Regarding the topic of the OP, I was inspired by your above post to check out Donald Watson. Roughly 70 years as a non supplemented vegan, and a history of good health until the end of his long life....
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Regarding the topic of the OP, I was inspired by your above post to check out Donald Watson. Roughly 70 years as a non supplemented vegan, and a history of good health until the end of his long life....
Very much the sort of thing I have a problem with.
You know, I tend to think that a vegan can always start taking B12 if they acquire symptoms or if their levels drop too low. I think a "don't...
As I mentioned in the thread, the link to the article was dead, but I've found a copy of it: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=496218993890
It's interesting though it's odd that other...
The link in the OP is dead, but I found a copy of it: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=496218993890
I see.. well, I can't find it (searching for "mountain", "village", "Korn" and keeping it within the past year). If you have any more clues that could help out...?
I don't take it as granted that all vegans do not need to supplement. I just seperate B12 deficiency from veganism: one has nothing to do with the other. You can get deficiency as both a vegan or an...
Was it this story? http://www.veganforum.com/forums/showthread.php?250-Vegan-settlement-in-Siberia-Russia&highlight=village%2C+mountain
It's a good one, though I was hoping for a community of...
Thanks Firestorm, I'll try searching for that.
Wikipedia says that B12 deficiency causes extremely horrible symptoms. It's also possible for someone to die of b12 deficiency. But that's neither here nor there, because the question is whether...
The myth is that vegans, without supplements, have no way of getting B12 at all. This precept means that eventually (omnivores questioned differ on exactly when) unsupplemented vegans will, in fact,...
The myth is that veganism causes b12 deficiency.
I'm terribly sorry for being incorrect about Europe.
Update for the thread: I've found Douglas Graham, 33 years no supplements, and Leonardo Da...
I'm looking for people who have been long periods as vegans without supplementing (including from fortified foods where possible - in continental Europe, for instance, they don't fortify soy milk and...