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Home » Diet & Nutrition » Have You Had Your Vitamin B-12 Today?

Have You Had Your Vitamin B-12 Today?

November 8, 2013 by Evelyn Parham

My Facebook friend, David Steele also Administrator of the Earthsave Canada Facebook page shared a video entitled “Vegan Epidemic” by Dr. Michael Greger and I had to share this video with you.

A Few Words

There are some raw vegan and vegan gurus who think that you can get everything you need from your food.  While this might be true in some cases if you eat a whole-food diet, it is not the case with Vitamin B-12.  Make sure you do not skimp on getting a daily source of Vitamin B-12.  You may not think that Vitamin-B-12 is important, but it is.

I used to be inconsistent with taking my Vitamin B-12 supplement, but now I take a Vitamin B-12 supplement every day.  One of the main things that I noticed when I started taking a daily Vitamin B-12 supplement is that I rest better.

I also eat foods that have Vitamin B-12.  Some people would probably not consider Nutritional Yeast a food, but sprinkling nutritional yeast on your salad or adding it to food or beverages is another way you can get Vitamin B-12 in your diet.

More ways I make sure I get Vitamin B-12.  I recently started taking a multivitamin (whole-food based) that has Vitamin B-12 and I occasionally add spirulina to my smoothies.  Side note:  I stopped taking multivitamins, but recently started back taking them and so far so good.

Look for food that is fortified with Vitamin B-12 and do your due diligence to get Vitamin B-12 in your diet every day in some form, be it in supplemental form or from other sources.

Here’s the the Vegan Epidemic video:

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  1. GiGiEatsCelebrities says

    November 9, 2013 at 1:54 AM

    I eat lots of animal protein, so I definitely get enough, I also take a multi which just gives me an extra boost 🙂

    • Evelyn Parham says

      November 10, 2013 at 3:59 PM

      Hey GiGi,

      Thanks for sharing! You’re taking a multi too, so you doing great! 😉

  2. KymberlyFunFit says

    November 8, 2013 at 6:32 PM

    I am not a vegan, though I had been aware that B12 is an issue for those who are vegans. Do you think the results of the UK study apply to US adults across the board? I’d be curious, and suspect the results would be comparable. Can one take in too much B12?

    • Evelyn Parham says

      November 10, 2013 at 3:58 PM

      Hi Kymberly,

      I do think the UK study does apply across the board. I’m not sure if one can take too much B-12, but I guess anything is possible. I’ll definitely have to do some research on this.

      Good to see you!

  3. Aqiyl Aniys says

    November 8, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    I shy away from taking supplements but I do take a vegan B12 supplement. I alternate taking it with spirulina.

    • Evelyn Parham says

      November 8, 2013 at 3:06 PM

      Hi Aqiyl,

      Thanks for sharing how you get your B-12. I usually add spirulina to my smoothies.

      Take care,
      EP

      • Aqiyl Aniys says

        November 10, 2013 at 1:20 PM

        I wrote a post about how there was once B12 was abundant in the environment and how it was easy to get B12 naturally in the diet. Now it is harder. I also cover spirulina and whether t is a viable source of B12. I am not sure yet, which is why I alternate between the vegan B12 supplement and spirulina. Here is the link if you are interested: http://www.naturallifeenergy.com/vitamin-b12-for-vegans-and-vegetarians/

        • Evelyn Parham says

          November 10, 2013 at 4:03 PM

          Thanks for sharing your article.

          I remember reading it when you published it and you did a good job explaining the info about spirulina. After reading your article, I started back adding spirulina to my smoothies. 😉

          Take care,

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