Hiding in Plain Sight: Modern Thiamine Deficiency
Authors: Chandler Marrs and Derrick Lonsdale
Sorry, some of my above links don’t work. (This is my first time posting a thread.) I’ll try again:
https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/trc2.12199
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/10/2595/htm
There are several different forms of thiamine, you know. Which is the most practical formulation for supplemental use?
Inquiring minds want to know.
I have read that alzheimer’s may be considered to be a type 3 diabetes. That its involved with too much sugar in the blood.
If that would be true, thiamine would have some kind of mediating effect on blood sugar—or some other pathway that too much sugar disrupts.
What is the pathway that thiamine is involved with that enables it to mitigate the risk of alzheimer’s?
Guess my former mom-in-law was ahead of the game, eating so nutritionally for years, with lots of vitamins.
Thanks.
BKMK
I was seeing Thimine being touted as a supplement beneficial in treating thyroid problems in the past couple of days. I wonder if there’s a connection.
Thanks for posting.
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I have been taking it daily for about a month, and it does
seem to somewhat relieve the numbness, tingling and occasional
pain of diabetic type 2 neuropathy in my feet.
Since the topic on this thread was B1 (Thiamine) - I thought I'd add my two cents.
Here is what WebMD says about the stuff -
And here is what The Life Extension Foundation (www.lef.org) says about it in regards to
addressing mental decline -
Benfotiamine intake associated with reduced progression of cognitive decline
I hope someone finds this useful.
Regarding safety of taking high-dose thiamine/B1:
Harvard School of Public Health:
Thiamin - Vitamin B1
... UL: A Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) is the maximum daily dose unlikely to cause adverse side effects in the general population. There is no UL for thiamin due to a lack of reports showing negative effects from high thiamin intakes.
... Toxicity
It is unlikely to reach a toxic level of thiamin from food sources alone. In the setting of very high intakes, the body will absorb less of the nutrient and flush out any excess amount through the urine. There is no established toxic level of thiamin.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-b1/
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NHS (National Health Service) in the UK:
... Mild thiamine deficiency – the usual dose for adults is between 25mg and 100mg, taken once a day.
Severe thiamine deficiency – the usual dose for adults is 100mg, taken 2 or 3 times a day...
What if I take too much?
Thiamine is generally a very safe medicine. Taking too much is unlikely to harm you or your child. If you’re worried, speak to a pharmacist or doctor.
Side effects
Like all medicines, thiamine can cause side effects in some people. But most people have no side effects or only minor ones.
Common side effects
Talk to a pharmacist or doctor if these side effects bother you or do not go away:
feeling sick (nausea)
diarrhoea
stomach ache
Serious allergic reaction
In rare cases, thiamine can cause a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis).
https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/thiamine-vitamin-b1/
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