Christian:


> Since the last negative blood test, I finally decided to take
> supplements (10mcg tablets, 2/day). If no improvement is seen after a
> month, my doctor wants to give me B12 shots i.v. (I.m. shots are a
> *real* pain in my ass :-( -- it hurts tremendously).

> I tried raw fish ten days ago, together with the snail kid's family. I
> bought mackerels from a big supermarket in france where they are
> supposed to be fresh daily. Snail kid's mother told me how to clean
> the fish and scratch out the flesh. Interestingly, it was not so hard
> for me to do the cleaning - not as gross as I thought before.

> But, if the Instincto theory is right, and something you need will
> smell great and taste like heaven -- fish is definitely not what I
> need. It had quite little taste to me, not unpleasant, but very
> mild. I ate one small mackerel and in the last third I was already
> thinking on what to eat next...

Did you try the fish before or after you had begun taking supplements? I
have read that the body cannot metabolize more than 8 mcg of B12/day,
so if you already take supplements, fish won't be really useful.

In addition, do you really think you need B12? I mean, do you feel
your health is not good enough? Maybe fish contains substances that
will harm your body, and that that harm will overweigh the benefits of
B12 (perhaps your needs are not _so_ urgent?).

> Now what does that mean? Don't I need fish at all? Should I try other
> fish (salmon, tuna)? Am I blocked for fish?

All fishes don't taste the same: in my case, I find fatty fish much tastier.

>Should I try to get durian
> (at ridiculously high prices: 30$ per kilo - and most is garbage)?

Hopefully, the body's needs can be fulfilled by other fruits... It
will just take longer. IMHO, no food is _absolutely_ necessary-except
maybe under pathological circumstances.

--
Jean-Louis TU
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