as Methylcobalamin 2. - Homocysteine Oral Spray with Methylcobalamin
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Peter Zeischegg, MS, DC, DACNB 13288 Banner Lava Cap Road, Suite A (530) 265-0224 Visit our website. ODDHC - Oxygen Enriched Air, Diet, Digestion, Hypoglycemia/Blood Sugar, Candida Contact Dr. Z by logging into your account. |
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