This Thanksgiving my sister who is going to be the world's best physiotherapist, told me that our bodies store B12! This means that I can ingest a lot of B12 in one sitting and that B12 will be doled out to as my body requires it. The body is so intelligent.
The take-home message is that I don't need to 'ration' B12-rich foods; in fact, it would be best to consume them all now and rest assured that over the next few months that is all taken care of. The trick is to figure out how much is enough. While you can't have too much B12, over-consumption is rather wasteful in the current climate. From Wikipedia, the recommended daily intake is 2 to 3 mcg. Each packet of Emergen-C has 25 mcg. So, I need about 180 mcg total (upper-bound estimate), which is about 8 packages of Emergen-C and I have more than that many. Problem solved.
The anti-anemia triumvirate is folate, B12, and iron. These are necessary for red blood cells, which do important things like carry oxygen through the body. Dizziness, weakness, fatigue is due to a lack of oxygen. I believe I have all three covered and look forward to my next blood test results.
No comments:
Post a Comment