[ZeroCoin]

>The treatment is: Take B12 every day for the rest of my life.

Every human being on earth that I know of needs this. It's not just vegetarians.

What foods were you eating while homeless?

I imagine it's fairly tough to come by nutritional yeast and other B-complex rich foods whilst living on the street.

My girlfriend is a strict vegetarian, gets her blood checked regularly, and is apparently fine. We assume because she supplements all of the necessary nutrients that she lacks in her food. Mainly iron and the b complex vitamins I believe.