B-12 Deficiency | Why Epidemic?

**“Billions of health care dollars are being wasted on undiagnosed B-12 deficiency.”**

– Sally M. Pacholok, R.N.

“I just want to emphasize the point that everybody is low in B-12. It is a big problem.”

– Dr. Gabriel Cousens, M.D.

If Billions of dollars are being wasted, why is B-12 Deficiency not caught?

We are familiar with B-12 deficiencies no matter what diet we eat: our food does not satisfy our need for B-12 completely. We also know that modern life and health challenges play a role, as does aging.

But why are our doctors not catching B-12 deficiencies often enough? Why do people with B-12 deficiencies pay thousands of dollars in health care bills treating B-12 deficiency symptoms and not get the B-12 testing and supplementation they need to heal their B-12-related health challenges?

Most doctors and health providers don’t know enough about B-12 deficiency, or with all they are trying to take care of and look at for their patients, it just is not on their radar.

This leads to low or no screening in patients who are showing B-12 deficiency symptoms, and others who are at risk, such as persons over 65. Doctors don’t tend to test seniors because the symptoms of B-12 deficiency look like so many other pre-existing conditions and “age-related” illnesses for which there exists a massive pharmaceutical industry to treat symptoms rather than underlying causes.

Doctors will also tend to wait until a patient has enlarged red blood cells or macrocytic anemia – an sign of an advanced case of B-12 deficiency – before testing.

Those who do get tested are most often given the “Lead Standard” blood serum test, which notoriously gives false positive and false negative results. Not only that, but the current range for “normal” levels of serum B-12 is far too low (see “Health Ranges for B-12 Tests”). The Urine MMA test – the Gold Standard for testing B-12 levels – is rarely used.

Finally, the current Recommended Daily Allowance for B-12 in adults, pregnant mothers, and for children are below acceptable levels. See the section, “Three Supplement Protocols for Vitamin B-12” for guidance in this regard.

Closing Words of Gratitude

Thank you so much for being with me on this Course. You are one of the few people who have the leading-edge information you need to have the benefits of healthy B-12 Status for Life. Please share this information with other people, I encourage you to do so.

It is foolish for us as a civilization to be spending Billions of unnecessary dollars on preventable issues related to B-12 Deficiencies, and it is more outrageous that people’s lives are being destroyed or diminished by something that can be taken care of so easily, with the right information.

What I have next for you are a couple of articles on the Topic of B-12 related to healthy diet, and a quick reference guide for resources related to this topic, from my research files.

Enjoy your better energy and health. I look forward to seeing you here on Juice Feasting in the future. Thank you for being part of our community, and for being proactively self-reliant in the care of your health, and that of those you love.