Dr. Jeffrey Gladden explains how COVID-19 may damage the gut receptors that absorb vitamin B12, causing deficiency even in people who eat plenty of meat. His son, a strict carnivore, had unexpectedly low B12 levels. Intramuscular injections or sublingual drops held for 30 seconds can bypass the damaged receptors.
One thing I did find from the COVID vaccine itself, and it's not necessarily from the vaccination. So generally, if you eat meat, your B12 levels are going to be nice and high. If you don't eat meat, you need just B12— you just need a B12 supplement. I have so many people who are carnivores and their B12s are in the 200s and 300s. So I like B12 around 2,000. My son is one of them. He— talk about a carnivore, my goodness. As much meat that I don't eat, he eats all— he eats that plus more. And his B12 was so low. And when I did some research, they're finding that the receptors in the GI tract are becoming malformed from the COVID virus itself. Interesting. And so that the B12 molecule from meat and from supplements that you're swallowing can no longer attach to it. So essentially what it's creating is pernicious anemia. And so you either have to get the B12 shots, or I'll tell people to get the B12 drops to go under your tongue, hold it there for 30 seconds before swallowing. Because the research shows that that's as effective as the shots are. Mm-hmm. But that's something that was really interesting to find and very dangerous. Like, I don't think people realize how important B12 is. It's exceptionally important for your nervous system and even your heart.
