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Hi Phil, good to hear from you! I really enjoyed meeting you and all the others in Virginia. > We also informed the directors at the assisted care living facility > where my mother is a resident about the B12 calcium connection. My > mother suffers from dementia and takes Oscal three times a day. We'll > have to see if switching her to Calcium Citrate will have any affect. If there is a connection between her dementia and B12, it would be far better that she have regular B12 shots. A lab test should be able to determine a deficiency; however, some physicians order B12 shots if they suspect a deficiency. If the dementia has not progressed too far, B12 may reverse it. I will hope for good results for your mother. Best regards, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Medical nutrition therapy for Parkinson's disease Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" pub USA and Australia; "Parkinson's disease: assessing and managing unique nutrition needs;" "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson's disease." J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/