Had to share... B1 (Thiamine) 'warning' lightbulb moment ahead!

[TiggerMe]

Shared from the the Parkinson's community

youtu.be/rjVXFqiPDwE(Not working as expected?)

[shaws Administrator]

Thanks for posting and I found it very interesting.

[nightingale-56]

Thanks for posting this vital information TiggerMe . All this information would be good on paper, so I shall look for books on this.

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to nightingale-56]

I'd like the abridged version 😆

I quite liked just letting him talk at me and every so often 💡I'd say "yep that's me" or others I know

I shall have to have a look and see if he covers all the others that we need to know about...

[nightingale-56 in reply to TiggerMe]

I like this Doctor very much and have shared quite a few of his other YouTube posts. YouTube does not seem so easy to share now.

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to nightingale-56]

Yes, he is very easy listening... very calming, must be all that B1 😆

[humanbean]

Dr Berg's whiteboard mentions a doctor called Derrick Lonsdale. Lonsdale has a website called Hormones Matter and he is OBSESSED with vitamin B1 / thiamine. If you do a search, thiamine is mentioned in 198 links on his website :

hormonesmatter.com/

[I think being obsessed with thiamine is a good thing to be!]

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to humanbean]

Some one influential obviously understands the importance as it is added to all flour in the UK

[humanbean in reply to TiggerMe]

I didn't know that. Do you have a link on the subject?

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to humanbean]

The short version...

In the UK, the Bread and Flour Regulations (1998) specify that four vitamins and minerals must be added to all white and brown flour: calcium, iron, thiamine (Vitamin B1) and niacin (Vitamin B3). These requirements were introduced in the middle of the 20th century to ensure that these nutrients were being consumed in sufficient quantity.

Breakfast cereal legally has to be fortified too

[humanbean in reply to TiggerMe]

Thank you.

[radd in reply to TiggerMe]

Eeyore100 & humanbean

 Not all breakfast cereal is fortified. I can’t eat additional iron and have found the lesser processed cereals are less likely to be fortified.

I’m g/f myself but use wholemeal flour for others which includes natural non-heme iron & vits from the included wheat bran/germ so isn’t fortified.

[wellness1]

I'm not able to access it. Would you mind terribly giving the speaker and the title of the video?

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to wellness1]

Dr Eric Berg DC

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency: The "Great Imitator" of other Illnesses

He has a series of very informative talks which I think will be my next binge watch

[humanbean in reply to wellness1]

Title : Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency: The "Great Imitator" of other Illnesses

Youtube channel : Dr. Eric Berg DC

[blogfrog]

For those who don't have the patience / attention span to watch videos: hormonesmatter.com/beriberi....

[userotc]

Like most others who've commented, I rate Dr Berg highly after listening to numerous videos on different subjects.

Re B1, as he says, getting a test is difficult so symptoms seem to be the only recourse. But Id be quite certain that youd never reach a deficiency diagnosis and related test from the NHS here in UK although probably you'd end up on numerous drugs along the way!.

So, as I see it, it is yet another example of optimising diet and wellbeing to avert/treat. If in doubt, see a naturopathic nutrutionist.

[humanbean]

If you're happy to read a long article this reply gives the very interesting but sad story of what happened to a woman whose body ran out of thiamine :

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

The article is called Morbid Obesity by Harold Klawans.

[arTistapple in reply to humanbean]

I am sure I have read this before somewhere on my travels. Being a B vitamin means it has to be supported by other B vitamins. Otherwise an over abundance of any one B Vit creates a lack/disturbs the ratio of B vits. I think we can safely assume in her case - a total emergency - that she would have responded to the thiamine alone. Anyway an excellent reminder to take our Thorne B as recommended by our administrators.

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to arTistapple]

Absolutely everything in balance but it is fascinating to know what each one does for you

[Imaaan]

Do you take a separate thiamine supplement along with a b complex? If yes, have you found it beneficial?

I've seen potassium and magnesium mentioned as cofactors, can you share your thoughts pls? I've been looking at an allithiamine supplement that's 50mg and cant figure if I require to add some potassium.