Could It Be B12?: An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses by Sally M. Pacholok RN, Jeffrey J. Stuart DO
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Book Reviews of Could It Be B12?: An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses
Book Review: Great Book Plain Language
Summary: 5 Stars
Ever since my husband had an endoscopy and a colonoscopy three years ago he has had constant nausea. He only eats to survive. He was diagnosed with diverticulosis that went into diverticulitis and back to diverticulosis. Many of us have diverticulosis and have no symptoms...he does!! I researched and researched for three years and decided to look up vitamin and mineral deficencies. I stumbled upon this book. It all makes sense. Hubby was on Acid Blockers, PPI's etc for THREE years. This depletes your B12. Who knew!!! He stopped all Acid Blockers etc.and feels better. Both of us started one month ago taking Sublingual Methylcobalamin 5000mcg. I once a day and he twice daily. While hubby has said he has a 60% improvement on his nausea; he also said he is much calmer, has more energy and less muscle fatigue. I can attest to that. I on the other hand being a very anxious person can claim that I am much calmer and have more energy and my high blood pressure has lowered dramatically. I believe my deceased Mom had B12 deficiency. She had Dementia, Parkinsons and MAJOR problems with her hemoglobin, as did other members of her family. After she had blood transfusions she was a new YOUNG person (that is also in the book) She was Happy, Sharp, Energenic. I purchased another book, as I sent ours to my hubby's mother. This book is cheap enough....Buy the book it may be a simple cheap fix for what ails you and it is educational at least.Book Review: This is a must read for every person!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a must read for everyone in contact with other human beings. I have dealt with the devestating effects of b12 deficiency for all of my 20's and 30's (at least) with everything getting nothing but worst in the last year. My little boy shares many of my symptoms and is being tested as we speak...now that we know how to test! My son's doctor had no idea how to test him. Two weeks into B12 therapy most of the symptoms that have been plaguing me for years are gone! The rest are slowly improving and I suspect that they will continue to improve. When I think of all the doctors and tests and appointments and medications and theories I have had over the past years, it is downright depressing. All I needed was what my body was screaming for...B12! Cheap, easy to get, effective and mandatory B12!!!!
This book lays it out well and is very well referenced. The format is very reader friendly with many great examples. If you are looking for a book that you could bring into your doctor for their education (for your own survival!), this is the one. It is an absolute horror that this illness goes unfound for so long in so many people. Protect yourself and your loved ones and have this book on hand always. This is the best gift you could give anyone. It saved me in ways I don't even want to think about. Thank you to the authors for this important piece of knowledge that is far too ignored in the medical community.
Book Review: Fabulous Book
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read many Health related books in my life, and this is definately one of the best I've ever read ! While my knowledge of Nutrition and Homocysteine related research is pretty extensive, I particularly enjoyed how the authors skillfully tied missing pieces of the puzzle together. I was aware that the serum Methylmalonic Acid test was superior to the serum B12 test. It was gratifying to find out that the urinary Methylmalonic acid test is THE BEST of all! Another gold nugget in the book is how a B12 deficiency can actully mimic Multiple Sclerosis and is also related to other disease states like Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities in Children. It's reprehensible that a lot of Physicians don't take the B12 issue seriously because of prejudices, ego, etc... $12.95 and a couple hours of reading is all it takes with this book to become an expert thanks to the authors intimate experience of the subject matter. This book belongs in every Doctors library. Of course many will learn the hard way in the future when they very well could be on the receiving end of a huge lawsuit from an angry jury that finds out the whole fiasco could have been prevented by $12 - $38 Dollars per year worth of B-12 Injections. If they think that continuing education is expensive, try IGNORANCE !!!!!!Book Review: Great starting point
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a great starting point for anyone researching B12. I've been a life long vegetarian from a family of vegetarians and am bringing my children up vegie too. My father was recently dx'ed with problems with B12 which got me interested in researching further and I've had many ahhhhhh moments. My non vegie grandfather had parkinsons disease and many other symptoms listed in this book and I can't help but wonder if the outcome may have been different if doctors had explored futher.
Lucky for me test in New Zealand are free so my son's frozen urine is winging its way to australia for MMA testing, he's a type 1 diabetic and there's a link to B12 and auto immune diseases too. So I await the outcome but in the mean time we're all on B12 tabs.
Although I'm only part way through this book and telling everyone about it, I too wish that there was a little more info post treatment on the case studies. Duration of treatments before people felt 'better' etc.
Could be the best $10 (NZ$20) that you ever spend.
Totally recommend this as a cheap way of starting on your road to discovery.
Book Review: This book can be a life-saver for many people!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a Blessing this book can be for many people who have those 'strange' symptoms that just don't fit the pattern of illnesses for many doctors! These symptoms can vary from: loud ringing in the ears, weakness, loss of coordination, loss of appetite, loss of night vision, overwhelming and chronic fatigue, tremors, neuropathy (nerve damage which can cause numbness/tingling/pain in your hands and feet), irritability, depression and memory loss. Vitamin B12 is essential for the Central Nervous System in our bodies. Sally M. Pacholok, RN and her physician husband, Jeffrey J. Stuart, D.O., are the authors of this well-researched book on Vitamin B12, its symptoms, needed diagnostic tests, and provide guidelines for treatment.
Although Vitamin B12 is common, the authors are correct: it is rarely diagnosed. This is a must read for health care professionals and the public alike! I'm a registered nurse and I have shared this book with my physician as I was recently diagnosed with Vitamin B12 deficiency and had quite a few of the above symptoms. Excellent book!