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Great breakfast smoothie

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I used a variation of this with 220g blackberries, worked well.

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P.S. And make sure to check you're getting your recommended daily dosage of B12 :)

Handy chart is here : veganhealth.org/daily-needs...

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The Vegan Society also offers good advice regarding B12 and you can buy the supplements they recommend and have developed quite cheaply😊😊

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MadBunny in reply to Alb2

I have a B12 injection every 12 weeks at the doctor's 😊

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Alb2 in reply to MadBunny

I’m guessing you may have pernicious anaemia?

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MadBunny in reply to Alb2

Not pernicious. Its B12 deficiency anaemia due largely to my RA meds.

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Alb2 in reply to MadBunny

Ah, yes, so many of them can interfere with the intrinsic factor and lead to lack of absorption. I have discovered the joy of Natex, a yeast spread that has B12 added, tastes better than marmite to me and I add it to everything now. Thankfully my levels are good anyway but I’m always mindful to keep them topped.

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MadBunny in reply to Alb2

Yep, alongwith folate deficiency, for which I've been prescribed folic acid. I've never heard of Natex. I'll have to have a look. I used to love Marmite but the texture and taste seems to have changed.

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Alb2 in reply to MadBunny

I find Natex a lot smoother and out of all the yeast extracts would appear to provide the most B12 according to the info available. Folate is incredibly important. When I was working in haematology, we had to keep a close eye on levels of that and the B12 as the cytoxic therapies do have a detrimental effect on the gut and absorption. I do know that in the case of RA, cytotoxic MTX is often prescribed. Interestingly, one of the most prescribed medications for diabetes type 2 is Metformin which can also block absorption of B12.

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MadBunny in reply to Alb2

That's the one! Good old MTX😁 Still, its helping to keep me going and I'd be in a bad way without it.

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Alb2

Definitely!😊

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Zest

Hi Technoid,

Your breakfast smoothie sounds delicious - I like the sound of using the blackberries in it. Yum!

Zest :-)

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Technoid

Just picked up a copy of this for more smoothie ideas

healthyhappylife.com/kathys...

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