Clara Plattel is a researcher in Vitamin B12 deficiency and brought the conference proceedings of the 2023 Rotterdam B12 conference  to publication recently.

The conference was called B12 deficiency at the bookends of life: pregnancy, childhood, adults and the elderly, which I think applies to all of us!

An informal opportunity to learn a little bit more and gather some new and updated information.   VENUE: @ Clacey’s Coffee House 12 Sea Road, Fulwell, Sunderland. SR9 6BX

Tristan delivers an NHS funded and based Diabetes Type 2 prevention program. He is also a Nutritionist and Holistic practitioner, a combination (NHS and holistic practitioner) that has delivered some of the most exciting advances in our understanding of B12 deficiency. Tristan will talk about current research and findings in order to improve the health of the population.

Sally Pacholok is the author of the book “Could it be B12?” and film of her story – “Sally Pacholok”

Sally is an Emergency Department nurse who recognised a lot of people coming into her hospital with a particular cluster of symptoms. She found out that these symptoms are associated with B12 deficiency and launched a nationwide – now global – campaign to raise awareness of the condition and promote early treatment, so that people could live healthy lives. 

Dr David Morris posted a number of videos and articles, so we thought it might be good to get him to answer questions, which means we’re going to suggest you watch a video by him beforehand and submit questions by Mentimeter Watch The Video : Dr Morris on understanding the central role of B12.
As you watch the video, write down what questions it raises for you, and remember to bring your list to the meeting. Dr Morris has followed up hundreds of patients and will be a fount of answers.

Our first guest speaker, Dr Andrew Klein, returned, and this time we recorded it! Dr Klein is a consultant anaesthetist at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge and also runs the Cambridge Iron Clinic. Dr Klein identified people with fatigue, suffering from obvious...

With over 30 years of experience as a clinician and consultant, Annie Barr is the Chief Executive Officer of AB Health Group, a leading provider of healthcare training and consultancy services in the UK and internationally. She holds a Master's degree in Advanced...

Grahame Morris has always supported the Charity B12d, from when he supported John Cummings in the Easington Parliamentary Office, right through since his own election in 2010. He worked in NHS so he has the right background for a medical charity, and he’s interviewer (off camera) for many of the Patient Stories on https://staging.b12d.org/testimonials.

Dr Sarah Myhill qualified in 1981, is a retired NHS GP and now works as a Naturopathic Physician. She is a Medical Director of UK Medical Freedom Alliance and Clinical Director of the College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is author of award winning medical books.

One of the failings of medical training seems to be that nutrition is only given a short mention, because in a “developed country”, poor nutrition was considered only a minor risk. With poverty, and the range of fad diets which prioritise price and fashion over nutritional value, I think the medical institutions are beginning to regret this. Anyway, what it comes down to is that there are many charities concerned with poor nutrition, and the Vitamin D interest groups can be some of our closest allies.