Dinner is lighter, with dishes like lentil stew or aj de gallina (a spicy chicken dish)
In a study of patients with chronic low back pain, Vitamin B12 given for 2 weeks reduced pain by 32% compared to placebo [Chiu, 2011] In a 2020 systematic review looking at the use of B12 for nerve-related pain it was found that there is moderate evidence for the therapeutic effect of B12 in the treatment painful peripheral neuropathy [Julian, 2020]
A broader review in PMC also discusses BPC-157 as a stable gastric pentadecapeptide with substantial preclinical literature across skin wounds, burns, fistulas, tendon, ligament, muscle, bone, nerve, and blood vessel healing models
B12 occurs naturally in meats, dairy, fish, and other animal products
We are conscious of the limitations of the animal models [123], however in a clinical trial undertaken by this group to asses IGF-1 in liver function under cirrhosis with these same dosage (20 g/kg/day) no side effects were reported and liver function greatly increased [108]