I went raw only about 3 months ago, could I have had the deficiency
before going raw/vegan?  I was on a completely SAD diet before that
(meat, dairy, salt, sugar etc.).  What does it have to do with flora?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr. Jerry Knox BA, DC [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sun January 17 1999 18:28
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: B12 Deficiency - what do I do?
>
> B12 can be from animal sources, it is also made in the gi tract if you
> have
> very healthful flora. So if you have b12 deficiency, it may be that
> you have
> taken antibiotics or gotten these in some way. You want to be sure
> that at
> least some of your food is living, so that it will have healthful
> bacteria on
> it to go through to the GI tract. I am vegan, have not had any animal
> products
> in about 7 years now, no sign of any B12 deficiencies, so it is not
> necessarily caused by lack of flesh foods, as was previously thought
> and
> taught
>
> Dr. J G Knox BA, DC