I am pleased to announce the release of my newest book, Vitamin B12 for Health. I wish I could tell you that I learned about the wonders of vitamin B12 in medical school. Unfortunately, vitamin B12 therapy was derided by nearly all of my professors. They claimed there was no scientific evidence to support the use of vitamin B12 unless a severe deficiency was found on laboratory testing. I can assure you that my training on vitamin B12 was nearly 100% wrong (ok, maybe 99%).
Vitamin B12 for Health was written to educate both patients and health care providers about the benefits of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is truly a unique and essential nutrient as we cannot survive without it. Twenty years of clinical practice has clearly shown me the benefits of B12 therapy.
This book describes how vitamin B12 deficiency can be the underlying cause of many common illnesses including: anemia, brain fog, bursitis, depression, fatigue, fibromyalgia, and heart disease. Vitamin B12 deficiency is occurring in epidemic numbers.
I will also show you the fallacy of B12 testing. For the vast majority of patients, B12 laboratory tests do not correlate with the clinical picture. I have found a therapeutic trial of vitamin B12 can make miraculous health changes.
Vitamin B12 for Health should be read by all who are searching for safe and effective natural therapies. This book is now available at: www.drbrownstein.com.
I’ve heard that after 50(ish) adults lose the ability to absorb B12 due to reduced intrinsic factor in the stomach. To absorb B12, should I purchase the sublingual form? I hate wasting money on supplements if they aren’t going to be absorbed properly…but I want to stay healthy as I age….Your wisdom and insight will be greatly appreciated!!!!!
Warmly,
Debi
Deb,
You are spot on. The best form of absorbable B12 is injectable. Next is sublingual.
DrB
A couple of years ago I was having tingling and pain in one foot and just in time found your B12 book. I asked my doctor to do a B12 test (I was 70 at the time) and it was 200 (198 – 615), I was shocked. I asked her when she was going to warn me that it was low and she said once it got to 198. So I got sublingual B12 tablets (Methylcobalamin), a B Complex containing Methytetrahydrofolate and active B6. The tingling which had now started in the other foot went away within a week. I was taking Metformin for 14 years and that might have been the reason for such a low level.
Thank you for writing that book Dr.B