Her B12 level was slightly over 200 picograms per milliliter (the normal range is considered 200 to 800 pg per ml). After several weeks of B12 injections, then 1,000 milligrams daily in pill form, her B12 is now over 600 pg per ml and she says she feels better.er B12 level was slightly over 200 picograms per milliliter (the normal range is considered 200 to 800 pg per ml). After several weeks of B12 injections, then 1,000 milligrams daily in pill form, her B12 is now over 600 pg per ml and she says she feels better.
Actually, it DOES grow on trees. It all starts with a small tropical tree, the Theobroma cacao, usually called simply, âcacao.â (Pronounced ka-KOW. Theobroma is Greek for âfood of the gods.â) Cacao is native to Central and South America, but it is grown commercially throughout the tropics.About 70% of the worldâs cacao is grown in Africa.t all starts with a small tropical tree, the Theobroma cacao, usually called simply, âcacao.â (Pronounced ka-KOW. Theobroma is Greek for âfood of the gods.â) Cacao is native to Central and South America, but it is grown commercially throughout the tropics.
That is why most people who grow cocoa trees also grow mangos or papayas. This works well because both of these fruits need the same kind of weather and soil. Cocoa trees grow slowly. It takes three to five years for cocoa trees to produce pods with beans for making chocolate. Cocoa trees can live up to two hundred years, but will only produce cocoa beans for about twenty-five of those years. A tree produces about one thousand cocoa beans every year.