The state legislature had sent the bill to Haslam earlier this month. He had until Tuesday to veto it, sign it or allow it to pass without his signature.
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I can’t get behind this kind of ignorance. Who are the people electing these people?

Critics of the legislation have dubbed it the “Monkey Bill” and charge that it is anti-science, backdoor approval of the teaching of religion in schools that reminds of the state’s history with the Scopes Trial.

“It would open the door to creationism, it would open the door to climate change denial, and to other sorts of pseudosciences being introduced into Tennessee classrooms,” Josh Rosenau of the National Center for Science Education told The Huffington Post last month.

It may seem like an extreme form of wishful thinking to suggest that symptoms believed to signal the onset of Alzheimer’s disease could instead be due to a lack of one particular vitamin — and yet studies over the years have been telling us just that.

Some people 50 and older who are suffering from memory problems, confusion, irritability, depression and/or paranoia could see those symptoms dramatically diminish simply by taking vitamin B-12.

Frighteningly, recent research shows that up to 30% of adults may be B-12 deficient — making them vulnerable to misdiagnosis of Alzheimer’s.

I spoke to Irwin Rosenberg, MD, senior scientist and director of the Nutrition and Neurocognition Laboratory at Tufts University in Boston, about who is at risk and how to protect yourself.

He told me that for years, doctors had believed that B-12 deficiency showed itself most significantly as the cause of anemia (pernicious anemia), but they now realize the lack of B-12 may even more dramatically be causing neurological symptoms, some of which are similar to Alzheimer’s.

OTHERS AT RISK…

Age is not the only risk factor for having a B-12 deficiency — other at-risk groups include vegetarians (dietary B-12 comes predominantly from meat and dairy products) and people who have celiac disease, Crohn’s disease or other nutrient malabsorption problems.

Evidence accumulating over the past few decades shows that regular use of certain medications also can contribute to vitamin B-12 deficiency.

These include antacids, in particular proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as esomeprazole (Nexium), lansoprazole (Prevacid) and many others which reduce stomach acid levels, making it difficult for B-12 to be fully absorbed.

The diabetes drug metformin (Glucophage) also can reduce B-12 levels.

MEASURING DEFICIENCY

A common symptom of vitamin B-12 deficiency is neuropathy, a tingly and prickly sensation, sometimes felt in the hands and feet and occasionally in the arms and legs as well.

Dr. Rosenberg told me that people with B-12 deficiency also tend to have problems maintaining proper gait and balance.

Dr. Rosenberg recommends testing B-12 levels for a few groups of people, including those on PPIs for more than a few months… people having memory problems and/or often feeling confused — and this can include people of any age… those with neuropathy in the feet and/or legs… and those who have unexplained anemia.

As mentioned above, deficiencies of B-12 in older adults are nearly always a direct result of too little stomach acid, which is essential for absorption of B-12. This explains why powerful antacids trigger B-12 deficiency.

Another problem is that sometimes, especially in older people, the stomach isn’t making enough of a protein called intrinsic factor (IF) that is needed to break down B-12 effectively.

There is no way to increase IF, says Dr. Rosenberg, and so the solution is to administer B-12 in large enough quantities to override the difficulty with absorption.

Traditionally this has been done with injections of B-12, but more recently doctors have found that oral supplementation with high amounts of B-12 that dissolves under the tongue also is successful and certainly easier than regular injections.

Dr. Rosenberg adds that there is no reason to be concerned about “balancing” B vitamins as was once thought — B-12 is water soluble and the body can excrete what it doesn’t need.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Adults can easily get the recommended daily amount of 2.4 micrograms (mcg) of B-12 from dietary sources, which includes all animal products.

For example, just three ounces of steamed clams supplies 34.2 mcg and three ounces of salmon provides the necessary 2.4 mcg.

However, this amount will not address the problems associated with aging and medications.

Once again, the issue goes back to absorption — if you don’t have enough stomach acid and/or IF to use the B-12 you ingest, it is almost irrelevant how much animal protein you eat.

This is why the Institute of Medicine says that for people over age 50 and for vegetarians, the best way to ensure meeting your body’s B-12 needs is to take a supplement or seek out foods fortified with it.

Reason: The body can more easily absorb the form of B-12 used for supplementation and fortification even in people who have low levels of stomach acid.

Caution: B-12 tests are sometimes insufficiently sensitive, especially for vegans. If your test indicates levels are fine in spite of symptoms, Dr. Rosenberg recommends having your doctor order a different test that will evaluate whether your B-12 system is intact.

There is no need to suffer from any kind of B-12 deficiency symptoms, let alone risk misdiagnosis of Alzheimer’s, when the solution is so close at hand!

Source(s):

Irwin Rosenberg, MD, senior scientist and director of the Nutrition and Neurocognition Laboratory at Tufts University, Boston.

I am tired of men apologizing for the behavior of their sex. Just because they didn’t see their father pick up a broom doesn’t mean they think the dust will sweep itself. When they are living alone they manage to clean up behind themselves.

It is ludicrous for men to suggest that unless they are told to help around the house with the necessary housecleaning chores they will assume that the woman will do it.

Delores

We suspect that the only reason your white male politicians are trying to shut down birth control in your country is because the statistics say that white births are falling way behind your OTW births.

The Right in your country could care less if the OTWS were having abortions. But statistics say that white women avail themselves to Planned Parenthood birth control services twice as often as OTW women.

The goal by white men is to force WHITE women to bear more children to keep their place of superiority at the polls.

Aalt

I watch Fox because it is the most watched news network in America. And because it tells it like it is. Women and “OTWS’ get the news the way it is.

Just because it doesn’t suit their interest doesn’t mean it isn’t true. White men have supported them from the beginning of this country. I can’t believe that a true white woman would find fault with the way white men have led this country.

It is only the last 4 years that the fear that we could lose all that white men have worked so hard and died for has brought such fear that it has galvanized white men to stand up for their country.

Fox is one of the bastions that refuses to back down from calling the welfare cheats, the radical feminists, gays, and those that would turn this country into a huge welfare state.

You have been a voice for reason when it comes to this blog bashing white men. I know that when you go in to cast your vote White men can count on you for your support.