How to Naturally Overcome Vitamin B12 Deficiency | Dr. Josh Axe
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In this video, I’m going to talk about how to overcome Vitamin B12 deficiency and the health benefits of Vitamin B12. Surprisingly, about 40% of the population is deficient. Some of the big warning signs that you are Vitamin B12 deficient are if you struggle with low energy, fatigue, lack of focus, poor memory, poor cellular function, autoimmune disease, anaemia, or a thyroid condition.
The biggest reason most people have Vitamin B12 deficiency is that they don’t have a healthy digestive system to digest this vitamin properly, also known as leaky gut. If you can’t absorb nutrients and vitamins properly, then you won’t be able to absorb the vitamins you need for optimal health. People who struggle with leaky gut or digestive issues, vegans or vegetarians and people who don’t have enough probiotics in their diet all tend to have a Vitamin B12 deficiency. Some of the benefits of Vitamin B12 include red blood cell formation, which is vital to heart health, cellular function, and supporting the brain and nerve system.
If you want to overcome Vitamin B12 deficiency, then you must follow these specific steps:
1. Consume more Vitamin B12-rich foods (liver, wild-caught fish, grass-fed lamb and beef, and raw dairy products)
2. Take a Probiotic (increases absorption)
3. Heal your gut (getting inflammatory foods out of your diet)
4. Supplementation (Vitamin B12, B complex, desiccated liver supplement)
If you can follow these steps, you will notice improvements immediately and overcome your Vitamin B12 deficiency.
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I have been telling my doctor this for 3 years that I needed a change and she does not listen . So I am taking it into my own hands. I am sick of pharma
SAME!
I refuse to see Drs. I will see a Naturopath or a Medical Medium from now on! Drs that prescribe me big pharma toxic addictive pharmaceutical medications I tell them to get f*ck*d!
See dr Shalini s vitamin b12 cure in 45 days very helpful within two days you will see a lot of difference
Just take a methylcobalamin supplement
Yep nobody listens
They say it's just normal
"You are what you digest." I like that :)
Dr Axe's video are far more helpful than any doctor I've gone to see
Also check out Dr. Berg. Highly recommended
Wow. Thanks so much
I also like Dr Mandell. I no longer go to Drs that prescribe toxic addictive big pharma pharmaceutical medications
Unfortunately, if you think this video is helpful you are on your way to terrible health. Please do more research.
So happy to know what I need now to become healthier. I was really dumb to not do research after becoming a vegetarian. I've been for 7 years now and ignored taking vitamins because I just didn't pay attention to any of that stuff. My diet is NOT healthy and I hate how people think I am just because I don't eat meat. I literally drink so much coffee and eat chocolate everyday. I don't eat enough healthy food. I'm getting the supplements that I need and ditching the coffee and sugary stuff. I'm done with my hair falling out and being so tired and unmotivated to do anything.
Eggs, feta, natural white cheese.. for vegetarians is really important. Tired and unmotivated really spoke to me..me too
This is helpful. I was so tired and fatigue every day. I just start talking feroglobin and then I realize I’m feeling much better. I have stomach issues but I’m getting there. Thanks dr. Axe
6 months ago I found out I was low in B12. I started supplementing and overcame my deficiency. It's really easy :)
Awesome, thanks for sharing your experience Persimmon Dancer Emilie
How did you find out? Are standard tests effective?
Yes, I just asked my doctor to order a B12 blood test. It was a standard test. I check every 6 months.
Persimmon Dancer Emilie How long did it take you to feel at least a bit better in terms of memory and energy levels? What form of B12 are you supplementing with?
Nadya Phoenix Hi. I should have explained that I only had a very small deficiency show up on my test. So I did not suffer any side effects from the B12 deficiency. methylcobalamin is the type of B12 that I take. At first I took Jarrow brand but when I ran out I switched to MegaFood brand. When I had my first follow up blood test I was using the MegaFood brand. And my level is normal now.
I have pernicious anemia therefore I cannot absorb B12 through food or supplements. I tested positive for Intrinsic Factor Antibodies. That means, while other people are able to absorb B12 through foods and supplements via Intrinsic Factor in the digestive system, people with pernicious anemia can't. I will have to have B12 injections for the rest of my life. I almost died, and have permanent damage from being misdiagnosed for so many years.
Hi I wanna know your symptoms. Did you feel tingling in you arms legs fingers toes and back of head? Constant headache tinnitus, fatigue even getting 8 hours of sleep? How often do you take b12 injections?
@@pryncecoching8123 Yep thats EXACTLY how I felt. And I have injections every 3 months privately, but I also have the kit at home and administer it myself.
Now I feel FANTASTIC 😌😌😌😌
Scandinavian countries treat pernicious anemia with sublingual B12., after loading doses of injections. Rare to give routine shots. I stopped my shots here as i couldn't get the right needle size and putting a large needle in a small leg muscle was not my thing. So researched other countries management.
Same here. I went undiagnosed for so long, it caused so much trauma and damage.
Injections are the only available source when you have antibodies killing your ability to absorb B12 normally.
Do you take folic acid to help? I've been told to take it to help with the B12 injections & eat lots of potassium. But i find it so overwhelming
I increased my B12 vitamin dosage. I changed my diet to plant based and noticed i needed to take a mental health day. Very sensitive to everyone. I researched and found that i wasn't taking enough B12 for my age group. I increased the mcg by 100% for 2 days and then back to the recommended dosaged for my age group and i can now be around people without being so sensitive.
I’m 46 and extremely anemic, just a few days taking B complex, Folic Acid , Iron 65mg and probiotics. I take aside B12 3000mcg , do you think is enough? I loose tons of blood on my tree week long periods due adenometrosis
uh, plant based diet is the worst for someone who is deficient in B12..
I'm a meat and cheese eater and mine is low, so I can believe it! I previously had problems before my hysterectomy about 5 years ago and now I'm going through it again and I'm having acid reflux problems as well.
Really? 😮 I have been a vegetarian for 23 years and i have always been so sensitive to people, get so tired after being around people. Can B12 really help with that? That could make it possible for me to actually function in a job. I have ordered somr today and also started to drink kefir.
I feel always tired . It could be my B 12 that is low .
Mild gastritis caused mine. Suffered for a decade and got diagnosed with depression, anxiety, fivromyalgia, memory loss, irritability. They caught it when my nerves began dying in my feet and it wasnt diabetic neuropathy!
How have you helped it? I’m only 22 with gastritis and extreme deficiency. I don’t think oral supplements are helping. My mental age feels like im 80 years old.
Because of gastritis oral supplements might not help because the problem is there to start with. try injections or the tablets that go under your tongue which will directly go into your system.
@sophiesLOL you have to insist on injections. Preferably hydroxycobalamin. Read the WHOs recommendations and insist your doc stick with them. I did injections 3x/week for about 2 months and 1x/week for about 2 years. Now once every 2 weeks. You'll probably need them the rest of your life.
@@useryeahgoodbyego for b12 chewables. Or lozenges. These will be absorbed under your tongue.
It's so true. I roasted a massive beef joint over the weekend (It's Monday morning now) and I have been picking at it all weekend. This morning I've noticed I could actually get out of bed for my 5:20am alarm even though my sleep was reduced. I am feeling more positive and quite bright in my mood and feeling like my core around my heart area is not experiencing a "sinking" feeling. Feeling absolutely great about things right now! - Worth mentioning I experienced this years ago when I did the same thing as a teen and kept picking at a roasted gammon that was left to me.. My energy was through the roof and I didn't want to sleep and got so much editing done that night!
So 2 separate experiences and I am feeling like this is certainly a way forward for me. I'm actually feeling something I haven't felt in months and that is a sense of hope and excitement........ Fascinating it's just down to this!
I have a thyroid condition, IBS Fibromyalgia and Lupus. This has been an eye opener to me.
I have been diagnosed with an inability to absorb B12 but the hospital doctor was determined just to prescribe injections, even after it was obvious that I was having bad reactions to them and there was no significant improvement. Fortunately another doctor listened to me and I insisted that I wanted more research done on how I could provide what my body needed to heal this. Seeing doctors cater to big pharma I was fortunate to find a doctor who appreciates the significance of diet and other aspects of your life that leads to the body being able to restore its immune system. Not only gut health but auto immune responses in the body can lead to deficiencies.
@@debbies230 please tell me how you've been able to absorb b13 without intrinsic factor did you use sublingual or liquid b12
I've just started on raw milk from a local farm here in France and it's wonderful. I already feel so much better, and I've also cut out gluten just two weeks ago. The difference is spectacular. No need at all for indigestion tablets. The effect was virtually immediate.
I have a double Rare MTHF~R Gene mutation variant & I can't absorb B-12 OR Folate - I eat healthy , but still struggle with it , what I discovered is that I can absorb a Methylated Forms of these - Methylfolate & Methylcobalmin have helped me greatly! ♥️
I only discovered B12 deficiency by accident trying to figure out what is wrong with me, my energy, cognitive clarity, and getting lightheaded when I stand up has been scaring the daylights out me since I’m only 30 and quite healthy. I hope B12 clears up my symptoms, the brain fog is scary bad on some days..
I was found to have vitamin B12 deficiency, all the things you said at the beginning, I have. I was getting treated like I was making things up till one doctor did a whole blood run! I had an endoscopy was found to have inflammatory bowl and six stomach ulcers. My Mum, my Gran and my Grans sister were anaemia all their lives, so it’s possible they had the same. My grans sister died in the 1920’s of pernicious anaemia, she was 24. My gran lived to 90 and Mum to 83. I’ll be 60 this year and so glad it’s been found, it’s caused so many things gone wrong with my body and like I said got treated like I was making it up, till I was totally black all over from falling down, not even black and blue but risen black patches. I’m now getting treatment, my diet is good, I was a special diets cook so knew what to eat. Anyway this video is good letting folks know exactly what happens, thank you.
What you eat,please,?
Thanks Doc, I have many of the symptoms you mentioned, i am now taking vit b12. thanks for the information.
As a person with Pernicious Anaemia, vitamin B12 deficiency, I can factually state that the best way to deal with B12 deficiency is to have an injection/ongoing course of injections of B12. PA sufferers cannot absorb B12 from the gut at all, it has to be injected and bypass the gut altogether. The advice in the video is only of use if your deficiency is from a poor diet or vegetarian/vegan diet. Probiotics will not work on those who cannot absorb B12 through the gut.
You said it. This is not ok and he is no MD. As though people stick needles in them for fun. Once you can't absorb it you can't convert cyanocobalamin found in all these veggies and stuff into methylcobalamin or hydroxocobalamin, this guy is a sham!
I have also pernicious anemia and miss the intrinsic factor in my stomach so i can t absorb b12.I have to have injections neurobion every 10 days.
Lucky you if you can absorb it through your gut. I can't, I have to have injections. And people years ago that couldn't get b12 through their gut - they died. You are very very misinformed.
Have you tried B12 patches? The vitamin goes directly into the bloodstream, claimed to anyway.
NatureMan ancient people with pernicious anemia died you idiot.
Sure I speak for a shit ton of people here when I say, thank you. Your a credit to the world. Take care.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I have Thyroid nodules and have been having most of the symptoms you say in the beginning of the video. I just had a blood test come back as B12 deficiency so now I have to go get B12 injections 2x a week. Im not a vegan either.
Eggs are also source of it. Vegetarians can include eggs as they are infertile.
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@@mightyr9721 😂😀
What's the possibility that you need to understand that B-12 is also in organic soil therefore is absorbed into organic fruits and vegetables. What if more people like farmers would understand that B-12 is being depleted from the soil due to applying pesticides,fungicides,herbicides and insecticides to plants.
I thought he would have mentioned this is in his intro. I'm really excited to get my garden started this year. I've hear root vegetables with skin provide a natural alternative for vegans.
That is really true! Organic veggies & fruits do have B-12 in them, absorbed from the soil! Isn't that wonderful? *-*
I had all the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency except fatigue, all after 18 years of veganism.
I started eating eggs, raw yogurt Kefir, some goat cheese... and soon I will try some chicken. I don't eat this because I want to, but because I have to..
I feel like crying, because I now know why I am having these problems you mentioned. Thank you so much. I am going to follow your advice. About three weeks ago I started drinking Kefir from walmart and I tell you to my amazement I saw a difference in a big problem that I was having. I trust what you are saying. And I am so thankful to you for your information.
Video starts at 4:20 you’re welcome :)
i'm just waiting for the day they tell us chocolate is loaded with B12. 😉
Me too!
You are crazy funny 😅
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You forgot to mention that if one's Vitamin B12 is not caught with in a certain time frame, the neurological damage is permanent. Unfortunately, not many physicians think to even test for this and other much-needed"essential vitamin"; thus the term "essential vitamin".
well im fucked
See the vedios of Luke coutinho he is much better
I got the most amazing physician.. he caught this and knew it was also linked to my anxiety.. am for ever grateful
My doctor gives anti depressants out like sweets. Now only found out I'm low in B12.
What is that time frame?
I'm very low in B12. I feel low on energy all the time, sometimes I sleep the whole night, wake up feeling well rested, but then an hour or two later I'm already sleepy again. I also get light headed almost every time I stand up, my vision blacks out. And my memory is not that good since my B12 levels started to get low.
And no, I'm not a vegan at all.
But I'm gonna follow the tips in this video, and hopefully I'll feel better after a while.
Nami Tidecaller how are you now? Any feedback?
You might have pernicious anemia where you can't absorb b12 in digestion but need b12 shots and folic acid pills. I have your exact symptoms
I love this man.
this is a really good video. short, but informative.
I had 30 minutes in the sunshine ate a tuna sandwich, had a glass of milk. I look young and healther than most vegans.
I have a question I hope you'll answer this and put this to rest!
Can you have extremely high B12 levels and still be deficient in B12 not absorbing?
I truly hope you see this because I would love to know!
Yes, I read it somewhere, that serum b12 levels can be high but bcoz of absorbtion issues, the body might not be able to use it.
Look for active b12 bodies
Video starts at 4:00
Thank you
No
Thank you.
I have heard tho, that although B12 is not found in vegetables, it is however found in Fungi. So eating mushrooms is a great way to get B12 if you're vegetarian/vegan, as B12 actually doesn't come from the meat itself but rather the bacteria that live in the meat. That same bacteria is found in mushrooms.
Please comment on this.
To clear a couple of things up, there is almost no Vitamin B12 in soil. There is cobalt in soil, which is needed (and the limiting factor) for making B12.
B12 is made by microorganisms, most usually in a ruminant's stomach, so most humans get B12 from red meat (including tuna, which isn't a ruminant) and milk. However modern farming grows the cattle too fast - so fast that the farmer actually injects B12. Now if you were a farmer, would you inject lots of B12 so that everyone who ate the meat were healthy, or would you inject just about enough so the animal grows fast?
Cobalamin is a general name for a range of organic molecules which includes B12. B12 is the one that works in humans. so-called "phyto-cobalamins" (ie plant-manufactured cobalamin) looks very similar to the body but can't be used for metabolism - it works the same as carbon monoxide which prevents blood haemoglobin from transporting oxygen. So there are things that measure as though they were B12 but will actually damage you.
So Dr Axe is right - consume Vitamin B12 rich foods. However for many people in developed countries, you need to take a supplement such as a tablet or injection in order to get enough. And for the vegans out there - the B12 you buy over the counter or for injection is grown in microorganisms in a kettle, so it's organic and vegan.
Coming back to Cobalt in the soil: without cobalt, microorganisms can't make B12. Little cobalt, little B12. The fastest race horses come from the blue grass of Kentucky - well guess what, one form of cobalt is blue (the other is red). So the grass is blue because it contains cobalt. Horse eats, microorganisms make B12, horse runs faster!
Can humans make B12 in our gut? Yes. However we make it too low down the gut to absorb it. If we were like rabbits, which also make B12 too low in the gut to absorb it, then we'd eat the special green sticky poos that are specially full of B12 (as opposed to the grey dry ones that the rabbit doesn't eat) - actually someone did feed people their own poos and was able to overcome B12 deficiency back in the 1940s, so you don't need to try this at home!
Well we don't manufacture vitamin c either. Neither do fruit bats. That's why they eat fruit. Most b12 is destroyed when cooking meat. So meat eaters are JUST AS DEFICIENT as us weirdo vegans good doctor. Just take a non cyanocobalamin b12. The one I just mentioned is derived from cyanide. Yes...CYANIDE! Don't trust ANY vitamin company that uses this form in ANY of their formulations.
Marcus A 80% of vegans vs the 40% which includes everyone, vegans and those with disorders that hinder their vitamin absorption isn't what I would call "JUST AS DIFICIENT" that's actually a pretty big difference.
so eat some fungi........
Marcus A Dr. Gregor said Cyanocobalamine is the best form of B12
I finally understood what I’m going through all what you’ve said it’s true that’s exactly what I’m experiencing. Thanks a lot
This video is so helpful! Thanks! I am taking one probiotic supplement and magnesium and b complex supplement everyday. Two weeks ago I had a severe heart burn and acid reflux out of nowhere. Maybe because I increased my wine intake (I don’t usually drink) and I took ppi, omeprazole, and the acid reflux was gone in a few days but weird symptoms started to happen, like shortness of breath, chest pain, numbness and tingling in my legs and arms, tightness in head, hoarse voice and I couldn’t sleep. I would wake up every hour. Ever since I started taking these supplements the symptoms seem to be fading but at a very slow rate. I also had blurry vision but it’s much better now.
I had a similar experience. I'm slowly on my way to healing now. I hope you're doing much better.
@@imagesinla8575 Thank You! I feel much better now. Hoping the same for you.
Acid reflux medicines cause malabsorption of b12
On a Chicago bus today 3 people were talking about neuropathy was caused by vitamin B deficiency so I ran to this post when I got home!
i've just received my V B12 test and here we go: the test rate of V B12 is 4400 (the rate in normal adults is 600). my doctor called me to say stop taking any V B12 supplement but i don't take any as I don't trust them AND I'M VEGAN but i just knew the reason: its bcuz i drink Kombucha 2 or 3 times a day bcuz i'm trying to recover from breast cancer naturally :) plus all my vitamins and Minerals r great ..... although I;m vegan :)
I am also a vegan and how are you now ?
@@JM-pr3my i'm no longer vegan .. i'm more vegetarian ..... i'm great above all
thanx for asking
Awesome information, Thank you Dr. Axe!!!
Thanks Dr. Axe for your advice , it really helped. Thank you so much.
If you cannot absorb B12 digestively, then taking a supplement won’t work either - unless it’s in the converted forms methyl-cobalamin & adenosyl-cobalamin. I use sublingual B12 drops that contain the two forms & they work really well because they bypass my digestion & get straight to my cells.
What brand and where did you buy your supply?
Heythave I'm taking Go Nutrients Vitamin B12 - Fast absorbing all natural vegan free sublingual supplement with 3000 mcg Methylcobalamin organic raspberry flavor. I took one dose, praying this works because I noticed its hard receiving the Methylcobalamin shots, many don't have...
Yes B12 has changed my life...I take it in liquid drops every morning and I no longer have stomach problems or sores in my mouth. I was diagnosed with anemia.
Dr Axe, I'm based in South Africa and you are definitely my favorite doctor in the world.
Thank you so much for your support!
Lentils are amazing for B-12 they fill me with super great energy
Omg I learn so much from you!! Thank you for posting these informative videos!!!
Marmite yeast extract spread has all the B Vitamins and it's Probiotic - it tastes like a beef spread - but it's Vegan Friendly
most people eat it on toast - i put a small spoonful in my chilli con carne last night
i had a headache & felt fatigued recently and took a Vitamin B Complex tablet - about an hour later the headache was gone
& i had energy , plus my eyesight seemed sharper - awesome - felt fine the next day too
i took it in the afternoon & was still quite wired when i went to bed - so it's probably best take it in the morning
and you don't need to take it everyday just on days when you feel fatigued
i also often get the light headed dizziness when standing up that Dr Axe mentions in this video
Thanks doc vit B 12 gave me more energy as I combined it with magnesium. It also helped me a lot i don't suffer from sinus anymore or colds and flu I am a diabetic and I never knew that chronic meds actually depleted vit B 12 and magnesium. Thanks once again for the educational video this is really helping people I wish doctors will tell their patients about metphormin etc and the side effects. Doctors need to educate there patients too. If only they do it like you do the world would be a better place. It's sad how we are just taken for granted I'm actually learning a lot from you Dr axe
what vitamins can I give my kids
Found in nutritional yeast..
It is added in ,the cyno type but it is not recommended. I take so far but get typase for better absorption. Of b12.
Great video Josh, just lovely.
Thank you so much for all your great video.
Can you please advice with a name of a good probiotics & Is it good to take vitamin B 12 or B 12 complex?
Taking Apple cider vinegar with the mother is like taking a probiotic right?
Brittany Bell Yes
[ eat pickled veggies at the end of meals ]
Actually... No... it is a prebiotic.... which make a healthy place for probiotics to live.
Dr. Axe, love the mention of the Stanford study and probiotics. Thanks.
You do not mention Pernicious Anemia. My understanding is that injections of B-12 are the only solution, since the condition is a result of non-absorption in the stomach. Most all of my family (mother's side) present this condition by age 50. Are you suggesting that diet or supplements will help overcome this anemia?
Thank you so much! Now how can we make sure when we are buying beef, lamb, or fish that they are actually grass feed and healthy (free from chemicals and pollution)?
Thank you so much for your videos, I grew up not knowing how to take care of my body and learning what it needs to survive and preform better. So thanks you so much...
God Bless You Doctor!❤️🙏
I was think too I think I eat very expensive and natural foods .but still my body feel pain here and there ,stomach acid no 1 problems for me I think me is B12 deficiency
what's the difference between B-12 and B complex? Can u recommend something naturally for B-complex deficiency
Doc. Your the best fallowed your advice and i feel like a child again. Thank you sir.
I thought that probiotic supplements that have been freeze dried don’t work as they are not alive? So that’s why I go for coconut water kefir?
Thank you Dr Josh for this video,ai think thats the problem why I am bloated,dull mind,acidic and having gas always,anxiety,stressed.because of that I will subscribe your channel.
I was diagnosed with severe b12 deficiency. Diet won’t help me, I am missing an intrinsic factor. I went through a lot before that was found out. I’m now on b12 injection every two weeks, which I now give to myself. It’s been about five years now with that routine, I’m still not back to what I was, but I am a lot better.
How did you diagnose that you lack intrinsic factor..?
@@cleanpull999 My doctors did. I’m not sure which one diagnosed the intrinsic factor problem, as I had a team including neurologist, gastroenterologist, cardiologist, psychiatrist (for meds) all at once. I think it was a doctor working from X-rays who found the problem. Took forever to diagnose, but they were all over it when it was discovered. What did the most lasting damage was the fact that I was undiagnosed for years. Still suffering symptoms years later even with treatment. I could write a book! I really feel sorry for people who go undiagnosed.
@@crusadercat1322how does one get to administer it themselves ? Are you in the states ? Do you need a doctor’s permission to get the supplies ? How does it work ?
@@SleeplessinOC I forgot to mention I live in Southern California 🌞
wow, your videos are the best! seriously, it's direct and backed up by facts. thanks a lot for making them :)
Thanks Hazirah Hamdan!
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Dear Dr. Josh Axe. Are probiotics a source of vitamin B12? I would really appreciate your kind response. Thank you.
Can you possibly be deficient in B12 even if blood test is in normal range?
I saw a video says yes . because they might not check active b12
Yes
Yes. Take a MMA or Active b12 test
Always great videos, Dr. Axe!!! Thanks for the help
i literally have every single symptom :(
def gunna start taking b12 and see if it helps
thanksss
Did it help?
Pills do not help me in the least. Liquid upsets my stomach beyond belief, only shots work for me. There is a difference how i feel.
@@marjoriejohnson6535 Thats because the shots get into the bloodstream quickly.
the basic Foundation about what B12 is was good but the sources you recommended for getting B12 instead of going directly to the source of the actual vitamin and getting it directly is what you should be doing. Animals are often supplemented with B12 so go directly to B12 and take it in forms of either cyancobalamin or methylcobalamin which is an active form of the vitamin which means that even if you have intrinsic factor that doesn't allow you to digest the first form, if you take the second form it's already active and intrinsic value won't make a difference.
I guess all the Vegans, go around searching vegan and get upset when someone says something they don't like. Wow! If you believe your diet is so great, 1. You shouldn't be bothered by this and 2. You should be eating it and proving it by example. There are great vegan recipes out there but everyone is different and we all need something different.
I agree with you. Many vegans have stormed the comment section on the b12´s actual origin, and some of them became pretty much triggered. The funny thing is that we wouldn´t even be able to rely on water and soil for b12, even when b12 is acutally produced by bacteria XD
Not all of us can take just the tablets or eat lots of meat and dairy to absorb our B12. There are also absorbtion issues at a cellular level and many of us have to have B12 injections for life. Tablets do not work! Even if we eat healthy and take probiotics, it still isn't enough. It can help but to say it is the answer can also be putting someone with Pernicious Anaemia or B12 deficiency, health at risk.
Eat marmite.problem sloved
You need to include a 4th group to your list of people with B12 deficiency - those who have had certain types of weight loss surgery.
He said so many things about vitamin B12 rich foods, but what about people who cannot absorbed those . He didn't tell about it
He should have mentioned that a sublingual, under the tongue, Methylcobalamin B-12 supplement is readily absorbed even if you do have poor digestion.
John Seipp I take a sublingual Methyl B12 and Adeno B12 and I still don’t absorb it. I have MTHFR gene mutation which prevents absorption of B12. No matter what I try, my blood test shows I’m still deficient.
@@TikvahMedina
Have you tried the cyanocobalamin? That's what I do (shot) every month and it works. Obviously we're two different bodies though. Just a suggestion possibly
Does someone use B12 patches? Is it helpful?
Yes! probiotic food is the key! You can see your Vitamin B absorption rate by looking at the root of your nail. All my lunula disappered after pregnancy and then after talking Vitamin B supplement it was reappeared in very slow rate. When I started consuming fermented food with bone broth, it expedite the process for sure. On the other hand, when I get in great stress, nulura starts to disappear from pinky. Then I know my body is buring out and need for Vb source.
Wow I didn't know the luna disappeared because of b12 deficiency. Mine all have disappeared since my IBS/IBD issues. I am on b12, iron and D supplements now.
Dr AXE is Brilliant! Very well explained.
I am vegan. Thank you for the non - animal info.
Flame, that's a bad excuse my brother
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I'm Whole Food Plant Based No Oil and got upset when he started telling Folks to eat meat, especially Liver. Supplements and organic veggies/fruits are the way to get the best b12. Also nothing better than a carrot or any tuber straight from the soil unwashed.
It's how b12 ends up in animal meat in the first place, it's in the soil that's attached to the plants roots that the animals eat.
. If it's alive-eat it. If it's dead throw it away!
Thank u for informing about how important it is to take probiotics, something I was never told....
I'm a vegan so is nutritional yeast ok?
Thanks dr for your information I’m really lucky to be one of your followers ❤
Vitamin B 12 can also be found in sauerkraut (not pasteurized).
Sauerkraut is actually an amazing food! It has tons of benefits simply because of how it's made. :)
Very helpful video sir.
You Go Dr. Axe! Thank you so much for this great information; i needed it!
Starts at 4.10
I know I have a leaky gut. Here’s my question. If you’re saying with a leaky gut, you’re not able to digest food properly to absorb the vitamins, minerals and nutrients needed, then how is me eating nutrient dense vitamin B 12 foods going to help with my deficiency, if I’m not digesting food properly? Wouldn’t the same also be true with taking supplements? How am I to fix any deficiency if I’m not able to absorb it correctly in the first place? I’ve already been working on my gut health for quite some time, with homemade chicken stock and soups. I can’t do a lot of fiber because it aggravates my gut and causes me bad bloating and gas. I’m doing more or less the full GAPS diet. I guess I’ll start eating my beef liver again. I was kinda slacking.
B12 supplements are the cleanest source, not animal foods.
There is allot of false information around on RUclips and google on Vitamin B12. The majority of the people say that you can only get it from the meat and the dairy, this is completely false. Naturally occurring B12 is found in Nori the dried sheet found in sushi restaurants, dried purple laver is also a natural plant product it's found in. Shiitake mushrooms have relatively high levels of B12. Vitamin B12 is synthesised only by certain bacteria, B12 in eggs and the cows milk is poorly absorbed, and in some people they have malabsorption with certain gastric dysfunctions where they have to take an injection for life. Generally processed foods should be avoided. To get vitamin B12 it's from unwashed organic produce, B12 is produced by a a bacteria found in the soil that is used to grow organic produce, the soil is rich in vitamin B12. Farmers need to be educated that it's being depleted from the soil due to applying pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides to the plants. There are fortified foods that contain B12 like rice milk, nut milks, cereals, energy bars and Soy. Wheat grass, tofu and some vegetarian burgers also have it in. Lots of people take nutritional yeast and marmite. Blackberry kidney beans, millet, sprouts and nuts like almonds also have B12 in. Unpasteurised sauerkraut is another source people can buy. The Hanza people have been known to live to 120 years old living only on a plant based diet, the reality is this:
A plant based diet full of fruits and nuts, grown in proper organic farming methods, clean unpolluted air, free from (acid rain, industrial pollution) and a diet of seeds especially apricot seeds and kernels, the Hanza people prove that lifestyle is to blame as there soil is more rich in nutrients without anything chemically altered. Seeds in general can all be eaten the myth of cyanide poising is just ridiculous, there are small amounts of cyanide in some seeds but they are there to attach to cells inside the body that are cancerous and it destroys them. That's why the Hanza people never get cancer. Use a bit of logic, has any supermarket got signs telling you not to consume fruit seeds?
Is there warning signs for babies not to consume fruit seeds?
Of cause not it's just false information because the meat and dairy industry are profit driven, and know that vegetarian and Vegan lifestyles are on the increase, just like Cows milk is designed for cows, we are the only species that consumes another species milk.
There's B12 in nutritional yeast.
Probiotics are key to absorbing all nutrients.
canker sores is also caused by vitamin b-12 deficiency, I have been taking vitamin b12 1000 mcg tablets everyday and it has helped me a lot.
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What kind of foods can vegetarians take?
Thank you for sharing great information. You present it so well and easy to follow advice. Keep up the great work.
Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying them KhmuPrinceCharming!
tried to go vegan got very weak developed b12 deficiency gut issues....ideo very good thankyou Dr Axe
Humans sucessfully worked their way up the food chain for a reason lol if we were meant to eat grass, we'd still walk on all fours😂
I have all the symptoms of a b12 deficiency, but on paper, mine isn't low.
Me2. I have bought some B12 tablets, but I am not sure if they will work. I have numb toes and sore fingers (Peripheral Neuropathy) but my doctors says I am not B12 deficient, maybe I need injections, but doctor says wear wider shoes. I asked him how this will help my fingers??? I have been left to it now.
I have the symptoms of B12 deficienciy but not deficient on tests, I have just started taking activated B12 and hope it will make a big difference. Thanks for your input.
What kind of vegetables we should take any suggestions
"Grass fed lamb is very high in grass fed beef!"
Glad to know! Thanks! :D
Just kidding of course !
"Grass fed lamb is very high, as is grass fed beef!".....that's what he actually said lol
Superb sir.thank you.
I was watching a vegan activist, Gary Yourofsky, a while back, and he was dead set against B12 supplementation. He doesn't eat meat or dairy, and he doesn't supplement, and his B12 level was fine after twenty-some years of veganism. This leads me to believe that our bodies do produce it, but something must be getting in the way in some individuals. It's either that, or he's eating feces somehow, since it's supposedly produced in our intestines, but not absorbed by the body that low in the digestive tract. There are other vegans I've heard of who test fine as well. Faulty science.
Didn't think of that, Anisha. Would be interesting to check it out.
There's a few things to consider here. Firstly - what kind of B12 blood test are people getting? The regular B12 test is not reliable - unless you are VERY low, it cannot be taken much notice of....the modern active B12 test (Holotranscobalamin) is more reliable so thats the one people should go for. Also check out the ranges from the lab - people may still be classed as perfectly normal even if the amount of B12 is in the lower range of normal....the other thing to think about is that yes, if people eat unwashed veggies, they will be getting B12 in that way, and some people do eat stuff straight from the ground so they should be ok....other people will be eating tiny amounts of insects and insect poop on unwashed fruits or even inside the fruit without knowing - you don't need much - an insect or two per day would be enough for most people I think....people who do a lot of gardening and get soil under their nails would most likely be less deficient than people who never go near the soil (because again, b12 would be in the soil and this is likely to work its way into their food at some stage). And most of all, the majority of vegan packet foods are topped up with B12 these days to help prevent deficiencies so if someone eats a meat substitute or has processed almond milk they are getting supplemented!! Not always with the best form of B12, its true, but they are still getting a supplement. Something else to remember also is that if the mother was a meat eater and if she had a lot of B12 in her body when giving birth, her child would have enough b12 to see them through many years of B12 deprivation. However, b12 deficiency is a real thing. I have had it. I have also had high homocysteine which is a side effect of low B12, which has now come down with supplementation. B12 deficiency can take 20 years or more to start showing in some people, others will notice it sooner, like i did, or they won't notice it at all until they drop down dead....yes there may be some "throw backs" of people who have a genetic predisposition to being able to survive in spite of a lack of B12 - bully for them, some of us are not made that way - adults and babies alike have died of B12 deficiency, and to tell people not to take supplements is at best very irresponsible, and at worst, a crime.
Some good information. Thank you. I did just watch another interesting video on B12 by Andreas Moritz as well. He says the problem isn't getting enough B12, but it's the absorbtion of it that many people have a problem with. He says that a low "intrinsic factor " in the stomach, as well as digestive issues caused by eating animal protein, can prevent the vitamin from being absorbed ... even if you supplement or have an adequate supply in the diet. He claims that B12 deficiency is actually more common in meat eaters for this reason. Maybe someday everyone will agree what's actually going on :) Take it easy.
Gorillas also eat their own feces occasionally, which has B12 in it from their lower intestines ... not to say that eating with dirty fingers doesn't help them as well.
Its not faulty science. I have dificiency and other vegans havent. Its about digestion!!!!!!!!! Meat causes serious diseases. Take supplements and fix your digestion
How can we know which brand has high quality supplement?
B12 deficiency... due to 'Leaky gut'.... caused by eating too much gluten and DAIRY products.
Solution: eat more dairy products
he meant antibioticed dairy,you can try camel milk
camel milk ? lol is he a camel ?
not everyone is lactose intolerant
John Byrne Hmmm. I'm pretty sure he said raw dairy, not processed. I'm not into dairy, but I know there's a difference.
actually most people are lactose intolerant Leo (75%)
Great video and very informative as usual. Thank you.