getting enough B12
Q: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, I was reading about how difficult it is for anyone to get B12. Do you take any supplements? I’ve transitioned to a raw diet, and assumed all my needs are covered by the massive amounts of fruits and veggies I eat.
A: You’ll be receiving Myth 4 any day now in your free GreenSmoothieGirl e-letter today (and it will be on the site as well). To summarize it, I haven’t taken any vitamin/mineral supplements in four years. Like you, I’ve shifted that spending to whole plant foods, a much better use of my money.
About Vitamin B12: it’s made by microorganisms in the soil and in the intestines of animals (and humans). Plants grown in healthy soil with enough B12 will absorb this vitamin, but of course we are mostly eating B12-poor plant foods, because of soil deficiencies. However, the B12 issue is a much smaller one than the anti-vegans (and the meat/dairy industries) want to make it. Colin Campbell, Cornell PhD and author/lead researcher of The China Study, says we hold a three-year store of Vita B12 in our bodies. He says if you do not eat ANY animal products for three years or more, or are pregnant or breastfeeding, you “should consider taking a small B12 supplement on occasion, or [go] to the doctor annually to check your blood levels of B vitamins and homocysteine.”
Maridee said,
February 24, 2008 @ 7:15 am
Hi Robyn,
I enjoy your web site. Have showed it to many people. We have a little GreenSmoothieGirl club going on as we all drink one a day now.
Problem – I have tried to find the price for your coconut oil, and am unable to. Also, I try to email you under “Contact Us” and it refuses to work. I have done this through out a couple month time period……..please contact me and tell me how to get to you.
Thanks,
Mari and aviaryideas@gmail.com
Robyn said,
February 24, 2008 @ 9:57 am
Hi Mari,
I’m so excited that your spreading the word about green smoothies (and GSG.com)! So sorry about your troubles reaching me. I can be reached at robyn@oppublishing.net. People are contacting me through the site every day, so I will ask my webmaster to check that out, but I’m stumped. I don’t sell coconut oil; that’s why you’re not finding it in my store. However, click on the advertising banner at the bottom of any of my coconut oil pages, and that’ll take you through to that company’s site, where you can buy. They ship lightning-fast. Last I checked, $28 for a gallon, which is phenomenal.
take care,
Robyn
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