Health Boundaries Bite
In 1991 I had major stress from IRS enforcing for 1984,
despite the fact I'd paid my 1984 taxes in 1985. IRS threats
were constant and affected my ability to sleep till I was lucky
to get three hours in any 24. As I got less and less sleep I had
more and more pain, particularly in the bones of my legs and
in my back. Soon it was the severe pain keeping me awake. I
felt IRS knew that it caused sleep deprivation in the people it
attacked. But I digress.
In 1997 when I was in hospital after I tried to kill myself
(before my attempt I mailed 120 last letters identifying IRS as
the cause of my suicide) a B12 test showed that I had
"profound B12 anemia."
Despite the test results it took a long time to get B12 shots,
but after I had the typical one shot a month for a few months
I felt better. Later, after a doctor wrote me a prescription for
injectable B12 and had a nurse show me how to give myself
the shots, I discovered that I had a lot less pain. Even the
bone pain in my legs went away.
At the time I was using Dalmane to sleep. I continued to use
Dalmane until I was living in my condo, 2001, and began to
have balance issues that caused me to frequently start to fall,
and actually fall (I didn't know my condo was built over a full
outdoor toilet pit which accounted for hydrogen sulfide in the
air in my condo). The Dalmane put me deep asleep, which I
loved, but during the night when I had to get up to go to the
bathroom it was hard to keep my balance.
When I could no longer use Dalmane I began using Melatonin
which is very helpful in restoring normal sleep patterns.
In 2011, following a back injury in October, 2010, I had a
court hearing in the foreclosure action against my home. (The
outdoor toilet pit had cost a lot for remediation and it had cost
my health.) Preparing for the hearing took huge energy, so
much that I could barely walk into court. Then, a couple
weeks later I began getting calls and mailings about how I
made nearly $500,000 in 2006 and hadn't paid my taxes. It
was a lie, because in reality my earnings were poverty level.
But IRS had not changed its ways and it was so traumatic
that I suddenly could not walk one step without my hip or
knee or leg giving out. I clung to the hallway walls as I tried
to get to the kitchen where the counters offered support.
After using a rolling task chair to support myself I realized I
had to order a claw foot cane. Shortly after I placed my order
I found reviews of something called a "rollator". People said
it worked much better than a cane because the support wasn't
one-sided, so I ordered a rollator, and have been very happy.
But, in the interim the pain in my back and legs reached
levels that were worse than decades ago when IRS first
abused me. I hurt so much that I could not sleep. During the
day the pain was equally horrible. I felt as if I wasn't getting
any better because I wasn't getting any sleep. Melatonin was
no longer cutting it.
Not wanting to give in to feeling hopeless I began researching
natural sleep aids and came upon tryptophan. Prior to this I
had thought of turkey as a key source of tryptophan, and had
periodically eaten turkey to help me relax over a period of
days. But now when I heat and cook with candles, a roasting
a turkey wasn't going to work.
When I read that eggs have a very high level of tryptophan I
had my helper buy some from hens not kept in factory farms.
I began having two eggs scrambled in olive oil for breakfast,
and another two in the evening. Within two days I was
feeling less wired and sort of as if I was going to fall asleep.
In a few more days I was sleeping for hours at a time at night.
Now I make myself an egg or two in the evening. I don't
have them for breakfast anymore because I got quite tired of
eggs. But, they do work amazingly well at promoting normal
sleep patterns. I'm back to sleeping as well as I did prior to
hurting my back and prior to the extreme stress. My pain
receded when I got more sleep.
So, the point I want to make is that eggs contain vitamin B12
as well as tryptophan. Eggs contain less B12 than liver, but
it's easy to eat a couple eggs a day, whereas it's unlikely I'd
ever eat liver more than once, maybe twice a month. In
actual fact I haven't had any liver in years.
Compare one slice of liver, having about 47 micrograms of
B12, to two eggs a day, together having 1.2 micrograms of
B12 which is 36 micrograms a month. (The first two weeks I
ate four eggs a day, collectively giving me 33.6 mcg of B12.)
For me there's no contest as to which is easier to keep on
hand, cook and eat: Eggs!
While the amount of vitamin B12 in eggs is minute in contrast
to the typical 1,000 micrograms in a popular methylcobalamin
lozenge, if you eat eggs before your B12 level drops, they
help your body stay healthy. Think of it like oil in a car: a
single can of oil is minimal, but if the oil runs out the engine
can be ruined. Similarly, as long as the B12 that is in all of
our tissue doesn't run out, our bodies work well. But if the
B12 is depleted, which happens very much more quickly if
we aren't sleeping properly, we face serious nerve problems
that may be a challenge to remedy.
My feeling is that if I had know in 1991 what I know now
about vitamin B12, I could have used enough B12 to avoid
the long term nerve problems that plague me today to such an
extent it's hard to do minor things like bending to garden, or
walking normally without a walker.
If you are under a lot of stress, perhaps you can't get it
together to make yourself two eggs for breakfast, but what
about making them for yourself for an evening snack?
As an aside, I found the eggs to be so filling that I ate less of
other things, and I've lost weight despite hardly being able to
walk.
Light features in B12 Research
Yes, Methylcobalamin helps with sleep, but if you read the
research further down the page you will see that light features
in much of the vitamin B12 research related to sleep.
despite the fact I'd paid my 1984 taxes in 1985. IRS threats
were constant and affected my ability to sleep till I was lucky
to get three hours in any 24. As I got less and less sleep I had
more and more pain, particularly in the bones of my legs and
in my back. Soon it was the severe pain keeping me awake. I
felt IRS knew that it caused sleep deprivation in the people it
attacked. But I digress.
In 1997 when I was in hospital after I tried to kill myself
(before my attempt I mailed 120 last letters identifying IRS as
the cause of my suicide) a B12 test showed that I had
"profound B12 anemia."
Despite the test results it took a long time to get B12 shots,
but after I had the typical one shot a month for a few months
I felt better. Later, after a doctor wrote me a prescription for
injectable B12 and had a nurse show me how to give myself
the shots, I discovered that I had a lot less pain. Even the
bone pain in my legs went away.
At the time I was using Dalmane to sleep. I continued to use
Dalmane until I was living in my condo, 2001, and began to
have balance issues that caused me to frequently start to fall,
and actually fall (I didn't know my condo was built over a full
outdoor toilet pit which accounted for hydrogen sulfide in the
air in my condo). The Dalmane put me deep asleep, which I
loved, but during the night when I had to get up to go to the
bathroom it was hard to keep my balance.
When I could no longer use Dalmane I began using Melatonin
which is very helpful in restoring normal sleep patterns.
In 2011, following a back injury in October, 2010, I had a
court hearing in the foreclosure action against my home. (The
outdoor toilet pit had cost a lot for remediation and it had cost
my health.) Preparing for the hearing took huge energy, so
much that I could barely walk into court. Then, a couple
weeks later I began getting calls and mailings about how I
made nearly $500,000 in 2006 and hadn't paid my taxes. It
was a lie, because in reality my earnings were poverty level.
But IRS had not changed its ways and it was so traumatic
that I suddenly could not walk one step without my hip or
knee or leg giving out. I clung to the hallway walls as I tried
to get to the kitchen where the counters offered support.
After using a rolling task chair to support myself I realized I
had to order a claw foot cane. Shortly after I placed my order
I found reviews of something called a "rollator". People said
it worked much better than a cane because the support wasn't
one-sided, so I ordered a rollator, and have been very happy.
But, in the interim the pain in my back and legs reached
levels that were worse than decades ago when IRS first
abused me. I hurt so much that I could not sleep. During the
day the pain was equally horrible. I felt as if I wasn't getting
any better because I wasn't getting any sleep. Melatonin was
no longer cutting it.
Not wanting to give in to feeling hopeless I began researching
natural sleep aids and came upon tryptophan. Prior to this I
had thought of turkey as a key source of tryptophan, and had
periodically eaten turkey to help me relax over a period of
days. But now when I heat and cook with candles, a roasting
a turkey wasn't going to work.
When I read that eggs have a very high level of tryptophan I
had my helper buy some from hens not kept in factory farms.
I began having two eggs scrambled in olive oil for breakfast,
and another two in the evening. Within two days I was
feeling less wired and sort of as if I was going to fall asleep.
In a few more days I was sleeping for hours at a time at night.
Now I make myself an egg or two in the evening. I don't
have them for breakfast anymore because I got quite tired of
eggs. But, they do work amazingly well at promoting normal
sleep patterns. I'm back to sleeping as well as I did prior to
hurting my back and prior to the extreme stress. My pain
receded when I got more sleep.
So, the point I want to make is that eggs contain vitamin B12
as well as tryptophan. Eggs contain less B12 than liver, but
it's easy to eat a couple eggs a day, whereas it's unlikely I'd
ever eat liver more than once, maybe twice a month. In
actual fact I haven't had any liver in years.
Compare one slice of liver, having about 47 micrograms of
B12, to two eggs a day, together having 1.2 micrograms of
B12 which is 36 micrograms a month. (The first two weeks I
ate four eggs a day, collectively giving me 33.6 mcg of B12.)
For me there's no contest as to which is easier to keep on
hand, cook and eat: Eggs!
While the amount of vitamin B12 in eggs is minute in contrast
to the typical 1,000 micrograms in a popular methylcobalamin
lozenge, if you eat eggs before your B12 level drops, they
help your body stay healthy. Think of it like oil in a car: a
single can of oil is minimal, but if the oil runs out the engine
can be ruined. Similarly, as long as the B12 that is in all of
our tissue doesn't run out, our bodies work well. But if the
B12 is depleted, which happens very much more quickly if
we aren't sleeping properly, we face serious nerve problems
that may be a challenge to remedy.
My feeling is that if I had know in 1991 what I know now
about vitamin B12, I could have used enough B12 to avoid
the long term nerve problems that plague me today to such an
extent it's hard to do minor things like bending to garden, or
walking normally without a walker.
If you are under a lot of stress, perhaps you can't get it
together to make yourself two eggs for breakfast, but what
about making them for yourself for an evening snack?
As an aside, I found the eggs to be so filling that I ate less of
other things, and I've lost weight despite hardly being able to
walk.
Light features in B12 Research
Yes, Methylcobalamin helps with sleep, but if you read the
research further down the page you will see that light features
in much of the vitamin B12 research related to sleep.
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Sleep and Vitamin B12
Research Excerpts re Sleep and Vitamin B12
A temporal discrepancy between the sleep-wake cycle and
the daily structure of the surrounding social network are
characteristic for chronobiological sleep disturbances. Activity
rhythms that are in abnormal relation to the environment can
arise either from external causes such as shift-work or jet-lag.
Recently developed treatment approaches such as bright light,
the pineal hormone melatonin and vitamin B12 have provided
promising results. Chronobiological sleep disorders and
their treatment possibilities Ther Umsch (Switzerland) Oct.,
1993.
Two adolescent patients suffering from persistent sleep-wake
schedule disorders appear to have responded to treatment
with vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin). Neither patient showed
any laboratory or clinical evidence of vitamin B12 deficiency
or hypothyroidism. The improvement of the sleep-wake
rhythm disorders appeared immediately after administration
of 3,000 micrograms/day of methylcobalamin. Treatment of
persistent sleep-wake schedule disorders in adolescents with
methylcobalamin Sleep Oct., 1991.
Vitamin B12 was administered to two patients suffering for
many years from different sleep-wake rhythm disorders. One
patient was a 15-year-old. Shortly after administration of B12
at the daily dose of 1.5 mg t.i.d, her sleep-wake rhythm was
entrained to the environmental 24-h rhythm, and her 24-h
sleep-wake rhythm was maintained while she was on the
medication. Within 2 months of the withholding B12, her free-
running sleep-wake rhythm reappeared. The serum B12 level
was within the normal range both before and after treatment.
The other patient was a 55-year-old man suffering from
delayed sleep phase syndrome since 18 years of age. After
administration of B12 at the daily doses of 1.5 mg, his sleep-
wake rhythm disorder was improved. Vitamin B12 treatment
for sleep-wake rhythm disorders. Sleep Feb., 1990.
Administration of vitamin B12 has been reported to normalize
human sleep-wake rhythm disorders. Study results suggest
that B12 affects the mechanisms implicated in non-photic
entrainment of circadian rhythms in mice. Vitamin B12
affects non-photic entrainment of circadian locomotor
activity rhythms in mice Brain Research (Netherlands) 1996.
Vitamin B12 has been reported to normalize the entrainment
(synchronization or alignment of the internal biological clock
rhythm, including its phase and period, to external time cues,
such as the natural dark-light cycle) of circadian rhythms in
the non-24-h sleep wake cycle and delayed sleep phase
insomnia in humans. The purpose of this work was to clarify
whether the peripheral administration of VB12 has any sleep-
promoting effect on the sleep-wake rhythm in freely moving
rats. Findings suggest that peripherally infused B12 has
promoting effects on the rat's sleep, especially in the light
period. Effects of intravenously administered vitamin B12
on sleep in the rat. Physiol Behav June, 1995.
the daily structure of the surrounding social network are
characteristic for chronobiological sleep disturbances. Activity
rhythms that are in abnormal relation to the environment can
arise either from external causes such as shift-work or jet-lag.
Recently developed treatment approaches such as bright light,
the pineal hormone melatonin and vitamin B12 have provided
promising results. Chronobiological sleep disorders and
their treatment possibilities Ther Umsch (Switzerland) Oct.,
1993.
Two adolescent patients suffering from persistent sleep-wake
schedule disorders appear to have responded to treatment
with vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin). Neither patient showed
any laboratory or clinical evidence of vitamin B12 deficiency
or hypothyroidism. The improvement of the sleep-wake
rhythm disorders appeared immediately after administration
of 3,000 micrograms/day of methylcobalamin. Treatment of
persistent sleep-wake schedule disorders in adolescents with
methylcobalamin Sleep Oct., 1991.
Vitamin B12 was administered to two patients suffering for
many years from different sleep-wake rhythm disorders. One
patient was a 15-year-old. Shortly after administration of B12
at the daily dose of 1.5 mg t.i.d, her sleep-wake rhythm was
entrained to the environmental 24-h rhythm, and her 24-h
sleep-wake rhythm was maintained while she was on the
medication. Within 2 months of the withholding B12, her free-
running sleep-wake rhythm reappeared. The serum B12 level
was within the normal range both before and after treatment.
The other patient was a 55-year-old man suffering from
delayed sleep phase syndrome since 18 years of age. After
administration of B12 at the daily doses of 1.5 mg, his sleep-
wake rhythm disorder was improved. Vitamin B12 treatment
for sleep-wake rhythm disorders. Sleep Feb., 1990.
Administration of vitamin B12 has been reported to normalize
human sleep-wake rhythm disorders. Study results suggest
that B12 affects the mechanisms implicated in non-photic
entrainment of circadian rhythms in mice. Vitamin B12
affects non-photic entrainment of circadian locomotor
activity rhythms in mice Brain Research (Netherlands) 1996.
Vitamin B12 has been reported to normalize the entrainment
(synchronization or alignment of the internal biological clock
rhythm, including its phase and period, to external time cues,
such as the natural dark-light cycle) of circadian rhythms in
the non-24-h sleep wake cycle and delayed sleep phase
insomnia in humans. The purpose of this work was to clarify
whether the peripheral administration of VB12 has any sleep-
promoting effect on the sleep-wake rhythm in freely moving
rats. Findings suggest that peripherally infused B12 has
promoting effects on the rat's sleep, especially in the light
period. Effects of intravenously administered vitamin B12
on sleep in the rat. Physiol Behav June, 1995.
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Reduced, poorly timed or limited access to light can effect the
body's clock or circadian rhythms resulting in disruptions in
waking, sleeping, concentration, emotion and appetite.
Underexposure to natural daylight can result in sleeplessness,
the Winter Blues, fatigue, increased appetite and diminished
sex drive. It is well known that reduced exposure to light
corresponds to an increase in the rate of depression.
Because I had depression prior to having B12 replacement I
felt it wise to buy Full Spectrum lights for winter use. In fact
I never went back to incandescent lights. And, I loved how
my plants were so much better able to grow with the Full
Spectrum "Daylight" bulbs.
After I bought a small avocado tree I wanted more light for it
and experimented with tin foil, which I'd read increased light
to plants. But the tin foil looked pretty bad.
I searched for a more decorative reflective wall covering and
found several, but the price was very high. Then recently I
found Orca Grow Film Reflective Wall Covering which was
designed for use in hydroponics.
My room feels completely different with the Orca up. It
reminds me of when I lived in London and my friend who
was from San Francisco and I used to get so excited when
the sun came out. England is a tad cloudy, especially in
comparison to New Mexico where I live now.
felt it wise to buy Full Spectrum lights for winter use. In fact
I never went back to incandescent lights. And, I loved how
my plants were so much better able to grow with the Full
Spectrum "Daylight" bulbs.
After I bought a small avocado tree I wanted more light for it
and experimented with tin foil, which I'd read increased light
to plants. But the tin foil looked pretty bad.
I searched for a more decorative reflective wall covering and
found several, but the price was very high. Then recently I
found Orca Grow Film Reflective Wall Covering which was
designed for use in hydroponics.
- I ordered some to see
how it worked. Once I
saw how good it looks
and how much light it
reflects I ordered more.
In the picture at left
you can see some of
my Full Spectrum
lights in use with the
Orca Reflective Wall
Covering. And, you
can see what a lot
more light there is than
on the adjacent white
painted surface. (Just
My room feels completely different with the Orca up. It
reminds me of when I lived in London and my friend who
was from San Francisco and I used to get so excited when
the sun came out. England is a tad cloudy, especially in
comparison to New Mexico where I live now.
Orca Reflective Film surpasses other reflective wall coverings.
Orca distributes light extremely well.
What's full visible spectrum reflectance? - Does it matter?
Applying Orca is easy.
There is a vast amount of informatin available on the Orca
site.
Orca distributes light extremely well.
What's full visible spectrum reflectance? - Does it matter?
Applying Orca is easy.
There is a vast amount of informatin available on the Orca
site.
Grandrich Full
Spectrum Lamp -
Sun light helps dispel
depression. Full
spectrum lights do the
same thing. Plus, they
use less electricity.
Spectrum Lamp -
Sun light helps dispel
depression. Full
spectrum lights do the
same thing. Plus, they
use less electricity.
