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> Another nutrient great for brain health is B12. Why? I'm very sensitive to supplements and usually notice effects immediately even on humble doses but B12 (I

> Another nutrient great for brain health is B12. Why? I'm very sensitive to supplements and usually notice effects immediately even on humble doses but B12 (I've tried 100%-20'000% RDA cyanocobalamin pills) doesn't feel doing anything I could notice. The combo of dish oil + B12 seems preventing menstrual pain in ladies though.

maxk42 6y ago
If you're not vegan and you eat at least one serving of meat a day, (or if you're taking a multivitamin) you're probably already getting all the B12 your body can use, and supplementation is unlikely to have much effect.
- solinent 6y ago
  Souce? I don't think the RDI is a maximum, you can have quite a bit more B12 and still get benefits. When I have time I'll update this with my own search, but maybe you're more educated on this topic than I am. Typically negatives with overuse only exist with the supplements in my 1 minute glance. This is common amongst many different supplements actually. If you eat actual food you get full, so it prevents too much nutrition from being an issue. I don't think B12 is really something your body will reject, we are able to efficiently filter out any extra with minimal load on the kidneys & liver.
DiabloD3 6y ago
Skip the Cyanocobalmin. Enough people have problems metabolizing that form, and it also shouldn't be consumed solo. Cheap and effective B Complexes exist that use better forms of the various vitamins exist; only lazy manufacturers still use stuff like Cyanocobalmin. A good multivitamin should also be covering your B need as well, I ended up making a short list of good multis, and Life Extension 2-per-day Capsules ended up being the least expensive of ones that made the list... you pretty much have to go to Thorne and pay more to get better.
solinent 6y ago
Have you tried fish (eat wild-caught)? Mackerel is tasty if you don't like salmon. Those two are both very oily, you can eat one or two servings a week and get enough omega-3. B12 is present in any animal product usually so I recommend eating more meat, cheese or other dairy. You really need the full B spectrum, but B12 in particular is the one to focus on. I am not an expert, experts may disagree for other reasons, but I do know my math and read the studies for my own benefit.
- qwerty456127 6y ago
  > Have you tried fish (eat wild-caught)? Mackerel is tasty if you don't like salmon I like both, salmon especially. But I don't like the prices: fish prices vary wildly between countries and are too high for everyday consumption in many of them. > Those two are both very oily, you can eat one or two servings a week and get enough omega-3 Now this becomes interesting. I thought one has to get a relevant dose of every nutrient every day.
  - solinent 6y ago
    Yeah I'm from Canada so fish prices are very high here--I generally eat beef which has a great ratio, and avoid omega-6 laden foods. Sometimes I actually need to eat omega-6 heavy foods if I get too much of 3 I think, it's all based on taste for me. It's very expensive to have a healthy diet, unless you only eat a small selection of foods.

maxk42 6y ago

If you're not vegan and you eat at least one serving of meat a day, (or if you're taking a multivitamin) you're probably already getting all the B12 your body can use, and supplementation is unlikely to have much effect.

solinent 6y ago
Souce? I don't think the RDI is a maximum, you can have quite a bit more B12 and still get benefits. When I have time I'll update this with my own search, but maybe you're more educated on this topic than I am. Typically negatives with overuse only exist with the supplements in my 1 minute glance. This is common amongst many different supplements actually. If you eat actual food you get full, so it prevents too much nutrition from being an issue. I don't think B12 is really something your body will reject, we are able to efficiently filter out any extra with minimal load on the kidneys & liver.

DiabloD3 6y ago

Skip the Cyanocobalmin. Enough people have problems metabolizing that form, and it also shouldn't be consumed solo. Cheap and effective B Complexes exist that use better forms of the various vitamins exist; only lazy manufacturers still use stuff like Cyanocobalmin. A good multivitamin should also be covering your B need as well, I ended up making a short list of good multis, and Life Extension 2-per-day Capsules ended up being the least expensive of ones that made the list... you pretty much have to go to Thorne and pay more to get better.

solinent 6y ago

Have you tried fish (eat wild-caught)? Mackerel is tasty if you don't like salmon. Those two are both very oily, you can eat one or two servings a week and get enough omega-3. B12 is present in any animal product usually so I recommend eating more meat, cheese or other dairy. You really need the full B spectrum, but B12 in particular is the one to focus on. I am not an expert, experts may disagree for other reasons, but I do know my math and read the studies for my own benefit.

qwerty456127 6y ago
> Have you tried fish (eat wild-caught)? Mackerel is tasty if you don't like salmon I like both, salmon especially. But I don't like the prices: fish prices vary wildly between countries and are too high for everyday consumption in many of them. > Those two are both very oily, you can eat one or two servings a week and get enough omega-3 Now this becomes interesting. I thought one has to get a relevant dose of every nutrient every day.
- solinent 6y ago
  Yeah I'm from Canada so fish prices are very high here--I generally eat beef which has a great ratio, and avoid omega-6 laden foods. Sometimes I actually need to eat omega-6 heavy foods if I get too much of 3 I think, it's all based on taste for me. It's very expensive to have a healthy diet, unless you only eat a small selection of foods.