An Easy, Simple Solution for ANEMIA

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"Published on 13 Nov 2014
An Easy, Simple Solution for ANEMIA.
A recent study has shown that 40% of Americans aged 26 to 83 are below normal levels of b12. This likely will lead to anemia and also higher homocysteine levels in the blood that will cause circulatory problems. If you are always feeling tired and have fatigue it could be a lack of vitamin B12. B12 is an inexpensive supplement, readily available and very safe.
NAC & TMG, Vital for HEART Health

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[Olaf]

Yes, it is true: a lot of ill people suffer from low vitamine B12 levels.

But:

when B12 is missing in most cases many other substances have also deficits. So you will not befenfit from taking B12 alone
B12 also needs folic acid and biotin. If you are taking B12 alone, usually you produce a deficiency of folic acid or biotin.
You will only benefit from taking B12, when you have deficits.
Instead of taking B12 and hoping that it cures all your symptoms it will be better to consult a naturopath who also checks for other causes.
Anemia can have some other reasons, not only lack of B12.


When B12 is missing this mostly is the result of massive nitrosative stress. The main causes for this are a) an instable neck joint b) chronic inflammations in gut because of allergies or dysbiosis. Nitrosative stress (infact gaseous NO and and its reaction products) also reacts with other vitamins, proteins, enzymes and electrolytes. So as a result in most cases you also will have strong deficits of one or more of these substances. Then taking only B12 will not help.

About 60% of measurements of sick people that I have taken showed significant B12 deficits. The right way to measure a B12 deficiency is to measure the amount of methylmalonic acid in the urine.
The wrong way is measuring any kind of B12 in blood serum, because there you will only see what the person has eaten.

[conk]

If someone is taking proton pump inhibitors for acid reflux or indigestion they cannot properly utilize B-12. The body needs intrinsic factor and Hydrochloric Acid (HCI) in order to use B-12. Older persons need to supplement with extra HCI, as the body makes less as we age.

Acid reflux is caused by too LITTLE stomach acid, not too much. Never, ever take anti-acids or proton pump inhibitors!

[Pam]

Yes, it is true: a lot of ill people suffer from low vitamine B12 levels.

But:

when B12 is missing in most cases many other substances have also deficits. So you will not befenfit from taking B12 alone
B12 also needs folic acid and biotin. If you are taking B12 alone, usually you produce a deficiency of folic acid or biotin.
You will only benefit from taking B12, when you have deficits.
Instead of taking B12 and hoping that it cures all your symptoms it will be better to consult a naturopath who also checks for other causes.
Anemia can have some other reasons, not only lack of B12.


When B12 is missing this mostly is the result of massive nitrosative stress. The main causes for this are a) an instable neck joint b) chronic inflammations in gut because of allergies or dysbiosis. Nitrosative stress (infact gaseous NO and and its reaction products) also reacts with other vitamins, proteins, enzymes and electrolytes. So as a result in most cases you also will have strong deficits of one or more of these substances. Then taking only B12 will not help.

About 60% of measurements of sick people that I have taken showed significant B12 deficits. The right way to measure a B12 deficiency is to measure the amount of methylmalonic acid in the urine.
The wrong way is measuring any kind of B12 in blood serum, because there you will only see what the person has eaten.


You have made a really good point here, Olaf. Taking large amounts of any one vitamin can cause more harm then good. That is why if you are going to use any vitamins it is best to use them from a whole food source, rather than synthetic types. More is not always better. Also, if you are wanting to create more red blood cells, because you are anemic you need to have adequate iron to allow the body to create healthy, functioning cells.

[Ellisa]

or you could eat organ meats especially liver, which has all the vitamins etc needed for health except Vit C--- so have a drink of orange juice afterwards.

[Bob]

Olaf, did we talk about B12 and viruses.. That during a virus invasion that reducing B12 would be better?

[blknwhite]

Anemia is often a more complex problem:

http://www.lef.org//Protocols/Heart-Circulatory/Blood-Disorders/Page-02?source=search&key=anemia

[Olaf]

Olaf, did we talk about B12 and viruses.. That during a virus invasion that reducing B12 would be better?

Oh yes, Bob, you're absolutely right.

One should not take vitamin B12 during a virus infection.

But what you can do during a virus infection is providing the body with antioxidants, that strongly reduce the negative effects of NO:
- take herbal antioxidants like cistus tea, red fruits, vitamin C (all very important)
- take acetyl cysteine, which is an amino acid that is needed to produce glutathione, which is a substance that protects mitochondria from the toxic effects of NO. (600 mg acetyl cysteine, 1...3 times daily )

B12 reacts immediately with NO and neutralizes it, but NO is needed during infections as the poisonus substance that is produced by the mitochondria to kill viruses and fungi. Also macrophages (a kind of white blood cells) use NO to kill bacteria after they have phagocytosed them.
That's why you should not neutralize NO during a disease.

There are exceptions.
There may be inflammations in the body, in which no bacteria, no viruses and no fungi are present.
In these cases, B12 can be used to soften the inflammation and to interrupt the vicious circle that inflammation itself leads to further inflammation.

Examples:
- Neuroderimitis
- Inflammations in the brain caused by insufficient supply of blood (unstable neck joint)

Actually toxic burdens of the body by NO without presence of any pathogens are very common. In these cases, it is absolutely necessary to neutralize the NO with B12, because it leads to severe damage to the body. Normally, one will also have strong deficit of vitamin B12 as it was consumed by NO, so that the liver has no longer reserves of vitamin B12.

I've already written some other posts about nitrosative stress. Maybe I'll summarize them in the future in a thread.


If someone is taking proton pump inhibitors for acid reflux or indigestion they cannot properly utilize B-12. The body needs intrinsic factor and Hydrochloric Acid (HCI) in order to use B-12. Older persons need to supplement with extra HCI, as the body makes less as we age.

Medicals that reduce vitamin B12 in the body:

Aspirin
antacids (proton pump inhibitors) (reduce absorbation)
antihypertensive drugs
cholesterol synthesis inhibitors (statins)
Metformin
Potency products eg Viagra Sildenafil


Because many people cannot assimilate normal B12 (cyanocobalamin) in their gastric system it is better to take kinds of vitamin B12 which can be absorbed through the oral mucosa. These are methylcobalamine and adenosyl cobalamine. It is also possible to inject vitamin B12.

Vitamin B12 deficiency is caused by


all types of inflammation (nitrosative stress) with and without pathogens
lack of blood flow into organs (mitochondria then react with panic reaction and produce large amounts of NO)
medicines (see above)
some diets (vegetarian)




Acid reflux is caused by too LITTLE stomach acid, not too much. Never, ever take anti-acids or proton pump inhibitors!

It's much worse: Mostly acid reflux is caused by a certain amount of NO in the gastric system. One of the main effects of NO is that that it limps muscles. When the muscle at the entrance of the stomach (pylorus) relaxes, gastric acid gets into the esophagus. 5000 ... 10.000μg B12 can neutralize the NO and then pylorus closes and the heartburn disappears. Meanwhile often tested.
Now if someone takes proton pump inhibitors, then this intake reduces just that vitamin, which would prevent heartburn.



(...) Taking large amounts of any one vitamin can cause more harm then good. That is why if you are going to use any vitamins it is best to use them from a whole food source, rather than synthetic types.

I agree with you, Peterpam. A whole food source would be normally the best.

Now the sad thing is: when someone already has deficiencies of certain vitamins, it cannot be cured with normal vitamin intakes via food.

I give you an example. The normal daily dosis of vitamin B12 is 30 µg. Now with sick people we have found that they need a daily dosis of about 2000...5000 µg for 1 to 4 months until their values of methylmalon acid in urine normalize. So they need 100 times more than the normal daily dosis.

The problem with all vitamins and electrolytes is: the body tries to maintain normal blood values. No matter how high doses you are taking. The body excretes most of it via kidneys and after about 4 hours the vitamins are excreted in urine. The cells can access the increased vitamin levels only in those four hours. So you have to take relatively large amounts of vitamins to compensate for a deficit.
I do not know any solution for this. Even with infusions the same happens.

[Bob]

Olaf - thank you my friend ! This has to be one of the most essential posts for reading in
understanding how to deal with healing and infections using the combination of proper nutrition and vitamin levels.

I would think if you were able to consolidate your posts, where as in a check list, i.e. if this is happening check for this and supplement with that..

And that thread should be made sticky.

--Bob