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Q: where can I buy mederma(for stretchmarks) inHong Kong & does Vit b12 help you get back to your figure?
Somebody from the Yahoo answers, ,gave this answer that mederma works well for the stretchmarks and Vit B12 also helps- can anyone tell me, ifits available in Hong Kong?
Thanks in advance.

A: Stretch marks are scars and scars are permanent. They fade with time, though. Mederma is pretty expensive and cocoa butter lotion will help them for much less.

Q: Is it dangerous to have vit b12 and iron tablets everyday?
I am vegetarian and has started to take vitamin b12 and iron tablets so I’m not missing out on key vitamins. Is there a danger to have this everyday? Can I have anything else instead to give me these vitamins?

A: The B vitamins are a complex. When you supplement with just one B vitamin and exclude the others, you create a deficiency in your body of the ones you aren’t taking. They are synergistic; they work together, and they work best when you take them in the naturally occurring proportions. The best way to supplement with B vitamins is by taking nutritional yeast. If you’ve never heard of it, check your local health-food store. The best is a Plus formula that adds calcium and magnesium to the mix. If you use Brewer’s yeast, a common nutritional yeast, be aware that it is high in phosphorus, which is already in everything you eat. To avoid a phosphorus overload, simply make sure you are balancing it with calcium and magnesium. Cal-mag supplements are easily available and usually contain the correct 2 to 1 ratio of cal to mag. Yes, you can take an isolated B vitamin, for a specific purpose, for a certain length of time, but still be sure to take the whole complex. I generally take Brewer’s yeast tablets because they’re easy to find, but I make sure I take my Cal-Mag. (Take the calcium supplement after the meal of the day containing the most fats and oils.)
Also, vitamin C and exercise increase your iron absorption. I don’t know what your iron supplement source is, but I hope it doesn’t make you constipated. Iron is best absorbed from animal sources, but there are a lot of vegetarians, probably eating a lot of spinach.

Q: what are the synptoms of vit b12 deficiency&what is the treatment?
I have had low b12 counts for the past 2 yrs; as low as 170 or going up to 250 while taking an oral supplment. My HB count is around 11.5. My GP feels the lack of red meat in my diet is to blame; but im a huge veggie eater&eat chicken&fish. My symptoms are extreme tiredness, a lack of energy, although i go to the gym twice a week, but he is maintaining me on the oral supplement because of the reasonable HB count. I have a tendency to mouth ulcers and sores on my tongue; plus pins and needles in my left arm&fingers&sometimes my right.

A: Monthly vitamin B-12 injections are the definitive treatment to correct the vitamin B-12 deficiency. This therapy corrects the anemia and may correct the neurological complications if given soon enough.
Since about 1% of vitamin B-12 is absorbed (even in the absence of intrinsic factor), some doctors recommend that elderly patients with gastric atrophy take oral vitamin B-12 supplements in addition to monthly injections.
There is also a preparation of vitamin B-12 that may be given intranasally (in the nose). A well-balanced diet is essential to provide other elements such as folic acid, iron, and vitamin C for healthy blood cell development.
Please see the webpages for more details on Pernicious anemia.

Q: where is the best place to give vit B12 & B6 shots. what size needle is the best.?
I have been giving myself Vit B12 & B6 shots for sometime. Where is the best place to give it. When i give myself the B6 shots i get a warm feeling inside where i injected the shot for a few days after. Is this normal?

A: warming is normal

Q: How long does first vit B12 jab take to show improvement in health?
Have just had first jab and started folic acid tabs.

A: Give it an hour or two-a day at the most

Q: I was diagnosed with vit B12 deficiency 2 years ago i have to have an injection every 3 months?
Can anyone tell me exactly what it is and how it can effect someone,i know it causes tiredness and blackouts because those were my symptoms but that is all i know

A: This is a type of anemia called pernicious anemia. Your body lacks the intrinsic factor to turn the food you eat into into the energy it needs. Only thing you need is an injection of vitamin B12 in your case every 3 months. some people need one every month. Good luck and God Bless

Q: magnesium and vit. B12, wht’s the dosage for 18lbs med. dog? and where to get them?
I am trying to get magnesium and Vit. B12 for my shi tzu who is 1&9 months old and 18 lbs.. I want to know the dosage too. and where can i get them? He has seizures and under PB right now. I read that those vitamins will help him

A: I had a dog who had the same problem. AS for the vitamins just go to petsmart and look in the vitamin supplement aisle they will have the vitamins there for and information on how much per size of the dog.

Q: Would Vit B12 injections help with fatigue in someone who does not have pernicious anemia?

A: Actually, yes, B-12 injections will take the fatigue edge off. You don’t have to have pernicious anemia to have a low B-12 blood count and low energy.

All B vitamins, often referred to as B complex vitamins, assist and regulate carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism. These are essential mechanisms which produce energy for the body. They also contribute to hemoglobin synthesis and red blood cell production which carries oxygen around the body. Furthermore, B complex vitamins help maintain muscle tone along the wall of the digestive tract and promote healthy skin, hair, eyes, mouth, liver and nervous system.

Q: I have Vitamin B12 Deficiency & i take Vit B12 syrup last 2 Months.?
But i can`t see or Feel any types of change MY MIND is Also Very Weak.
Maybe My Body is Not Store Vit B12 in My Body. PLZ suggest how i COMPLETE Vitamin B12 in my BODY.

A: First off, don’t take isolated B vitamins.
Second, all B vitamins on the retail store shelves are synthetic and hard to absorb (which is why they have RDAs of 3000% sometimes).
Third, there is ONE B vitamin supplement that is NOT synthetic and has plenty of B twelve. It’s the only END CHAIN B vitamin liquid on the market, and you don’t need to “digest” it. The B12 is immediately available. I have seen amazing results from this stuff with B12 deficiency. All the other B’s are included so it’s balanced.

www.healthline.cc 800-370-3447
www.phpure.com (canada)

The product is called Max Stress B Nano Plex. It’s a miracle product.

Q: patients who have had a total gastrectomy will require vit B12 to be administered via injection why?

A: Vitamin B-12 can only be absorbed when it’s attached to a protein produced in your stomach (intrinsic factor). Therefore B-12 injections are required for life.

Q: I took a vit B12 compex and noticed a green stool is this normal?
Stop taking this? Was recommneded by dr because works well with depression.

A: Yes, green stool (particularly dark green) is normal with B-12 complex, especially if you are taking one with iron as an additive. The only time you need to be concerned is if you develop constipation as well. If you develop constipation, be sure to let your doctor know…he won’t take you off of it, especially if it is helping you, he will just give you strategies (such as diet changes, more fluids or anti-constipation preparations) to use to combat the problem.

Q: Where to get vegan Vit B12 in NORMAL doses?

A: from the vegan diet and bacteria in a healthy gut. All the chit chat about B12 in vegetarians is a lot of hype. You would have to deliberately withhold B12 for 5 years straight to force a deficiency just to pretend you were right about it. But you can’t do it for 5 years, can you?

Q: what multivitamins can you recommend me that contains a lot of vit b12?

A: i had gastric bypass, and have to take both.. it is easier to just buy for a couple of bucks a bottle of b12 and get the correct amount. check out Walgreens.. they have many brands that often run bogo…

Q: vit b12 diffeciency occured by lack of intrnisic factor, how can be treated? sometihng either than injection?
can dietary intake of vit b12 treated this case ( lack of intrnsic factor) ?

A: B12 can be absorbed pretty well into the bloodstream through the nasal tissue. One thing you can try doing is to buy some b12 tablets at the health food store. At home, crush one up and mix it with a little bit water, preferrably distilled water, until the mizture is a gel-like consistancy.

Then take a q-tip and dab some of the mixture on the inside walls of your nostrils. If you find it irritates you, mix with more water next time, or try a brand of vitamin b-12 with less filler material.
It works for me.

You can also buy sub-lingual b-12 that you dissolve under your tongue, but they don’t work quite as well.

Q: Vit B12 and nervous system question……?
When hubby started going blind the first thing doc says is take vit B12 at least until we find reason. Then I have prob (cubital tunnel syndrome) and surgeon asks me if other doc had me try vit B12. I am thinking B12 must help with the health of nerves. Can anyone tell me what this is? My assumption is that a deficiency of B12 can lead to nerve atrophy but I don`t understand the relationship. Please respond.

A: Vitamin B12 is a member of the vitamin B complex. It contains cobalt, and so is also known as cobalamin. It is exclusively synthesised by bacteria and is found primarily in meat, eggs and dairy products. There has been considerable research into proposed plant sources of vitamin B12. Fermented soya products, seaweeds, and algae such as spirulina have all been suggested as containing significant B12. However, the present consensus is that any B12 present in plant foods is likely to be unavailable to humans and so these foods should not be relied upon as safe sources. Many vegan foods are supplemented with B12. Vitamin B12 is necessary for the synthesis of red blood cells, the maintenance of the nervous system, and growth and development in children. Deficiency can cause anaemia. Vitamin B12 neuropathy, involving the degeneration of nerve fibres and irreversible neurological damage, can also occur.

Vitamin B12’s primary functions are in the formation of red blood cells and the maintenence of a healthy nervous system. B12 is necessary for the rapid synthesis of DNA during cell division. This is especially important in tissues where cells are dividing rapidly, particularly the bone marrow tissues responsible for red blood cell formation. If B12 deficiency occurs, DNA production is disrupted and abnormal cells called megaloblasts occur. This results in anaemia. Symptoms include excessive tiredness, breathlessness, listlessness, pallor, and poor resistance to infection. Other symptoms can include a smooth, sore tongue and menstrual disorders. Anaemia may also be due to folic acid deficiency, folic acid also being necessary for DNA synthesis.
B12 is also important in maintaining the nervous system. Nerves are surrounded by an insulating fatty sheath comprised of a complex protein called myelin. B12 plays a vital role in the metabolism of fatty acids essential for the maintainence of myelin. Prolonged B12 deficiency can lead to nerve degeneration and irreversible neurological damage.

When deficiency occurs, it is more commonly linked to a failure to effectively absorb B12 from the intestine rather than a dietary deficiency. Absorption of B12 requires the secretion from the cells lining the stomach of a glycoprotein, known as intrinsic factor. The B12-intrinsic factor complex is then absorbed in the ileum (part of the small intestine) in the presence of calcium. Certain people are unable to produce intrinsic factor and the subsequent pernicious anaemia is treated with injections of B12.

Vitamin B12 can be stored in small amounts by the body. Total body store is 2-5mg in adults. Around 80% of this is stored in the liver.

Vitamin B12 is excreted in the bile and is effectively reabsorbed. This is known as enterohepatic circulation. The amount of B12 excreted in the bile can vary from 1 to 10ug (micrograms) a day. People on diets low in B12, including vegans and some vegetarians, may be obtaining more B12 from reabsorption than from dietary sources. Reabsorption is the reason it can take over 20 years for deficiency disease to develop in people changing to diets absent in B12. In comparison, if B12 deficiency is due to a failure in absorption it can take only 3 years for deficiency disease to occur.
Dietary Sources
The only reliable unfortified sources of vitamin B12 are meat, dairy products and eggs. There has been considerable research into possible plant food sources of B12. Fermented soya products, seaweeds and algae have all been proposed as possible sources of B12. However, analysis of fermented soya products, including tempeh, miso, shoyu and tamari, found no significant B12.
Spirulina, an algae available as a dietary supplement in tablet form, and nori, a seaweed, have both appeared to contain significant amounts of B12 after analysis. However, it is thought that this is due to the presence of compounds structurally similar to B12, known as B12 analogues. These cannot be utilised to satisfy dietary needs. Assay methods used to detect B12 are unable to differentiate between B12 and it’s analogues, Analysis of possible B12 sources may give false positive results due to the presence of these analogues.

Researchers have suggested that supposed B12 supplements such as spirulina may in fact increase the risk of B12 deficiency disease, as the B12 analogues can compete with B12 and inhibit metabolism.

The current nutritional consensus is that no plant foods can be relied on as a safe source of vitamin B12.

Bacteria present in the large intestine are able to synthesise B12. In the past, it has been thought that the B12 produced by these colonic bacteria could be absorbed and utilised by humans. However, the bacteria produce B12 too far down the intestine for absorption to occur, B12 not being absorbed through the colon lining.

Human faeces can contain significant B12. A study has shown that a group of Iranian vegans obtained adequate B12 from unwashed vegetables which had been fertilised with human manure. Faecal contamination of vegetables and other plant foods can make a significant contribution to dietary needs, particularly in areas where hygiene standards may be low. This may be responsible for the lack of aneamia due to B12 deficiency in vegan communities in developing countries.

Good sources of vitamin B12 for vegetarians are dairy products or free-range eggs. ½ pint of milk (full fat or semi skimmed) contains 1.2 µg. A slice of vegetarian cheddar cheese (40g) contains 0.5 µg. A boiled egg contains 0.7 µg. Fermentation in the manufacture of yoghurt destroys much of the B12 present. Boiling milk can also destroy much of the B12.

Vegans are recommended to ensure their diet includes foods fortified with vitamin B12. A range of B12 fortified foods are available. These include yeast extracts, Vecon vegetable stock, veggieburger mixes, textured vegetable protein, soya milks, vegetable and sunflower margarines, and breakfast cereals.

Required Intakes
The old Recommended Daily Amounts (RDA’s) have now been replaced by the term Reference Nutrient intake (RNI). The RNI is the amount of nutrient which is enough for at least 97% of the population.
Reference Nutrient Intakes for Vitamin B12, µg/day. (1000 µg = 1mg)

Age RNI
0 to 6 months 0.3 µg
7 to 12 months 0.4 µg
1 to 3 yrs 0.5 µg
4 to 6 yrs 0.8 µg
7 to 10 yrs 1.0 µg
11 to 14 yrs 1.2 µg
15 + yrs 1.5 µg
Breast feeding women 2.0 µg

Pregnant women are not thought to require any extra B12, though little is known about this. Lactating women need extra B12 to ensure an adequate supply in breast milk.

B12 has very low toxicity and high intakes are not thought to be dangerous.
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