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Type Of Vitamin B1 Could Treat Common Cause Of Blindness (Benfotiamine Capsules)
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston/Science Daily ^ | April 27, 2009 | Kota V. Ramana

Posted on 03/12/2021 2:40:12 PM PST by ConservativeMind

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This is now a commonly available supplement.
1 posted on 03/12/2021 2:40:12 PM PST by ConservativeMind
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So could this prevent Appaloosa horses from going blind? I see so many of them on pet rescue pages, virtually all of them blind from uveitis.


2 posted on 03/12/2021 2:45:50 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: ConservativeMind

is there a simple blood test for this disorder?

I keep getting something. Tested negative for viral pink eye.


3 posted on 03/12/2021 2:47:17 PM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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To: EinNYC

I would expect the supplement is harmless to most animals, but it would be best to check with a vet.

It’s interesting you mentioned large animals, because you can buy this in bulk:

https://purebulk.com/products/benfotiamine


4 posted on 03/12/2021 2:49:27 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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An eye exam might find it, depending on the form:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/uveitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20378734


5 posted on 03/12/2021 2:53:03 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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It is also used for diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy and for Alzheimer’s.

It is a B vitamin, but in many countries, it is sold as a drug.


6 posted on 03/12/2021 2:57:44 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (Trump is the last legally elected U.S. President.)
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To: ConservativeMind

here are some blood tests..which cover a lot of things

https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/practical-pearls-for-managing-anterior-uveitis

in my recent hellish experience of dealing with medical profession somehow I doubt whatever eye doctor I choose would be willing to do those tests

Heck, I just had a idiot dermatologist tell me psoriasis has nothing to do with the immune system.

Sometimes it is cheaper to just order the tests you want from Directlabs.

But next time I get it I guess I will head to the eye doctor. One of those fast clinics just gave me some kind of antibiotic


7 posted on 03/12/2021 3:09:22 PM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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"benfotiamine"

Oh wow it's a thiamine prolog. I'll be getting some of this.

8 posted on 03/12/2021 3:10:03 PM PST by StAnDeliver (Eric Coomer of Dominion Voting Systems Is The Blue Dress)
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My wife and I have both ordered from Direct Labs.

You can know more than your doctors, if you keep up on the new information that wasn’t taught in school to them.


9 posted on 03/12/2021 3:13:35 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Yep. There are coupon codes that float around. I think I usually find them at www.retailmenot.com


10 posted on 03/12/2021 3:16:06 PM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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Also worth noting…

“Thiamine in its fat-soluble form (benfotiamine) is literally curing Alzheimer’s disease as evidenced in brain scans.”

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27696179/


11 posted on 03/12/2021 3:20:15 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (I'd rather be anecdotally alive than scientifically dead...)
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Biotin also reverses aspects of it:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3940995/posts


12 posted on 03/12/2021 3:23:46 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Also, macular degeneration…

https://knowledgeofhealth.com/ignored-vitamin-cure-for-macular-degeneration/


13 posted on 03/12/2021 3:23:46 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (I'd rather be anecdotally alive than scientifically dead...)
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life extension has it. i use them for some stuff

https://www.lifeextension.com/search#q=benfotiamine&t=coveo4A2453FD

I did see where it could raise blood pressure but didnt click on the info so need to go back and loo


14 posted on 03/12/2021 3:28:58 PM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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To: ConservativeMind

Now if they can only do something to reverse glaucoma...


15 posted on 03/12/2021 3:32:02 PM PST by dmzTahoe
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To: EinNYC

I wish there was something for dog cataracts.

:(


16 posted on 03/12/2021 3:35:54 PM PST by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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blood pressure increased

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3329837/


17 posted on 03/12/2021 3:36:38 PM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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for smokers

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijvm/2012/968761/


18 posted on 03/12/2021 3:38:36 PM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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NOTE:

“ Magnesium is an essential co-factor with thiamine. The lack of magnesium may render supplemental thiamine useless.”


19 posted on 03/12/2021 3:51:34 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (I'd rather be anecdotally alive than scientifically dead...)
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20 posted on 03/12/2021 4:19:00 PM PST by jonrick46 ( Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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