Juicing

Hey all, 

I've been dealing with some stomach issues (gastritis) and have completely revamped my diet and started juicing 3x a day.  Although I'm still dealing with stomach pain I have seen SIGNIFICANT improvement in how I feel.  I've been juicing cabbage, celery, carrot and spinach 3x a day.  I have so much more energy it's unreal. My hair is shinier, eyes whiter, skin is getting better.  I'm also following a low-acid diet, all organic w/ tons of vegetables. 

Although I've been feeling great, I noticed when I take the prescribed PPI (nexium to lower stomach acid), my pain is better but my numbness and tingling gets worse.  Now I'm starting to learn a lot more about stomach acid, leaky gut, etc.  I'm wondering if a lot of my tingling could be due to a B-12 deficiency?  When stomach acid is low, your body can't absorb B12 effectively and I know testing is not really a reliable indicator of your levels. 

I think low stomach acid, high protein/acidic diet got me in this mess in the first place.  I think I've been dealing with low acid for a long time.

I'm going to start supplementing with sublingual B12 and see if it helps w/ the numbness/tingling I feel.

Anywho, random thoughts in my head.  Just wanted to share about the juicing and highly recommend it.

When I was more active, I used to make Joe Rogan's Hulk shake a couple of times a week. It doesn't really taste good, but the ginger really gets your metabolism going, and the pulp from the veggies scrubs your intestines clean and makes your bowel movements super regular and consistent. For anyone that owns a blender, I highly recommend trying out the recipe below.

4 large kale leafs
4 stalks of celery
1 cucumber
1 pager sized hunk of ginger ¹
4 cloves of garlic ²
4 good sized slices of pineapple ³

It's enough to fill 3 shaker bottles. Here's the recipe source: /twitter.com/joerogan/status/225332885907972097

¹ If you're not a fan of ginger, you're only going to want a little bit in your shake because the flavor is going to be STRONG.
² I personally leave the garlic out because I hate how it makes me smell
³ I use canned pineapple with light syrup because the syrup makes the shake taste WAY better. You can substitute the pineapple for pears or apples.

Is there a good brand of sublingual b12 that anyone likes? Do they make methyl sublingual?

I would love to start juicing, been thinking about it for a long time. But for now I need to invest in a good blender for my smoothies, my current one is not going to last much longer.

The juicing has really boosted my energy levels. I did stop adding cabbage due to the goitregens that can affect your thyroid. I added some parsley and romaine in its place.