d.5.C.8.Vitamin B12, Cobalamin, not Cyanocobalamin!

Vitamin B9, Folate needs Vitamin -CLAA and Vitamin B12 to be synthesized properly, which is why Vitamin B12, Cobalamin, also belongs in the Vitamin- C cluster.

Anti-Covid Properties Vitamin B12, Cobalamin

According to the Be Well study, Covid 19 not only resembles Vitamin B12 deficiency, Covid 19 symptoms are also alleviated with Vitamin B12 supplementation.¹

Confusing factors and misconceptions Vitamin B12, Cobalamin and fake Vitamin B12, Cyanocobalamin

Contrary to what is often said, Vitamin B12 is not fat soluble.

Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods,.. Because vitamin B12 contains the mineral cobalt, compounds with vitamin B12 activity are collectively called “Cobalamin” ²

Water-soluble vitamins are not stored in the body.³

The exact time that water-soluble vitamins circulate in your body will depend on factors like age, nutrient status, diet, and the like. However, most are depleted within 1-2 days, which means replenishing them daily to ensure sufficient levels if critical for optimal health and performance. ⁴

Vitamin B12 binds to the protein in the foods we eat. In the stomach, hydrochloric acid and enzymes unbind vitamin B12 into its free form. From there, vitamin B12 combines with a protein called intrinsic factor so that it can be absorbed further down in the small intestine.⁵

And contrary to what is often claimed, Vitamin B12, Cobalamin, should be taken with Vitamin B9, Folate!

It is often claimed it should not, but it should. In fact, Vitamin B12 enables Folate absorption, instead of what is claimed that, Folate hinders Vitamin B12.

What hinders Vitamin B12 is folic acid, but Folic acid sabotages Folate as well.

Cyanocobalamin is NOT vitamin B12!

Cyanocobalamin is a manufactured version of vitamin B12. ⁶

Both are nearly identical and contain a cobalt ion surrounded by a corrin ring.⁷

However, each have a different molecule attached to the cobalt ion.

While methylcobalamin contains a methyl group, cyanocobalamin contains a cyanide molecule. Cyanocobalamin is a synthetic form of vitamin B12 that’s not found in nature.⁸

Methylcobalamin: molecular formula: C63H91CoN13O14P⁹

Cyanocobalamin molecular formula: C63H88CoN14O14P¹⁰

Methylcobalamin¹¹ versus Cyanocobalamin ¹²molecular structure

Image: Methylcobalamin versus Cyanocobalamin molecular structure¹³

Methyl group ¹⁴ versus Formyl cyanide¹⁵ and Cyanide anion ¹⁶molecular structure.

Image: Methyl group, Formyl cyanide molecule and Cyanide anion molecular structure¹⁷

Cyanide is a deadly toxin!¹⁸ Stay away from this stuff! Potential Risks of the fake B12, Cyanocobalamin are: Eye: Contact may cause transient eye irritation. Skin: May cause skin irritation. Ingestion: May cause gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Ingestion of large amounts may cause convulsions, tremors, muscular contractions or spasticity, diarrhea, or fever Inhaling may cause death,.People working with it need protective clothing.¹⁹

Function and Health Benefits Vitamin B12,Cobalamin

• Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin needed for proper development and functioning of the nervous system.
• Vitamin B12, or Cobalamin, is necessary for making DNA and for creating energy in our cells. (1) A deficiency of vitamin B12 leads to anemia, fatigue, mania, and depression. A long-term deficiency can cause permanent damage to the brain and central nervous system.
• Vitamin B12 is involved in making red blood cells and
• Vitamin B12 is involved in keeping the nervous system healthy
• Vitamin B12 is involved in release energy from food
• Vitamin B12 is an especially important vitamin for maintaining healthy nerve cells, and it helps in the production of DNA and RNA, the body’s genetic material. Vitamin B12 works closely with vitamin B9, also called Folate, to help make red blood cells and to help iron work better in the body. Folate and B12 work together to produce S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), a compound involved in immune function and mood.²⁰
• Vitamin B12 B6, and B9 work together to control blood levels of the amino acid Homocysteine. High levels of Homocysteine are associated with heart disease. However, researchers are not sure whether Homocysteine is a cause of heart disease or just a marker that indicates someone may have heart disease.²¹
• Vitamin B9 (Folate) +Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin): Many of the functions of Folate and B12 are linked because of their complementary roles in the “Folate” and “methionine” cycles. Low levels of B12 can result in a functional Folate deficiency, as Folate becomes trapped in the form of methyltetrahydrofolate.
• Proper function of the Folate cycle is essential for the synthesis and regeneration of tetrahydrobiopterin, a co-factor for enzymes that convert amino acids to monoamine neurotransmitters (Serotonin, Melatonin, Dopamine, Noradrenaline, Aadrenaline) and Nitric Oxide 
• They’re also heavily involved in red blood cell production and proper function of the nervous system.²²

Relationships Vitamin B12: Made by Bifidus, Enables Vitamin B9 metabolism, is colleagues with Vitamin B9 to make red blood cells so iron works better in the methionine cycle and Vitamin B9 and Vitamin B12 are colleagues with Vitamin B6 to control Homocysteine

Deficiency Causes of Vitamin B12, Cobalamin

• Both Folate and Vitamin B12 deficiency are due to the induction of a functional Folate deficiency, which in turn is induced by Vitamin B12 deprivation.
• The interrelationship between these two Vitamins is best explained by the methyl trap hypothesis stating that Vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to lowered levels of methionine synthetase, which results in a functional Folate deficiency by trapping an increased proportion of Folate as the 5-methyl derivative. ²³
• A synthetase, also called ligase, is an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules usually using the energy derived from the concurrent splitting off of a pyrophosphate group from a triphosphate (such as ATP).²⁴
• In addition, as 5-methyl-H4PteGlu is a poor substrate for folylpolyglutamate synthetase, there is a decreased synthesis of folylpolyglutamates and consequently a decreased retention of folates by tissues. The real Folate deficiency that ensues because of decreased tissue Folate levels is probably as important physiologically as the functional deficiency caused by the methyl trap. The sparing effect of methionine can be explained by adenosylmethionine inhibition of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, which would prevent the buildup of 5-methyl-H4PteGlun. A deficiency in vitamin B12 would not, in itself, be sufficient to cause a disturbance in Folate metabolism.
• The deficiency would have to result in lowered methyltransferase levels before any such disturbance would be manifest. ²⁵
• Vitamin B9 (Folate) +Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin): Many of the functions of Folate and B12 are linked because of their complementary roles in the “Folate” and “methionine” cycles. Low levels of B12 can result in a functional Folate deficiency, as Folate becomes trapped in the form of methyltetrahydrofolate.
• Folic Acid interferes with Vitamin B12 So that’s why you can get a shortage even though your beneficial microbes make it. And Cyanocobalamin is not real Vitamin B12, so people are taking supplements thinking they are getting Vitamin B12, while they are not. The supplements are poisonous as well. And Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms resemble Covid-19, as do so many Vitamin deficiencies caused by phony supplements.

Deficiency Symptoms Vitamin B12, Cobalamin

A deficiency in vitamin B12 can lead to

weight loss,

constipation,

anemia.

depression,

dementia, and

memory loss.

Megaloblastic anemia—a condition of larger than normal sized red blood cells and a smaller than normal amount; this occurs because there is not enough vitamin B12 in the diet or poor absorption

Fatigue,

weakness

Nerve damage with numbness, tingling in the hands and legs

Memory loss, confusion

Dementia

Depression

Seizures

Cardiovascular disease

Impaired Cognitive function

Schizophrenia

Vitamin B12 deficiency may show up as Folate deficiency, since without vitamin B12, Folate cannot synthesize properly.

A study by Silver (2000) on 644 bedridden psychotics reported that 78.3% of schizophrenic patients had vitamin B12 deficiency.

Upper limit Vitamin B12, Methyl Cobalamin: there is none

No upper limit for real Vitamin B12, Cobalamin. The fake Vitamin B12 in supplements, Cyanocobalamin, is useless and dangerous in all quantities, since it has cyanide.²⁶

RealVitamin B12 , Cobalamin is a water-soluble vitamin, so any unused amount will exit the body through the urine. Generally, up to 1000 mcg a day of an oral tablet to treat a deficiency is considered safe. The Institute of Medicine states “no adverse effects have been associated with excess vitamin B12 intake from food and supplements in healthy individuals.”

RDA for Vitamin B12, Cobalamin

Now this is tricky, since official sources don’t make a distinction between real and fake Vitamin B12. This is what the NIH says:

“RDA: The Recommended Dietary Allowance for men and women ages 14 years and older is 2.4 micrograms (mcg) daily. For pregnancy and lactation, the amount increases to 2.6 mcg and 2.8 mcg daily, respectively.

UL: A Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) is the maximum daily dose unlikely to cause adverse side effects in the general population. No upper limit has been set for vitamin B12, as there is no established toxic level. However, some evidence suggests that supplements of 25 mcg per day or higher may increase the risk of bone fractures.

Adults (aged 19 to 64) need about 1.5 micrograms a day of vitamin B12.”²⁷

It’s fake Vitamin B12, the cyanocobalamin that causes problems. Real Vitamin B12, Methylcobalamin, is healthy.

Food Sources Vitamin B12, Cobalamin

Amount of Vitamin B12, Cobalamin in 100 grams of

1. Kombucha has 840 mcg of B12 ²⁸
2. Chiorella 200 µg²⁹
3. Nori 77.6 ³⁰One sheet of nori has 1.9 mcg of B12³¹ 1.9 mcg is above the RDA for people over 60 and more than half the daily amount recommended for pregnant women!
4. Shiitake Mushrooms 5.6 mcg³²
5. Swiss cheese: 100 grams has 3.1μg (128% DV)
6. Golden Chanterelle mushrooms 2.65 mcg ³³
7. Whey powder: 100 grams has 2.4μg (99% DV)
8. Emmentaler Cheese 2.1 ³⁴
9. Brie 1.7 µg ³⁵
10. Cheese, Gouda or Edam 1.54 mcg³⁶
11. Camembert 1.3 µg
12. Eggs 100 grams100 grams of egg has, 1.1μg (96% DV) (2 medium size eggs) have 2.7mcg Vitamin B12, which is 108% of the RD!
13. black trumpet mushrooms 1.09 mcg³⁷
14. Mushrooms such as Porcini mushrooms, Parasol mushroom, oyster mushroom and Black Morels 0.9 mcg/100mcg dried weight³⁸
15. Low fat yogurt: 100 grams has 0.6μg (25% DV)³⁹, the same amount that meat has on average (porc has 0.3 mcg, beef has about 2 mcg of B12 per 100 grams⁴⁰) so the claim that you need meat to get enough Vitamin B12, as well as the claim that seaweed is an unreliable source of B12 because the amounts vary, has no base in reality. With at least 50 times the amount of B12 there is in meat and 30 times the RDA, there is plenty of room for variation and zero chance that you will miss out on Vitamin B12 when you rely on seaweed as a source!
16. Low fat milk: 100 grams has 0.5μg (22% DV)
17. Milk Kefir 0.3 μg ⁴¹

Image: Vitamin B12, Cobalamin food sources ⁴²: Kombucha, Chiorella, Nori, Shiitake mushrooms, Swiss cheese, Emmentaler, Brie, Oyster mushrooms, and also black trumpet mushrooms, Porcini mushrooms, parasol mushroom and black morels, Yogurt and Kefir.

Stability Vitamin B12, Cobalamin

Vitamin B-12 is stable at room temperature. It doesn’t need to be refrigerated. Cooking doesn’t destroy it. Vitamin B-12 doesn’t break down—even at the boiling point of water—for several hours.⁴³

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Vitamin D from sunlight

Vitamin D from sunlight

The best way to get Vitamin D is through sunlight, but every source of UVB light will do. In fact that is an important part of how Vitamin D was discovered,

There’s no risk of your body making too much Vitamin D from sun exposure,. This is what all sources agree on¹

The best time to get vitamin D from the sun is when it is at its highest, which is around noon, depending on the season between 10 am and 3 pm or between 11 am and 2 pm. The sun’s angle needs to be between 35 degrees and 145 degrees so you get UVB rays, the ones that make Vitamin D. See image below:

Image Vitamin D through sunlight²

You can find the angle of the sun by imagining an x axis parallel to the earth and estimating the angle the sun makes with the earth.

The solar zenith angle is the angle between the sun and the vertical Y axis, which you can see by imagining a pole where you are standing. The zenith angle is similar to the height angle but it is measured from the vertical Y axis rather than from the horizontal X axis, thus making the zenith angle = 90° – height. 42.1 With the sun directly overhead you thus have zenith zero, and at sunrise zenith 90.

Height and Zenith

Image: Height and Zenith. In the example above the solar height is about 60 degrees and the zenith is 90-60 is 30 degrees. Zenith +height always equals 90.³

UV for D Sun Chart

The UV for D Sun chart shows you how you can tell by the sun’s zenith or height how much Vitamin D you can potentially make from sunlight, provided you take care not to exaggerate with substances that sabotage Vitamin D formation in the body. Even if the sun’s height is as low as 35 degrees, on a clear day at zero altitude you can still get the recommended 800IU daily dose from it in just 12 minutes!

Calculate how long you need to stay in the sun to get the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) of Vitamin D, which is 800IU) IU stands for International Units,. Divide it by 40000 to get to the number of milligrams, which is 0.02.

The chart also shows how to altitude and surroundings into account when calculating how much Vitamin D you are getting from the sun. It also shows what the Vitamin D helpers and blockers are.

You can see what an abundance of Vitamin D we get, which is stored in the skin as previtamin D3. Your cholesterol which is every cell, can store it for a very long time, and you get enough very quickly.

Image: UV for D sun chart⁴

The way to use the UV for D Sun chart is

1.Estimate the suns height by looking at your shadow. Is it as long as you, it is 45 degrees height, as well as zenith. Is it shorter than you? Then the sun is between 50 and 90 degrees height or between 40 and zero degrees zenith. Is it longer than you? Then it is between 0 and 40 degrees height or 90 and 50 degrees zenith.

As you can see in the UV for D Sun chart, being in the sun for an hour on a clear day at altitude zero (that means at sea level) with no water or snow at zenith 45, which is 45 height, which isn’t very high. already gives enough previtamin D for 10 days!

The links to the research it is based on can be found in the Vitamin D blog post on the Scentses website.⁵

UVICSZA stands for UV Index with Clear Sky at Zero Altitude, and no other influences.

2.To see how to adjust the UVICSZA numbers to fit your situation, look at your altitude (how high above sea level you are, then what the surroundings are (is there water, sand or snow), then what the weather conditions are (is it clear or cloudy).

That determines how many percent you need to add to the UVICSZA (The UVB on a clear day at zero altitude.(

Clouds give some reduction, but not as much as you would think, Even an overcast sky still transmits 31 % of the UV0B, which means you need to stay outside about 3 times as long as you would on a clear day to get the same amount of previtamin D.

Scattered clouds still transmit 89%., broken clouds still transmit 73%.

Snow gives an 80% gain!

That means that an hour in the snow on a sunny day at zero altitude when the sun’s zenith and height are 45 degrees, gives you enough previtamin D for 18 days! That’s why people with rickets weren’t found in Northern countries where the sun does not get above 30 degrees for half the year. In the rest of the year they got more than enough Vitamin D from the sun to bridge that period. Children with Rickets were found in the streets of London where the houses were built in such a way that there was never any sun at all. And they did not have to go to Florida to get cured. Just the English sun was good enough. ⁶

Sand gives a 25% increase, and water a 30% increase meaning you get enough for over 12 days in an hour at zenith 45.

There is a 4% increase for every 350 meters increase in altitude,

A 1% loss for every centimeter under water, but of course that is generously compensated by the 30% increase the reflection of the water gives.

Shade only gives a 90% reduction, which means that even then still 10 percent comes through.

And you don’t have to torture yourself with bare skin if the weather does not permit it.. Kurt Huldischinsky was able to heal rickets one arm by shining a UV-B light on the other, which is how Vitamin D was discovered. In fact, if you feel cold, that will sabotage Vitamin D uptake. So your Vitamin D uptake with less bare skin and being comfortable will be higher than with more bare skin but being cold.

You even get it through the eyes, so no worries about the Inuit not getting enough, especially as long as they still have snow, which enhances UV light, and thus per-Vitamin D formation in the skin, with 80%

Vitamin D helpers are Calcium, magnesium, Vitamin K2, which we make ourselves with Vitamin K1 and Lactobacillus lactis, Vitamin B5, Lysine, Zinc, all from organic food of course.

And when people have a lack of Vitamin D, there are plenty of other possible problems

Vitamin D blockers are anything that damages the skin, like Sodium lauryl Sulfate in soap,

Smoking and Excessive alcohol sabotages Vitamin D formation.

Olive oil and Apple cider vinegar enhance Vitamin and mineral uptake.

You will get infinitely more Vitamin D from the sun than you could ever hope to get safely orally.

And more importantly, our body gets to decide when and how to use it, instead of us throwing it in randomly at times when it is not the right timing for the body and not the right quantity, since oral vitamin D needs to be used immediately. It can’t be stored in the skin for the body to use whenever and however it needs it, as is the case for sun sourced pre vitamin D can. In the body’s harmony, sun sourced Vitamin D is the skilled musician playing at the right beat at the right time, whereas oral vitamin D is the tone deaf amateur who blurts out his notes with no regard for what the rest of the orchestra is doing. Even if he accidentally hits a right note, it will still be at the wrong time and volume.

References:

This is part of Mothahat Chapter D.5.D.1. i

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2Vitamin D through Sunlight, Scentses4d, July 15, 2022, Vitamin D Cluster: a.Vitamin D through Sunlight,Vitamin D through Sunlight, b. Vitamin B5 for Co Enszyme A for cholesterol, c. Calcium, d. Magnesium, e. Vitamin K2, f.Lysine, g.Phosphorus, h.Sulfur, i.Zinc, https://scentses4d.wordpress.com/2022/07/15/7-5-2-vitamin-d-cluster-a-vitamin-d-through-sunlight-b-vitamin-b5-for-co-enszyme-a-for-cholesterol-c-calcium-d-magnesium-e-vitamin-k2-f-lysine-g-phosphorus-h-sulfur-i-zinc/

3Height and Zenith ,PVCDROM, Christiana Honsberg https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/person/christiana-honsberg/ and Stuart Bowden, Solar Power Labs at ASU, https://pv.asu.edu/ https://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/properties-of-sunlight/elevation-angle

4UV for D Sun Chart, Vitamin D, Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin K2, Vitamin B5, Co enzyme A, Cholesterol and Sunlight, Scentses4d, May 29, 2019, Anna Elize, https://scentses4d.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/vitamin-d-calcium-magnesium-and-vitamin-k/

5Vitamin D, Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin K2, Vitamin B5, Co enzyme A, Cholesterol and Sunlight, Scentses4d, May 29, 2019, Anna Elize, https://scentses4d.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/vitamin-d-calcium-magnesium-and-vitamin-k/

6Vitamin D, Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin K2, Vitamin B5, Co enzyme A, Cholesterol and Sunlight, Scentses4d, May 29, 2019, Anna Elize, https://scentses4d.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/vitamin-d-calcium-magnesium-and-vitamin-k/

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