Is B12 really important?

B12 is an essential micronutrient that CANNOT be synthesised by the body and is water soluble. this means that it has to be consumed regularly. I take tablets

This data is very true. I was vegan for 10 years but as I get older, I begin to experience more and more problems until one day my friend gave me a vitamin B supplement. I took it for one week daily, problem I have been fighting for years gone right away. I was puzzled.

I conclude that our body need vitamin B.

I begin to supplement by eating eggs every now and then.

But recently, I found out Algae, seeweed, and kelp all have lot of vitamin B more than eggs!! And that's why Japanese people live very long life. Out of all super centenarian still alive 24 of them, half of them are Japanese. The reason is that they eat a lot of seaweed and kelp!! Another key ingredient in those sea vegetable is Vitamin D!! Non-existence in any land based vegetables. All vegan are very low in Vitamin D level too, unless they are getting lot of sunshine or eating a lot of sea vegetable.

Here is a nutritional content graph compare Seaweed with Egg:

http://foodinfo.us/compare3.php?a=11667&b=01123

We may have evolved out of water 60 million years ago, deep inside of us are still that tiny vertebrate fish that love and thrive on algae!! Algae is the food of all food!!

Please everyone watch earthlings and gary yourofsky on youtube please and please go vegan it's better for us it's better for the animals and it's better for the planet that we live on and be careful sugar is not vegan because of the bone char just search online for vegan sugar brands or just call the company or e mail them and ask them if they use bone char and be careful with the products that contain sugar just read the ingredients btw beet sugar and evaporated cane juice are vegan

yes, its necessary. i get plenty of b12, its in everything, soymilk, cereal, yogurt, energy drinks tempeh has as much vitamin b12 has meat or dairy

this video should fuel your question,,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7KeRwdIH04

summary:

vegans! take/consume foods with enough omega 3's (flax seed ground, or chia seeds)

avoid oils packed with omega 6's

and supplement b12!

and eat your dark leafy greens!

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