The first place I would turn for more B12 is to wheat grass juice. In "The Wheatgrass Book", Ann Wigmore tells us: "Nutritionally, wheatgrass juice contains about the same amount of Vitamin C as citrus and other fruits, and more than common vegetables like tomatoes or potatoes. As you know, vitamin C is important to the health of the skin, teeth, gums, eyes, muscles, and joints. It also aids general growth and development and acts as an antiocidant.

Wheatgrasss juice supplies about as much Vitamin A as dark green varieties of lettuce (but three times more than iceberg), and more than most fruits. Dried wheatgrass juice contains as much Vitamin A as carrots, kale, or apricots, which are all high in A. Keep in mind that this is Provitamin A, also known as carotene, which is converted into Vitamin A in the intestines as needed, and is harmless in any amount. The vitamin A found in liver, fish oils, animal foods, and most vitamin-mineral supplements accumulates in the liver and becomes toxic in large doses. vitamin A is essental for normal growth and development, good eyesight, and reproduction. Without Vitamin A, we may suffer from weak or brittle bones, night blindness, dry skin, and lowered resistance to infection and illness. Recently, investigators have also been looking into A as a potentail anti-cancer vitamin.

Wheatgrass is a good source of B vitamins, which facilitate the use of carbohydrates for energy, and aid the nervous and digestive systems. A steady supply of B vitamins is also essential for normal brain and body development, and for the adrenal glands. Our need for this anti-stress vitamin increases with the amount of physical and mental stress we encounter, though relative to the other vitamins mentioned, our need for the B complex is small

Vitamin E, an antioxidant and fertility vitamin, is also found in wheatgrass. Without enough of this fat-soluble vitamin, we face muscle degeneration, sterility, and slower healing of wounds and infections. Vitamin E is also a protector of the heart. The type of E found in wheatgrass is about ten times more easily assimilated by the body than synthetic E."

Another source of B12 is liquid kelp when used in sprouting. Steve Meyerowitz in "Sprouts; The Miracle Food" tells us: "Is it possible for the nutritious vegetables in the world to get even healthier? Yes, with soluble liquid kelp! Ordinarily, plants absorb minerals from soil. but in your soil-free kitchen garden, the only minerals they get come from the water. That is why it is so important to use quality water . . .If you can increase the nutrient level in that water, your sprouts will be healthier, grow bolder, store longer and have more nutrition to offer you.

Here's a short list of what you'll be adding to your sprouts: Minerals - Calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, chromium, germanium, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, strontium, vanadium, zinc; Vitamins A, B1, B2, C, D, E, K, carotene, pantothene, and the important vegetarian vitamin B-12; also 21 amino acids and cell factors such as auxins, giberellins, cytokinins, RNA, DNA, etc. There are hundreds of different kinds of kelp, but choose the kind designed for plants and seedlings. It is very concentrated, but kelp will never "burn" your plants.

Sprouts normally have higher vitamin and mineral levels than regular vegetables because, as baby plants, their nutrients are more concentrated. But, with the addition of liquid kelp fertilizer, these levela are elevated to rival vegetables grown outdoors."

Hope this helps, Dr Mom