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RE: UNCOVERING THE VITAMIN B12 MYTHS part 1: Mushrooms: the flesh of the Gods 🍄
I have had so many issues with b12 in the past and living a plant-based lifestyle helped me to restore balance. For 5 years my body stopped absorbing this and I felt like crap. I had to take injections every month to up my levels until I started to eat a mainly plant-based diet... for reasons unknown, my body started to absorb it again. Small note though... the body doesn't store B12... water soluble so any excess leaves the body through urine. Have a lovely day!
HI Amy, I'm sorry to hear what happened to you! this is another testimony that animal products are not the best option, i think its an indicator that we just can't metabolize meat as easily for the so called benefits like b12 or protein. Like protein is absorbed much better from beans whilst eaten with vitamin C. I find many sources on the internet that say we store vitamin B12 in the body for years, yes a substantial amount may passed out in urine on a daily basis like any other vitamin but it seems the body is capable of storing a lot. Did you ever take antibiotics in your life? because its said that was an inhibitor!
Here's what the internet says about the body b12 storage
Unlike most other vitamins, B12 is stored in substantial amounts, mainly in the liver, until it is needed by the body. If a person stops consuming the vitamin, the body’s stores of this vitamin usually take about 3 to 5 years to exhaust. web source
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Our bodies store greater amounts of vitamin B12 than they do for any other vitamins; an estimated 2000 – 4000 µg, the majority of which is found in the liver. Theoretically speaking, the body could function on a minimum provision of 1 µg per day for up to 10 years. This is one reason why the serious effects of a vitamin B12 deficiency can take several years to become apparent. Web source
There seem to be a lot of factors why someone may not absorb b12 and not be able to store it properly and probably more than what's on this list
Overgrowth of bacteria in part of the small intestine
Impaired absorption (malabsorption disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, or certain pancreatic disorders)
Inflammatory bowel disease
Fish tapeworm infection
AIDs
Surgery that removes the part of the small intestine where vitamin B12 is absorbed
Drugs such as antacids and metformin (used to treat diabetes)
Repeated exposure to nitrous oxide (laughing gas)
Lack of intrinsic factor
Decreased stomach acidity (common among older people)
I studied pharmacy and biology (later holistic health and nutrition too) and always have been taught we don't store it. Interesting. Will research it a bit more. Thanks for the tip on this.
Never took much antibiotics in my life. Got so many tests on this vitamin. Since my body stopped absorbing it they injected it straight into my body to bypass the digestive tract. Though they gave me so much every time, after 3 weeks it was all gone. Nothing coming from my liver either.
I wish they did some more research on it. They just said it happens to some people but we don't know why. But all is well now. Got it tested recently and everything is normal. That's the most important thing because b12 deficiency is not fun. I fell asleep everywhere, didn't wanna come out of the house and just felt miserable. Thanks for your lovely comment.
Wow you are very qualified! that's interesting, i think there maybe some conflicting opinions on if we store it or not. but science is always evolving new theories come up. they were the first things on google if you type do we store b12 in the body im not a scientist so i cant do the studies myself but find it weird they would say that actually b12 is the one vitamin we do store heaps of! i think this just shows we don't know enough about what is happening in the human body, even tho we think we do! Glad to hear you are normal now! yep this issue is very important, this is only part 1 of my post so I will take your helpful comments into consideration for part 2. thanks!
My pleasure. Will def research this more. Very interesting and important topic!