Great breakfast smoothie

[Technoid]

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...

[Alb2]

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

[MadBunny in reply to Alb2]

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

[Alb2 in reply to MadBunny]

I’m guessing you may have pernicious anaemia?

[MadBunny in reply to Alb2]

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Alb2]

Definitely!😊

[Zest]

Hi Technoid,

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

Zest

[Technoid]

Just picked up a copy of this for more smoothie ideas

healthyhappylife.com/kathys...