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Do vegans need to take vitamin B 12

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:40:27 +0100

Do vegans need to take vitamin B 12

What is Vitamin B12?

Vitamin B12 is known as cobalamin. It is has the largest and most complex chemical structure of all vitamins. It consists of a corrin ring with cobalt at its core, hence the name

Significance of vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is significant in the ordinary functioning of the nervous system and brain, in addition to the metabolism of the cell, fatty acid, amino acid, and the regulation and synthesis of DNA.

Sources of Vitamin B12 for Vegans

Vitamin B12 is produced mainly by bacteria and thus animals do not produce it on their own. Therefore foods planted in soils rich with the bacteria will automatically have more B12 on their surface. Meaning foods that are richer in B12 are those that are organically grown.

Fresh garden vegetables, mostly root vegetables which are not peeled or excessively scrubbed will contain little amounts of B12 on their surface. Boiling such vegetables and then discarding the water results to loss of vitamin B12. However, plants with root nodules will retain the B12 (if present) in the rhizobium bacteria. (Victor Herbert)

A basic but significant recommendation is to properly chew food and allow some hours before any next meal in order to aid in absorption. Saliva contains r-binders that hold vitamin B12 in the food for sufficient time till it arrives in the small intestines for absorption. (Fleming, 1978)

The colon produces vitamin B12 in large amounts that is 5.0 micrograms per day, though it appears that it is not absorbed through the colon walls. However, the B12 can be absorbed by the small intestine and as a matter of fact some bacteria that produce B12 are found there. There is a possibility that the vegan physiology permits a further quick absorption, than is supposedly expected. After all it is commonly known that the ability of the people to absorb a lot of nutrients increases with one’s need for them.

According to the National Research Council, you should take 3 micrograms per day to achieve your body needs. Victor Herbert, who perhaps has done the most extensive research on B12, recommends 1 microgram and approximates the actual requisite of absorbed B12 to be 0.1 microgram per day. Therefore, the NRC intake is practically six to thirty times more than our actual need.

The actual amount of vitamin B12 needed by the body is extremely small and the recommendation of NRC is obviously more than your body needs, perhaps this is due to concerns for a safety margin, the problem of measurements for small quantities of B12, and the resulting valuation of the amount of B12 necessary for human beings.

Conclusion

It remains a fact that your body needs very little amount of B12 and it can store it for three to five years. Thus, it is not necessary to have a daily intake of vitamin B12. One other fact is that scientists are not aware of the minimal levels of B12 that is contained in our food because there is currently no sufficient and sensitive evaluation for very small amounts of vitamin B12.

A Happy New Year.

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:11:47 +0100

"I wish you a happy New Year," will soon be repeated far and near, by parents and children, brothers and sisters, acquaintances and friends. In a world like ours, this New Year's greeting seems far more appropriate than the Merry Christmas so lately echoed from lip to lip. On every hand are pale faces, brows furrowed with pain and care, or forms bowed with age. Wherever we turn may be seen the garb of mourning. The suffering, the care-worn, and the aged can no longer be merry. In many a household there is a vacant chair; a beloved child, a husband and father, whose presence gladdened the last Christmas and New Year's festivity, is gone from the circle. A merry Christmas seems a mockery to that bereaved family. {RH, January 3, 1882 par. 1}

But whatever the cares and sorrows of life, whatever the mistakes and errors of the past, the "Happy New Year," when uttered as an expression of love or respect, falls pleasantly upon the ear. And yet, are not these kindly wishes often forgotten with the utterance? How often we fail to carry their import into the daily life, and thus to aid in their fulfillment. The New Year's greeting is frequently uttered by insincere lips, from hearts that would not forego one selfish gratification in order to make other's happy. Recipients of gifts and favors every new year, many accept these as their due. Receiving daily the bounties of Heaven, sunshine and shower, food and raiment, friends and home,--all the unnoted yet priceless blessings of life,--they forget the claims of the Giver; forget that God has left them a legacy in his poor; and that Christ, the Majesty of Heaven, identifies himself with suffering humanity in the person of his saints. {RH, January 3, 1882 par. 2}

Says our Saviour, "It was I whom you neglected. While your wardrobe was supplied with costly apparel, I had no comfortable clothing; while you feasted, I was hungry; while you were absorbed in pleasure, I was sick, a stranger, and uncared for. Let those who would have a happy new year, seek to honor God and make all around them happy. Let them share the gifts of Providence with those more needy, and bring to the Lord their offerings of gratitude, their sin-offerings, and their free-will offerings. {RH, January 3, 1882 par. 3}

Let us review our own course during the past year, and compare our life and character with the Bible standard. Have we withheld from our gracious Benefactor that which he claims from us in return for all the blessings he has granted? Have we neglected to care for the poor, and comfort the sorrowing? Here, then, is work for us. {RH, January 3, 1882 par. 4}

Upon many, God has bestowed his gifts with a lavish hand. Will they make corresponding returns? Some of these persons, when in poverty, were faithful in the smallest trust committed to them. They would sooner deny themselves of the comforts, or even the necessaries of life, than to withhold their offerings from the Lord's treasury. God has rewarded their faithfulness by prosperity. But now a change comes over the recipients of his bounty. Their wants increase faster than their income, and they no longer return to God the portion which is his due. Thus is developed that same spirit of covetousness which proved the ruin of Judas. {RH, January 3, 1882 par. 5}

Let us each bring our souls to task. Let us see if we have brought all our offerings to God. I would do this for myself as an individual. It may be that I have been remiss during the past year. I know not when or where, but to make sure that I have done my whole duty, I will at the first of the year bring an offering to God to be appropriated as may seem best, to some one of the branches of his work. If any of you, my brethren and sisters, are convicted that you have failed to render to God the things that are his; if you have not kindly considered the wants of the poor; or if you have withheld from any man his due, I entreat you to repent before the Lord, and to restore fourfold. Strict honesty toward God and men will alone meet the divine requirements. Remember that if you have defrauded a neighbor in trade, or in any manner deprived him of his own, or if you have robbed God in tithes and offerings, it is all registered in the books of Heaven. {RH, January 3, 1882 par. 6}

Many are bemoaning their backsliding, their want of peace and rest in Christ, when the past year's record shows that they have separated themselves from God by their departure from strict integrity. When they will faithfully examine their hearts, when they will open their eyes to see the selfishness of their motives,--then their prayer will be, "Create in me a clean heart O God; and renew a right spirit within me." God requires us to have a pure heart and clean hands. Let those who have committed wrong give proof of their repentance by seeking to make full restitution, let them in their after-life give evidence of a genuine reformation, and they will assuredly enjoy the peace of Heaven. {RH, January 3, 1882 par. 7}

Let us enter upon the new year with a clean record. Let faults be corrected. Let bitterness and malice be uprooted. Let right triumph over wrong. Let envy and jealousy between brethren be put away. Heartfelt, honest confession will heal grave difficulties. Then, with the love of God in the soul, there may flow from sincere lips the greeting, "I wish you a happy New Year." {RH, January 3, 1882 par. 8}

Many who were with us at the beginning of 1881 are not here to welcome 1882. We ourselves may not live to see another year. Shall we not seek to improve the little time allotted us? Will not the church of Christ turn from their backslidings? Will they not cast aside their idols, repent of their love of the world, overcome their selfish greed, and open the door of the heart to bid the Saviour welcome? May the beginning of this year be a time that shall never be forgotten,--a time when Christ shall come in among us, and say, "Peace be unto you." {RH, January 3, 1882 par. 9}

Brethren and sisters, I wish you, one and all, a happy New Year.

"We live in deeds, not years; in thought, not breath;

In feelings, not in figures on the dial.

We should count time by heart-throbs when they beat

For man, for duty. He most lives

Who thinks most, feels noblest, acts the best."

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Challenges: Opportunities for Growth

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:49:33 +0100

Everyday we are faced with challenges! For some of us, it’s the difficulty to obtain financial security, a career, academic achievement and even overcoming failure.

Many of us are also challenged to wrestle with our own internal fears about the future and our children; as well as with the insecurities that often prevent us from achieving success such as low self-esteem, negative thoughts and emotional pain. The fact of the matter is that everyone experiences some type of challenge on their journey through life. Nevertheless, no one should let challenges cripple their destiny.

• We should not let our challenges stop us from believing in our dreams.

• We should not let our challenges stop us from studying, even if we have not been doing our best.

• We should not let our challenges stop us from pursuing our passion.

Instead, we should view all challenges as opportunities for growth- a lesson I have learned recently. Since then, I have started to view challenges positively. And I encourage you to do the same. There is really nothing to lose, but definitely much to gain!

Keep Faith Alive

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:36:08 +0100

Many times we have the tendency to give up faith in our dreams when we experience disappointments in life. Sometimes it is because God did not answer our prayers or grant us the desires within our hearts. At other times, it is because we have lost a family member, friend, or even a well-loved job. Likewise, social misfortunes such as sickness, depression, failure, and financial difficulties often cripple or destroy our faith.

Nevertheless, we should never give up our faith-no matter what disappointment come our way- because we serve an awesome God who can turn a bad situation into a blessing. According to Romans 8: 28 (KJV), Paul says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” So, if you love God, then it is a surety that you can count on Him to “work all things out for your good.”

It is, therefore, imperative to keep faith alive! It is the essential fuel to blaze the fire of our pursuits. Moreover, the word of God indicates that every disappointment (or temptation) we experience is to test our faith. So by giving up our faith, we fail God’s test; but if we remain faithful, we will surely pass the test!