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FA, B₁₂, Thia and Nia on the rim of the hip bone — prompts to test
Take the four together: they behave as a family, and they are the points most likely to send a patient into a laboratory.
Table 2 — The four vitamin points near the hip
| Code | Deficiency it is linked with | Where it lies |
|---|---|---|
| FA / Folic | Folic acid | Above the front of the hip bone, right groin and crest Right |
| B₁₂ | Vitamin B₁₂ | Above the front of the hip bone, left groin and crest Left |
| Thia | Thiamine — vitamin B₁ | Above the back of the hip bone, on the right Right |
| Nia | Niacin — vitamin B₃ | Above the back of the hip bone, on the left Left |
Two things about this table must be taken exactly as they stand.
First, the code lists place Thia and Nia on the back — above the back of the hip bone — while the front chart carries their labels too, printed at the foot of the page with their leaders converging on the groin and the crest: THIAMIN on the patient's right beside FOLIC and ALKALI OR FLUID, NIACIN on the patient's left beside B₁₂ and ACID. The crest is a rim, not a point, and it has a front and a back; all four vitamin points live on that rim.
Second, apart from vitamin K and folic acid the vitamins are not made in the body — they must come from food. Certain pains behind the back are linked with certain vitamin deficiencies, and as the digestive system is set right and the pain is drawn out of those points, the symptoms of the deficiency begin to reduce. The route is absorption, not manufacture.