Comments on: Victoria Boutenko on Vitamin B12

By: Bryant

Bryant — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:43:52 +0000

Fabulously interesting! Thanks for posting.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:41:21 +0000

Victoria,
Since you admit there is no proof that plants are a source of B12 and you have not conducted your own scientific research into whether your theories are true, perhaps you should refer your readers to a certified dietician or M.D. Sadly there are plenty of vegans with B12 deficiency in the scientific literature. Please don’t perpetuate this myth without some facts to back up your observations.

By: calyson

calyson — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:51:41 +0000

People who are health conscious can enjoy B12 benefits by using them as a food supplement and can maintain their health for long time. These supplements can be taken from the foods, pills or in the form of injections. Vitamin B12 along with other family members of B vitamins can helps to ensure the vital life of the human body. It is very good for healthy and active nervous system and is the best for the growth of DNA cells. It helps to form new red blood cells in the body. Another benefit is to maintain and retain the energy level of the body
Reference:
http://www.b12deficiency.org/vitamin-b12-deficiency-symptoms-and-signs/

By: shmrd

shmrd — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:10:58 +0000

I have recently read two theories: One which is that we have ingested & breathed in so much cr@p that our bodies do not make the B12 sufficiently, as they normally would; two which is that the animals that meat-eaters ingest supply B12 because those very same animals got it from “dirty” (aka, unwashed) plants. P.S. I don’t wash the produce I eat either, Victoria! No one ever told me not to; it just felt right. I’m vegan, but I’m sure I’ve accidentally eaten insects in organic produce or wild edibles. Such is life, au natural; it doesn’t bother me.

By: tony

tony — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:45:43 +0000

dear victoria ………… i have been a vegetarian for 64 years. i have been tested for b12 with no problems. i believe that if you are a vegetarian who eats seeds you will also be eating insect eggs which are a good source of b12. often when i open my kitchen cupboard a butterfly will fly out !!

By: Margaret Miller

Margaret Miller — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:34:39 +0000

Dear Victoria, My husband and I have been using the green smoothies for over a year and a half now. I am no longer considered pre-diabetic and my blood pressure has gone down to a healthy range. I had a series of ischemic strokes in 2006, no ER emergencies since. We do green smoothies every day. God Bless you for your good work. It has changed our lives. We believe that spirulina is a good source of B 12.

By: ElishaShemuel

ElishaShemuel — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:03:12 +0000

Honey Bee products, pollen, propollis, royal jelly, lewis labs brewers yeast rich in B and B 12. Seaweed.
This article I linked too on my previous post has all the truth about it. The body makes it all throughout. But if we take inn chemical drugs fed to animals or in our foods we may have destroyed the ability to absorb the B 12.

More from this B 12 article link is in my last post:

continued: Indeed, Dr Vetrano argues that the real problem in so-called B12 deficiency is a failure of digestion and absorption of foods, rather than a deficiency of the vitamin itself. She further argues that vitamin B12 coenzymes are found in nuts and seeds as well as in many common greens, fruits, and many vegetables. If we ate 100 grams of green beans, beets, carrots, and peas we would have half of our so-called daily minimum requirement of Vitamin B12 coenzymes providing our digestion and absorption are normal. From Rodale’s The Complete Book of Vitamins, page 236 we find the following clarification: “As you know, the B complex of vitamins is called a ‘complex’ because, instead of being one vitamin, it has turned out to be a large number of related vitamins, which appear generally in the same foods.” (11)

By: ElishaShemuel

ElishaShemuel — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:56:08 +0000

The author does not believe that a vitamin B12 deficiency is more widespread in vegans or vegetarians – this is probably just another marketing lie! In fact, many so-called studies ‘showing vegans deficient’ have to be carefully studied themselves – many of them do not prove vegans to be deficient at all! In fact, contrary to meat and dairy industry propaganda, meat-eaters are known to be more likely to have a vitamin B12 deficiency – this has been known since 1959!!(1)
http://www.living-foods.com/articles/b12issue.html

By: Wimsel

Wimsel — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:59:09 +0000

How make animals B12? When they are capable to do so, Human beings should have the same tools. Also the micro oranisme have to transfer something to B12. Maby we should add more grass anf wild plants to our food. You can make juices of them.

By: emilyb

emilyb — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:06 +0000

Please read a post on this blog called ‘Washing fruits, vegetables and greens’ in the ‘Greens’ category.

Victoria says “I believe that little bits of soil contain microorganisms and that these contribute to our B12 levels….. My answer is that I’m not afraid of parasites as much as I am afraid of chemicals”.

By: latinveggie

latinveggie — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:05:50 +0000

I have also heard you can get B12 from soil and you shouldn’t wash all the soil off your veggies. Is this true?