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The neurologist explained that in
old days pernicious anemia was diagnosed by giving
patient a course of B12 shots, and if health returned, then
diagnosis was pernicious anemia.
So it was, that in keeping
Time Line I observed not only my memory improving, my tingling, numbness and depression going away, but also
ridges on my fingernails smoothing out.
Today, research shows that pernicious anemia with its characteristic lack of intrinsic factor is rare, while B12 malabsorption illness is on
increase because of
abundant use of antacids. In fact, there are estimates that 47% of
general population has hypochlorhydria,
condition where there is not enough gastric acid to free vitamin B12 from protein.
It is not because low B12 from all causes is so prevalent, that I have taken up vitamin B12 education as my mission, but rather because
nerve damage that results from extended, untreated low B12 can be permanent.
Nerve damage can be
type of peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes; it can be impaired memory and cognitive dysfunction.
I have lost about half of my working memory and processing speed from
years my low B12 went untreated. So, my web site is not
most brilliant thing ever, but it does give clear information on vitamin B12 and how to recognize warning signs of low B12 from your fingernails: www.health-boundaries-bite.com/Fingernails.html

Karen Kline Sharing what I've learned from hard experience. www.health-boundaries-bite.com