This saved my life. I was referred to this by a friend. I took 100mg thiamine hcl and became extremely fatigued/tired, but I kept up with it daily and in just a few days I had 0 intestinal pain. Usually I brace myself for massive cramping and discomfort throughout the day especially after eating. Every meal brings fear because of the torture I endured after eating, Along with a host of other issues. I felt like death many times especially after coffee or tea. The feeling I would always describe as a deficiency feeling but I had no idea what was actual wrong. This saved my life. I lost 10 years of my life to this. I had constant fight or flight and rarely ever left my home. Anytime I left home I was in a rush to get back and could never enjoy anything. It all now makes sense what happened to me. 10 years of suffering later and I was given another chance at life. Thank you so much
@@lloydh464 happy thanksgiving, i am still ramping up i think. Currently I am taking 300mg hcl in morning and 250mg benfotiamine later in day or night. I could not handle ttfd made me way too fatigued.
Hi Bubble Coffee~ Your story of digestive distress sounds similar to mine. I was wondering how you came to try the HCL and Benfotiamine? I would love a session with EO Nutrition, but can't afford it right now. Any info would be helpful, there are so many videos I am not sure where to start in terms of supplements. Thanks! (If you have time)
@@Bubblecoffee I missed your response. Thank you. If I could ask one more question. Did you have bloating that was resolved. Wishing you continued health and healing. Thank you
@@lloydh464 My bloating previously was painful, but even if i am a bit bloated now it is not intolerable like it used to be. I would say bloating was not a primary problem for me before, but the pain accompanying it was. Now the pain seems to have resolved
You just helped me figure out 50 years of chronic health issues and string together a dozen symptoms that no one could previously connect. I cannot begin to express how big a deal this is. A lifetime of mysterious and sometimes debilitating issues traced back to a single source. What an opportunity to move forward!
Since taking B complex supplementation, I became a completely different person. I said goodbye to bloating, anxiety, social anxiety, depression, brain fog, sleep problems and digestive issues. Thank you for the super detailed lecture, very useful info. :)
@@jerrylisby5376 Hey, I now take Jarrow's B Right 25mg, but before I used Thorne Research #12 which was super awesome as well. However, I found out lately that it was the inositol and choline that truly made the most difference in my life. So I take NOW foods inositol powder, and Alpha GPC from NOW Foods. These 2 were the most amazing miracle that happened to me in the last 10 years.
@@KIke190JRF Hey, well, Thiamine helps me a lot to have a lot of energy and focus, usually quite aggressive to be honest. It does clear all bloating and anxiety/depression i have. But it's overwhelming and ruins my sleep. So taking a small dose of b complex actually helps me more. I take all B vitamins including choline and inositol on and off and so far so good. I kinda feel like I need something new :) Good luck
For three decades have had a leaky gut, issues with sulphates, glucose, inflammation , malabsorbsion, hemacromatosis, fibromyalgia, anxiety. Since taking B1 i have seen a dramatic change. Thank you!
This presentation is genius, you've connected so much information and research into one coherent video. I am blown away. It also explains 90% of all my problems.
@@thomas-ud1fs It seems that it wasn't a thiamine deficiency in my case. But taking hight B1 daily does help with my energy levels a little bit. I have an extremely complicated case though...
Very impressive presentation! I have had extensive post graduate education in biochemistry, neuroscience and physiology; and your knowledge and ability to synthesize and present this material is superb.
I'm on day two of 300mg Benfotiamine and my crazy-loud gut has calmed down to almost nothing, seems almost too good to be true. It's like the Thiamine is saying "You can finally relax now, I got this." I yawned a lot when I first took it (haven't yawned in a long time), which I believe is the vagus nerve kicking in.
I’ve been taking B-1, thiamine for awhile but just 100mg daily. I’ve now increased my intake to 1 every 8 hours. I’m slowly increasing the dose to reduce GI effects. In my opinion it’s improved my cognitive ability and decreased brain fog & fatigue associated with a TBI. This was a really good presentation. Thank you for making it. I watched it several times & took lots of notes.
It's the first step in energy production in the cell. The cell has specialised function, if it can't get the energy it needs to go beyond the threshold for simply survival and then further for repair, then it won't get any better. That is where the B-vitamins, magnesium and other micro-nutrients come into effect.
Wow! This was such an amazing explanation of thiamine and it’s role in the body. I’ve suffered from digestion problems for 20 years and feel like I’ve tried everything, but yet I’d never heard of a B1 deficiency being a possible culprit. This is huge. Thank you so much!
@@debrey9000 I have been. I eat a lot nutritional yeast and add Natural b1 to smoothies. Seems to have improved my dreams quite a bit. And my sleeping..
I listen to science, medical, and functional medicine podcasts all the time. This was hands down the best, most comprehensive and ambitious podcast I have ever heard. Thank you for asking such great questions, being so thorough with the science, connecting the dots and demonstrating such a high level of clinical reasoning. I will need to listen to it more than once, and will definitely refer to it again and again.
In my 80 years of being labeled a hypocondriac and many other unscientific disorders ,made me aware of many jungle juices and medicinal concoctions you have high lighted every systemic issue that has been my internal and mental anguish.Although l sensed that when l was born something was a key that opened the door to stairs leading down to my rotten bottom, although you have highlighted the graphic slide of events which reminded me the of connection to all the distortion an pain l have endured .l don't feel like an alien.Bless you for generating a BIBLE that l hope Drs will read and heed.Your effort is stellar and should be written in gold ,Thank you again . Y BI B B
Can't say how much i appreciate your work to bring B1 to light, Mr Overton. As a physical therapist I would add, after hundreds of hours of my own study of research papers... that some absolutely critical (and universal) micronutrients that we often lack as well are MAGNESIUM (intake of >450mg daily because blood markers are a poor indicator of nutritional status for this one.. plus it's a B1 cofactor), vitD (60-80ng is optimal), B12 above 500pg with low MMA, Iron (ferritin should be 100+ with TIBC
I have CFS/POTS and am using Dr. Antonio Costantini’s dosing approach (his paper on fibromyalgia and thiamine hcl is where to find that), and once I reached “my ideal dose” (3 grams of thiamine hcl daily), my gut became so soothed-as though water were flowing gently over it-and my brain felt soothed also! It is the most AMAZING supplement I have ever taken, and I don’t even mind how bad the powder tastes in water anymore! I take it with my salt even lol!
@@zazoo6909 The blood test for thiamine doesn’t mean much, unfortunately: www.hormonesmatter.com/thiamine-deficiency-testing-understanding-labs/ Dr. Antonio Costantini has found that even patients with “normal” thiamine levels respond to supplementation! 🙂
@@jerrylisby5376 It's a condition where the autonomic nervous system can't maintain proper blood pressure. During movement a patient may feel faint, or even pass out.
What an amazing lecture! Thank you! This answers so many of my questions as it relates to my own health issues! I have a degree in clinical nutrition, and have been a lifelong student of ongoing studies. Wish I had had this lecture in biochemistry! Thank you again!
A few nights ago I started taking 600mg of benfotiamine and two months of muscle stiffness and spasms was 95% gone the next morning. I'm hoping the digestive and other issues I've had off and on for nearly six years end soon too. I've only just found out about the importance of B1 and it's something doctors have never mentioned. Edit - I now think I had oxalate dumping symptoms which were relieved not by the benfo but by turmeric(high oxalate) milk that I had the same night as the 600mg Benfotiamine. I had the same problems a few months later when on carnivore diet(no oxalates) and the benfo didn't do anything but two squares of dark chocolate resulted in the pain disappearing. I still however take 300mg of benfo with my other supplements.
It's too easy of a solution. No big pharma to prescribe. And if you're well, who's going to pay their bills? (Can you tell I'm bitter? I've wasted so much time and money on conventional doctors. Thank goodness for people who educate us on TH-cam.)
Just finished listening to this again. Learned SO much more! Answered questions I've had for so long! You're a genius and a great teacher! God bless you
This is wonderful. I have been dealing with gut issues for almost 6 years. I tried everything, supplements, probiotics, digestive enzymes, apple cider vinegar, keto diet, carnivore diet, and nothing worked at all. This will be life changing if this solves my problem.
(100x ) Thank you, Elliot for this wonderful presentation on the importance of Thiamine & it's role in the Vagus Nerve and promoting a Healthy Gut. I'll be sharing your presentation with others. Merci!
I think you just saved my mother's life! Thank you so much Elliot. You are a God's sent! She has had a high-white rice diet her entire life and has been dealing with these exact symptoms for a couple of years now with each passing day getting worse. She had gone to see mutliple physicians having done many GI tests, but they were all just left scratching their heads only prescribing PPI drugs. I had a gut feeling her condition had to do with nutrition. You've explained everything so perfectly. I'm now going to order TTFD and Mg glycinate along with a Bcomplex vitamin to administer asap. Then get her onto keto-carnivore (fatty fish, liver & egg yolks heavy) to get as much nutrients as she can possibly get and keep down
@@CaliforniaPickin Upon further research after I found that what you stated was accurate. But she does not like the taste and texture of brown rice. It not only has the highest amount of arsenic among all rices, but there is also lectins in the husk. She refuses to give up rice as part of her daily meals, so I switched her over to unwashed parboiled rice which does contain some thiamine in it. At least with periodic thiamine & magnesium supplementation I know now how to prevent beriberi
wtf? you watched a video and are convinced it applies to anything at all? you haven't even ordered the supplements and you're hailing it as THE cure? unbelievable. all people need is a shiny video with a few fancy words and they take it as gospel without even having tried it lol.
I have been a big drinker for forty years so there's little wonder I have stomach and gut issues as well as brain problems and this young doctor has hit the nail on the head. I'm chronically thiamine deficient and not one doctor as spotted it, for years I've been pumped with steroids and other antibiotics which give other problems.
Izabella wents recommends B1 (as benfotiamine) to improve fatigue and diggestion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, especially if you have HASHIMOTO.
After watching this video, i just upped my B1 dose from 100 mg to 500 mg/day. After a while when i must have put together all the necessary co-factors, i intend to do a mega dose B1 supplementation as an experiment just to see what it does for my overall health. Impeccable video. Thanks for all you do Elliot
FANTASTIC MATE. ONLY JUST DISCOVERED THIS INFO. FOR ME I WOULD SAY IS THE SOURCE OF ALL MY HEALTH ISSUES FOR MANY YEARS. HAVE JUST ORDERED SOME TTFD. YOUR PRESENTATION WAS BRILLIANT. PIECED SO MANY PUZZLE PIECES TOGETHER. THANK YOU.
@@mattholley3642 Hey mate. My health and body is truly transforming. I am 70 years on this planet and relative to most guys my age am holding up pretty good. However I have had over recent years a decline in overall health. At the time of researching thiamin I decided that I was going to start investing in Supernutrition. So apart from thiamin I have been taking many super supplements. So I can't say that it was because of Thiamin that I am feeling so well I have reversed a lot of my health issues and I am feeling probably the best for about 10 years. I am living with HIV and have been taking medication that keeps me hiv "undetectable". The big problem is that the medication has fucked up my general health and well being. Most of those around be think I look 20-30 years younger, which is flattering but personally I know that my health has been deteriorating. The decision to go SuperSup was the best decision I could have made. Thiamiin I'm sure is contributing to my success story. Only issue now is the cost of the Supersups. All good investments to live a healthy vibrant life. Thank you for your interest. Your post really helped understand the significance of Thiamin supplementing. I will continue to include in my regime. Many thanks. Andrew
I noticed the advice to cut sugar. I did this myself a while ago and it has totally changed everything for the better. Just cut the sugar out and lower the carbs. If its in a box, leave it on the shelf. Does it have a paragraph of ingredients? Shelf. Buy produce and meat and spices. Use healthy oils like olive, not canola and soy. Learn to make it yourself. Turns out, fast food is just not any faster unless you mean the path to death. I only wish I adopted this diet this sooner. I'm sure my B1 and probably all vitamin absorption improved after being no sugar for a few months. I just felt... 'improved' Yes and I went from obese to normal. I'm 50 now and I look than I did at 35. Don't wait.... cut out the sugar
@@ilfautdanser9121 Well Im not afraid now. I think there has been for many decades a campaign in America and probably elsewhere to avoid animal fats. I don't really use a lot of olive oil but I completely cut out soy, canola and grapeseed oil. Trying to get more into fish oil and even cod liver oil. It takes a while to get used to what you have been taught to avoid. Once you get going, its not that hard. Also, there ARE apparently bad olive oils out there so that is a problem. I have what I believe is a reputable source which costs more but again I rely on olive oil less and less. Also, since I don't eat junk food any more I have extra money to buy grass finished local meats and other high quality choices. Cheers!
@@ilfautdanser9121 Because the data shows a clear correlation between animal fats and mortality, please dont spread misinformation. Some cheap olive oils are not 100% olive oil, which means you should check before buying, not that you should start consuming animal fats. There only healthy animal fat is fish oil but mainly phospholipid form from krill, but these have serious environmental concerns, regardless of what carnivore proponents try to convince others of.
Have shared this valuable information. Hearing so much about dysautonomia over the past few years with Covid long haulers or vaccine injured. Thank you for your efforts.
This is invaluable information! I just ordered a bottle of B-Complex AND bottle of thiamine. Thank you! (Hint: Please move your mike a little further away from your throat. If you listen to this yourself, you’ll hear why.)
I’m very much a lay person in the terminology in this video and will have to listen a few times to comprehend everything, and having chronic I’m sure B1 and the B family will definitely help. Thank you.
I started low oxalate diet and only carb I eat was white rice. What happend is I had strange symptoms, but one of then was irregular heat beats and muscle burn out and weaknes. So, started to get more magnesium but symptoms got even worst! But I now know why. I was thiamine deficient because of low diatery thiamine plus white rice that deplete thiamine even more and thiamine needs magnesium to get fully activated. I also feel cold all the time. So, I ate some pork today and some beef liver, no rice. My body temperature goes up and I have more energy. Will see how will go long term. Again, God bless you ELIOT, you are true life saver!!!
i started carnivore 5 weeks ago, HUGE changes already, and ...get this ..i cheat a little. so i am having everything improved, no more horrible heartburn, no more barring, low energy about 15 things fixed from top to "bottom" good luck. cheap hamburger is the best, i think their is some non muscle in it. which is better( i hate organ meat so i do desecrated liver when i remember) bacon eggs and cheese. so happy now. and i am not type O. good luck to you
Amen to your comment! The issues have been a plague in 3 generations on my maternal side. My poor grandmother died from esophageal cancer after years of acid reflux. My poor mother died from pancreatitis after years of too much acid. I have had the entire gambit of gut issues for 44 years. I have been very fearful of suffering to death just like my grandmother and mother.
I love this lecture! So educational! I have had IBS for like 20 years on and off and I think i am finally onto the solution. Last half year is really low energy, confirmed no SIBO. Confirmed "healthy" but still a ton of problems and all of them seem to be B1 defficiency so far...
Amazing. I keep listening and trying. I think my cognitive function has been increasing. I hope to keep improving and keep understanding and remembering more and more. Thank-you for your work!
I have suffered from the idiocy of the main stream media for nearly 70 years & now three days ago I heard about niacin B1 deficiency & all the things that it can imitate & nearly every issue I have suffered from over the years is on this list & yet the Australian government health site says that we get enough B1 in our diet!! I was a great vegemite eater until being diagnosed with gluten intolerance & so I now realise that the tiny amount I was getting each day from eating veggie spread was what was keeping things at bay. However, they discontinued the product due to low response they said of people buying it so I bought up the last bottles I could find in my local grocery stores, but ran out in early 2019 & so by the middle of 2020 I was unable to eat due to my food coming up & after nearly a week of this it suddenly clicked that the bile was sweet not bitter as it should be so I went back onto using my digestive enzymes of hydrochloric acid & pepsin in high doses to enable me to digest my food again. So I embarked on adding yeast flakes to my diet yesterday plus gluten free vegemite yukk!! As it tastes horrible in comparison to the normal variety. I am having it on brown rice cakes with butter to improve the taste. So for my breakfast this morning I had steamed vegetables with 2 tblesp yeast flakes & extra virgin olive oil plus Himalayan salt to make it all taste better as I again woke early with the nauseous feeling in my stomach of low stomach acid. Hopefully this time I have actually found the answer to my health issues. I suffer from hashimotos which is an autoimmune problem finally picked up by me some 10 years ago as the doctors/specialists here are clueless. Thank goodness for the internet & alternative health care professionals in other countries as Australia doesn't like us having a choice in the medical field.
Great presentation, I would add that for good function of vagus nerve, all conditionally essential nutrients are required. Full spectrum vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids (omega 3 etc.) and essential amino acids (100% digested protein)
Very enlightening. I have thiamine deficiency and chronic gut/health problems. My FMD just helped me uncover this. I see him next week to talk about the results. Slow motility since I was a child and chronic gut/health problems for decades now. I may be getting some answers finally. Fingers crossed. Thanks for the great info!
This video is great. Myself and my wife are taking Vitamin B1 (Thiamine). Our level is 3.65 ng/ml and 5.93 (it is above normal range). Thanks for your video and will buy the book right away and know more about this.
Very powerful and concise presentation! I am not a medical guy. But even with that because of the way you simplified the scope of the presentation it went smoothly. I am gonna get that book. Thank you and please we need more videos like this with quality content.
This is something so helpful to me. I have lived a long,long time with so much of the symptoms you talked about and no doctor has ever spoken to me about this.
This was extremely helpful. I've been having gastrointestinal and malabsorption problems (lactose intolerance and fructose malabsorption) for 10 years now. 5 Years ago I startet to have memory issues. They found out that I basically had no B12 in my body, even though I was taking supplements. After two years of injections and a dietary change my levels became normal, but the memory issues and brain fog where still there in lesser form. Despite supplements, my magnesiums levels where also very low. A month ago a friend told me about the memory issues of his mother and the fact that they were linked to a B1 deficiency caused by a gut operation. I collected some Information and started to take normal B1 supplements with magnesium. Already after two weeks the brain fog/short term memory issues got better.... as well as all my gastrointestinal issues. I wasn't expecting that at all (!!!). Hence, I went on the internet to look for an explanation and found your video. Thank you very much for your work, you did an amazing job and you're informing and helping a lot of people. Edit April 2023: I got a hypervitaminosis of B1 during quarantine (I got covid in 2022). Since then I've been having horrible night terrors. It's like my brain is exploding with energy that then turns into restlessness and anxiety. Be very careful with vitamin B1! It accelerates the metabolism too much. I was following the protocol and yet this happened to me. I tried to contact EONutrition for advise, but it's hard to get at them. I'm in treatment at the neurologist. It's not fun and I have to avoid foods rich in B1.
@@vins7cv139 I am not sure about the details. They had to remove a big and important part of the intestine, if I am not wrong. Ask a professional for more information.
@@KIke190JRF Sorry for the late reply. I actually took too much B1 (too many mg Thiamine per day.. 500 D: .. I mixed the dosage up with the dosage for Magnesium, very stupid) and had a bad hypervitaminosis (awuful... you should all be carefull with that... it messed up my metabolism badly). Now it gor better, I take B1 through nutritional yeast and pork meat/salmon etc. Don't do my initial mistake. 4,5 mg. a day is more than enough combined with a healthy diet. Edit April 23: it got worse in the meantime...
Elliot, thank you. I am Coeliac and was only diagnosed 9 mths ago. I suspect I have been Thiamine deficient for years. This makes so much sense. I just hope my villi are not permanently damaged.
No such thing as permanently damaged. If you are alive anything can be improved. Just try not to let any organ or like your thyroid to be removed. Eat God made foods that are non GMO.
Great video. I agree with almost all of your points. Especially about the vagus nerve and the implications of its function on the gut environment and hence the residing bacteria. You make a statement around 50 minutes in that there are numerous other vitamins besides thiamine for vagus nerve function. Since you didn't mention them in the presentation could you please tell me what they are? Thanks in advance
When purchasing supplements, make sure to look under list to where OTHER INGREDIENTS are listed and make sure there are no fillers, such as magnesium sterate or sterate acid etc; these destroy t cells and better companies state they DO NOT uses fillers or additives as flowing agents. Do some research as many will say they only use vegetable sterates ,(same thing) Not healthy .Only need high quality vitamins and supplementation. Hope this helps..
Interesting commentary on how we think can affect microbiome. We also know that in the plant world, the exudates from plant roots can stimulate and feed different bacteria in the soil - there is a symbiotic relationship between plants and microbes in the soil and the plant provide different signals to the microbes to provide different materials to plant roots depending on plant needs.
THANK YOU ,,, ELLIOT I NOW HAVE ELLIOT HELPING MY HEALTH ,, IF YOU HAVE GIVEN UP IN LIFE ..ASK ELLIOT HELP ,, HES SO CARING AND INTELLIGENT ON HEALTH WHEN YOU FEEL LOST XXX
Handsdown this is most informative video I've ever seen on healthcare of the literally hundreds of thousands I've watched since 2008. You should do more videos on various other B-Vitamins like B2(Riboflavin), B-5(Panthothenic Acid), B-7(Biotin), B-8 (Inositol), B-10(4-Aminibenzoic Acid), Also, on B4, B8, B11, B13 upto B17 and B20. Also, a video on how B-6 and Bv(type of the same vitamins) Bw(another type of Biotin), Bx (which is a mix of pABA and Panthothenic acid) Dude, you're a rockstar. I had this video in my watch later since a long long time somewhere around 7000+ rank in watch later section), TH-cam threw me your video as a suggestion and I am amazed with the plethora of information you put forth with Data to back it up. Subbed. Best wishes from India 🇮🇳
Also, I didn't emphasize on Folate, Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate and B-12 because, just everyone talks on them. What you came with Thiamine is just phenomenal. Thanks.
Beware of supplements with a range of vitamins but no thiamine. I was taking a supplement that had a range of b vitamins and no thiamine. Plus, the source of magnesium was magnesium oxide which has an absorption rate of 4%. I'm pretty sure this supplement was messing with my nervous system. Luckily, I was only taking half the recommended amount or the effect could have been worse.
You should also stay away from B complexes that has B6 (Pyridoxine hydrochloride which is the synthetic inactive form) and not B6 P5P (Pyridoxin-5-Phosphate which is the natural active form). If you’re supplementing with the synthetic B6 it actually competes with your body’s natural active B6 creating a deficiency and worsening of symptoms. B6 deficiency symptoms are a lot like B1, B12 and folate such as peripheral neuropathy, brain fog, anxiety etc.
definitely liked and subscribed and yes very helpful and very very informative and i have also shared your videos with my primary doctor which to my benefit has a very open mind and is not stuck on medication. thank you very much for all the research you have done and thank you for sharing all this life changing information.
@@RealZayComo I had a pain under the left ribcage that worsened after I ate and diarrhoea. However, I had to stop taking the vitamins as they seemed to cause another problem. I developed soreness down below so I'm suspecting the vitamins fed some kind of dysbiosis/parasite problem.
@@emmat8678 yeah I hate to hear that but I read b vitamins might feed parasites and I’ve read twice on reviews and on a comment on this channel that thiamine can feed pathogens in your gut, I’m trying a product called scram right now people say they have used i for sibo and parasites,
@@RealZayComo thanks. The problem I have is whenever I take an antimicrobial or anti parasite remedy I have bad die off and I don't seem to detox quickly. I've heard that parasites give off heavy metals when they die which can be dangerous if not detoxed quickly. Over the years I've made myself sicker doing various detoxes.
Thank You! I have been on metformin for over 20 years and feel like I have chronic fatigue but I think it is a thiamine deficiency. I will be testing that.
My wife has CFS and FM, high dose thiamine has been the most amazing thing i have seen www.myrandomtips.com/health/how-to-help-fibromyalgia-pain-naturally/
I’ve had terrible digestive issues for many years and only recently discovered this deficiency! (Unofficially through TH-cam). I’m hoping it will now improve with supplementation. Great video thank you. I wanted a scientific (but relatively simple) understanding.
Wonderful presentation, and so much information that I have to listen with pen and paper to help me absorb it all. I am wondering though about the synthetic forms of thiamine, wouldn't natural forms be better suited to correct deficiencies? The natural (low potency) forms used to be available where ever vitamins were sold, but for the last several years I haven't been able to find them. I realize your talk is on High potency B1, but it makes me think that if it were natural, would I need less
@@debrey9000 Back in the late 80's Country Life Vitamins had a Day-time and a Night-time vitamin pack, they were separate bottles but wrapped together. They were sold as low potency and mostly natural vitamins. They changed sometime in the 90's to a nearly all synthetic blend, now I think they are all synthetic. Other than those I have not found a truly natural form of B1 except in Brewers yeast. The trouble with Brewers yeast though is that by the time you get it most of the B1 has lost it's potency because it is being very sensitive to both air and heat. The best natural source is liver, you lose some in cooking but it's the best source I know of. Desiccated or freeze dried are the next best options in my opinion. I'm not a professional and not a doctor or anything but I do pay attention to how I feel and liver at least for me works the best for the muscle tone in my abdomen, and the strength of my intestines to keep them moving normally.
Since wheat, oats, and other carbs are foods that contain Thiamine, much of which a lot of us no longer eat.... it makes sense that a lot of us are not getting enough Thiamine!
Mind blowing video. Really admire your attention to detail. I did try taking high dose thiamine hcl daily for 2 weeks but it made my constipation and depression even worse. Do you think taking TTFD might make a difference? What type of magnesium and dose do you recommend?
@@EONutrition Thank you, I took 1/4 teaspoon of pure magnesium hydroxide powder daily and I was taking between 500mg and 1000mg of Thiamine hcl capsules daily with no fillers. Do you think I should take a 1/4 teaspoon of magnesium hydroxide with each Thiamine dose? Possibly hydroxide is not that great for absorption. Is there a form of magnesium you can recommend? Please I'm desperate for help. After the covid jabs my GI symptoms are even worse. Constipation, stomach cramps, bloating, brain fog, awful depression. I really just want it all to end.
@@tonypowell250 I take (1) Magnesium Malate 425 mg daily. It definitely helps with my memory and cognitive issues, along with Restless Leg Syndrome. I tried a couple of other types of Magnesium but this type didn't bother my stomach nor give me diarrhea. I have Celiac Disease, so I have stomach problems along with nutrient absorption issues. I hope this information is of some help to you. 😊💖
Magnesium glycinate for blood sugar issues Magnesium Taurate for cardiovascular Magnesium ceatine for performance Di-magnesium malate 450mg Feel good and energy Magnesium Threonate superior form but expensive better than glycinate Magnesium Citrate For constipation but can irritate intestines. Magnesium chloride (oil/gel) Apply on skin Was advise don't use Magnesium oxides examples: aspartate or glutamate
Great presentation. The consequences of nutrition biochemistry are huge. This stuff is not taught in medical school. Then they cant make a diagnosis. Thanks
This video solved so many of my unexplained reactions to certain supplement and health problems. Solved: -Bad digestion from low bile/stomach acid/Digestive enzymes -Intolerance to any gaba/glutamate precursors due to lack of Glutamate decarboxylase enzyme -intolerance to B6 supplement due to inability to activate it. Another big one that is not explained in the video is that i can now also tolerate Zinc/copper supplements. Not sure yet about the mechanism behind this one but it sure is a welcome change! Thank you!
@@EONutrition I started by introducing higher doses of Thiamine HCL (from 10mg once a week to 50mg/day). Got a pretty strong reaction of anxiety, depression + insomnia from it at first. I pushed through for a couple of days and then decided to stop it because i didn't like the reaction. In the following days after stopping it, the anxiety, depression and insomnia kept getting worse and worse. I realised pretty quickly that i was experiencing refeeding syndrome. I eventually reintroduced it at higher dose (100mg) and everything fell in place a couple of hour later . I had to dose thiamine a couple of times per day every time that the anxiety was creeping back up until everything became stable a couple of days later.
@@EONutrition Im now experimenting with allithiamine with good success. It was crashing me at first but since i've added TMG and SAM-e things are pretty smooth!
@@fred2303able Great stuff. The anxiety was likely the "comedown" where your system needed more thiamine. You must have been low indeed. I am glad you have seen benefit :)
Glad to hear this helped after some trial and error. How are you now? Anything lifechanging happen as a result? Are you still taking thiamine or any other supplements? I'm about to start the journey with either thiamine hcl, benfotiamine, or a "mitochondrial energy booster" formula like Pure Encapsulation. These videos and comments like yours are invaluable sources of "how to" info. THANKS and have a happy, healthy day!
Im putting all my hopes on this ..i have ibs all my life i have gastritis osephagitis duodenitis for past two years. Its been horrendous..i know im deficient in B vitamins i was prescribed it some 30 years ago..but stopped it at some stage..probably in pregnancy..i will take it again for the rest of my life and hope its the answer to my current health issues..thank you..
Wow!!! Amazing information 💞. I’m saving this to take notes after I finish my adaptive exercise therapy course. Hopefully will be able to help my clients reverse their prognosis 🙏
My daughter has a complex medical history, and I wonder if b1 deficiency might be the root cause. Could susceptible to Rheumatic Fever, Sydenham Chorea, lyme, and coninfections, and Dysautinomia be related to b1 deficiency? She is recovering from autoimmune encephalitis after multiple antibiotics, retuxin, Cellcept, steroids, and regular high dose IVIG since 2017. She was diagnosed with b1 deficiency this year and began b1 treatment. 2 weeks paradoxically reaction and then seeing many symptoms improving. She has been so sick for so long and nearly died a few times. I am so thankful to have found you youtube channel and Dr. Marr's book. I have renewed hope that she will heal. Her strep titers are finally normal and Hashimoto titers are improving. Thank you!
I tried so hard to help my Dad with his type 2 diabetes. I didn't know near enough at the time. I was juicing and feeding him veggies but my mom couldn't stop feeding him Sandwiches and toast every day all day. I couldn't get thru to her. Old school just have a piece of toast! Canned beets and peaches. God it broke her and I into enemies. So sad
I feel you Sue, I have the same problem with my Dad (type 2) and my mum with her feeding habits! fucking stubborn old people they just won't listen to advice!!
Thank you for this wonderful video! I wonder where I can information regarding which cofactors that might need to be supplemented together with B1? (I am taking a B50-Complex containing B1)
I also think this explains my many IBS problems. I always suspected vagus nerve problems because low dose Tryptizol antidepresent helps me a lot. If B1 at high dosage helps normalize the the nervouse system and thus the Vagus nerve I might have found my main problem.. so may thanks at giving me a new angle to look for a solution..
@@KIke190JRF Hey Dom, I see you’ve tried to ask most people if they’ve had much luck with Thiamine. Of the people who are replied, have you found much success? Also, it’s been a while since making this comment, how have you gone with your own Thiamine journey?
@@mattholley3642 it didn't work for me. And to the most of the people I asked it didn't seem to resolve their issues entirely. I tried ttfd, benfothiamine and Hcl thiamine, along with cofactors, magnesium etc..
@@KIke190JRF Thanks for the reply Dom, I appreciate it. Yes it does seem like it either has a very profound positive effect, and those people sing the praises of Thiamine, but for most it does nothing to they just don’t respond at all. Perhaps they’re much better now and off living their happy life? I like to hope so anyway. Thiamine deficiency seems to fit very well with my timeline and symptoms, so I am really hoping I am one of those few it has a big effect on. All of my health issues started after a course of Doxycycline, which is known to deplete Thiamine, and I have essentially every symptom of deficiency. I’m sorry to hear it didn’t help you, have you had any luck with anything else? How are you feeling now?
@@mattholley3642 well, I reintroduced ttfd in low doses, like 20 to 25mg as for the new video that Eliot posted about a guy who get well in this dosage, so far so good, it seems to not bother me with any paradoxical reactions, I'm taking it with low dosage b complex and 500 mg magnesium. how about you?
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This saved my life. I was referred to this by a friend. I took 100mg thiamine hcl and became extremely fatigued/tired, but I kept up with it daily and in just a few days I had 0 intestinal pain. Usually I brace myself for massive cramping and discomfort throughout the day especially after eating. Every meal brings fear because of the torture I endured after eating, Along with a host of other issues. I felt like death many times especially after coffee or tea. The feeling I would always describe as a deficiency feeling but I had no idea what was actual wrong. This saved my life. I lost 10 years of my life to this. I had constant fight or flight and rarely ever left my home. Anytime I left home I was in a rush to get back and could never enjoy anything. It all now makes sense what happened to me. 10 years of suffering later and I was given another chance at life. Thank you so much
Happy Thanksgiving.
What is your maintenance dose now?
Thank you
@@lloydh464 happy thanksgiving, i am still ramping up i think. Currently I am taking 300mg hcl in morning and 250mg benfotiamine later in day or night. I could not handle ttfd made me way too fatigued.
Hi Bubble Coffee~ Your story of digestive distress sounds similar to mine. I was wondering how you came to try the HCL and Benfotiamine? I would love a session with EO Nutrition, but can't afford it right now. Any info would be helpful, there are so many videos I am not sure where to start in terms of supplements. Thanks! (If you have time)
@@Bubblecoffee
I missed your response. Thank you.
If I could ask one more question.
Did you have bloating that was resolved.
Wishing you continued health and healing.
Thank you
@@lloydh464 My bloating previously was painful, but even if i am a bit bloated now it is not intolerable like it used to be. I would say bloating was not a primary problem for me before, but the pain accompanying it was. Now the pain seems to have resolved
I have 99 problems and b-1 has the probability of solving 98 of them. Cheers!
Me2!!😮
Hi Rebecca, may I ask, how are you doing at present, have you started B1? Th.y.
Best wishes!
I see what you did there 😂
Same
@@c.c.1900in kmp😮
You just helped me figure out 50 years of chronic health issues and string together a dozen symptoms that no one could previously connect. I cannot begin to express how big a deal this is. A lifetime of mysterious and sometimes debilitating issues traced back to a single source. What an opportunity to move forward!
it can be lyme and chronic infections too.
nutrition is one part of the puzzle.
In my case symptoms resolved rapidly with Benfotiamine and TTFD supplementation.
@@mrfin Yes. THats good. Because TTFD chelate and supply b1, both important factors there. Happy for you bro (sis?) ?
@@mrfin excellent, sad a Dr never told us , it helped me too, good luck
@@mrfin what were your symptoms?
Since taking B complex supplementation, I became a completely different person. I said goodbye to bloating, anxiety, social anxiety, depression, brain fog, sleep problems and digestive issues.
Thank you for the super detailed lecture, very useful info. :)
Which brand?
@@jerrylisby5376 Hey, I now take Jarrow's B Right 25mg, but before I used Thorne Research #12 which was super awesome as well.
However, I found out lately that it was the inositol and choline that truly made the most difference in my life.
So I take NOW foods inositol powder, and Alpha GPC from NOW Foods. These 2 were the most amazing miracle that happened to me in the last 10 years.
@@shahafsagi7257 Might look into sunflower lecithin... Mighty good stuff, and very helpful for brain function.
@@shahafsagi7257 how are you doing now? Still taking thiamine? I have bloating(24/7), constipation..
@@KIke190JRF Hey, well, Thiamine helps me a lot to have a lot of energy and focus, usually quite aggressive to be honest. It does clear all bloating and anxiety/depression i have. But it's overwhelming and ruins my sleep.
So taking a small dose of b complex actually helps me more. I take all B vitamins including choline and inositol on and off and so far so good. I kinda feel like I need something new :) Good luck
For three decades have had a leaky gut, issues with sulphates, glucose, inflammation
, malabsorbsion, hemacromatosis, fibromyalgia, anxiety. Since taking B1 i have seen a dramatic change. Thank you!
Amazing! How much do you take?
Did u have to take antibiotics. They say sibo people need antibiotics
In retrospect, no, if my diet was improved I wouldn't had the symptoms that resulted in antibiotic use in the first place @@arlenegarza4353
@@ShopSongs I take 1 tablet twice daily
of how many mgs pls@@cassandraluxmoore3718
This presentation is genius, you've connected so much information and research into one coherent video. I am blown away. It also explains 90% of all my problems.
Did his recommendations work for you?
Update?
@@thomas-ud1fs It seems that it wasn't a thiamine deficiency in my case. But taking hight B1 daily does help with my energy levels a little bit. I have an extremely complicated case though...
@@dalenster3055 No, I didn't meet with him. I just watched all his videos I tried to make the plan.
@@beautypsycho7139 how much did you take and what form?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that there are NO ADS! NO ads to interrupt such excellent information!
LOVE IT! LOVE IT!
not yet!
One can use an ad blocker and have no ads on You Tube ever.
EO nutrition is likely sponsoring this, right?
@@heritagevr4010 where do I find the ad blocker??
I wouldn't mind ads. He needs to make money. This info is worth it
Very impressive presentation! I have had extensive post graduate education in biochemistry, neuroscience and physiology; and your knowledge and ability to synthesize and present this material is superb.
@@bethlucehenson9752 How is it going now?
I'm on day two of 300mg Benfotiamine and my crazy-loud gut has calmed down to almost nothing, seems almost too good to be true. It's like the Thiamine is saying "You can finally relax now, I got this."
I yawned a lot when I first took it (haven't yawned in a long time), which I believe is the vagus nerve kicking in.
Can I ask you what symptoms d0/did you suffer from, besides "loud" gut?
@@bruttosporcoecattivo My gut was just loud that day, typical IBS symptoms and general anxiety. Still taking Benfo about 5 times a week.
@@ChrisB... My digestive system is a mess, I've just started with 100 mg of thiamine. Let's se what happens...
@@ChrisB...so did it help them?
I’ve been taking B-1, thiamine for awhile but just 100mg daily. I’ve now increased my intake to 1 every 8 hours. I’m slowly increasing the dose to reduce GI effects. In my opinion it’s improved my cognitive ability and decreased brain fog & fatigue associated with a TBI.
This was a really good presentation. Thank you for making it. I watched it several times & took lots of notes.
It's the first step in energy production in the cell. The cell has specialised function, if it can't get the energy it needs to go beyond the threshold for simply survival and then further for repair, then it won't get any better. That is where the B-vitamins, magnesium and other micro-nutrients come into effect.
Try fat-soluble Benfotiamine, with 5-8times better absorption than regular thiamine. I take 160mg Benfotiamine in olive oil once daily.
@@pramuanchutham7355 please reply when you say u take benfotamine with olive oil is it in the tablet already
Or I have to take olive oil seperate
@@leximohamed9532 i open the capsule, pour the powder onto olive oil in a spoon, mix them well with finger into a paste and then gulp it down...
@@pramuanchutham7355 thank you for replying god blessings to you
Wow! This was such an amazing explanation of thiamine and it’s role in the body. I’ve suffered from digestion problems for 20 years and feel like I’ve tried everything, but yet I’d never heard of a B1 deficiency being a possible culprit. This is huge. Thank you so much!
SIBO - Candida - Sleep apnea - This video explains a lot of my illnesses are caused from lack of B1 thiamine. Thanks!
a little insonia and sleep apnea , acne and constipation.
I'm wondering if you continued your B1 and what your outcomes were?
@@debrey9000 I have been. I eat a lot nutritional yeast and add Natural b1 to smoothies. Seems to have improved my dreams quite a bit. And my sleeping..
I listen to science, medical, and functional medicine podcasts all the time. This was hands down the best, most comprehensive and ambitious podcast I have ever heard. Thank you for asking such great questions, being so thorough with the science, connecting the dots and demonstrating such a high level of clinical reasoning. I will need to listen to it more than once, and will definitely refer to it again and again.
In my 80 years of being labeled a hypocondriac and many other unscientific disorders ,made me aware of many jungle juices and medicinal concoctions you have high lighted every systemic issue that has been my internal and mental anguish.Although l sensed that when l was born something was a key that opened the door to stairs leading down to my rotten bottom, although you have highlighted the graphic slide of events which reminded me the of connection to all the distortion an pain l have endured .l don't feel like an alien.Bless you for generating a BIBLE that l hope Drs will read and heed.Your effort is stellar and should be written in gold ,Thank you again .
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Can't say how much i appreciate your work to bring B1 to light, Mr Overton. As a physical therapist I would add, after hundreds of hours of my own study of research papers... that some absolutely critical (and universal) micronutrients that we often lack as well are MAGNESIUM (intake of >450mg daily because blood markers are a poor indicator of nutritional status for this one.. plus it's a B1 cofactor), vitD (60-80ng is optimal), B12 above 500pg with low MMA, Iron (ferritin should be 100+ with TIBC
Elliot does recommend everything that you have. We'll done.
I have gastroparesis, POTS and peripheral neuropathy. You're really starting to convince me that I have a thiamine deficiency.
I need to get this checked too cuz I have pots and a vitamin d deficiency as well but docs don’t want to check my vitamins levels
I have CFS/POTS and am using Dr. Antonio Costantini’s dosing approach (his paper on fibromyalgia and thiamine hcl is where to find that), and once I reached “my ideal dose” (3 grams of thiamine hcl daily), my gut became so soothed-as though water were flowing gently over it-and my brain felt soothed also!
It is the most AMAZING supplement I have ever taken, and I don’t even mind how bad the powder tastes in water anymore! I take it with my salt even lol!
@@zazoo6909 The blood test for thiamine doesn’t mean much, unfortunately: www.hormonesmatter.com/thiamine-deficiency-testing-understanding-labs/
Dr. Antonio Costantini has found that even patients with “normal” thiamine levels respond to supplementation! 🙂
What is POTS?
@@jerrylisby5376 It's a condition where the autonomic nervous system can't maintain proper blood pressure. During movement a patient may feel faint, or even pass out.
What an amazing lecture! Thank you! This answers so many of my questions as it relates to my own health issues! I have a degree in clinical nutrition, and have been a lifelong student of ongoing studies. Wish I had had this lecture in biochemistry! Thank you again!
Manie van Emmenes The most fantastic presentation I have been waiting for my whole life. God bless your good work
Me too 🥰
A few nights ago I started taking 600mg of benfotiamine and two months of muscle stiffness and spasms was 95% gone the next morning. I'm hoping the digestive and other issues I've had off and on for nearly six years end soon too. I've only just found out about the importance of B1 and it's something doctors have never mentioned.
Edit - I now think I had oxalate dumping symptoms which were relieved not by the benfo but by turmeric(high oxalate) milk that I had the same night as the 600mg Benfotiamine. I had the same problems a few months later when on carnivore diet(no oxalates) and the benfo didn't do anything but two squares of dark chocolate resulted in the pain disappearing. I still however take 300mg of benfo with my other supplements.
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Blessings. Just started myself
It's too easy of a solution. No big pharma to prescribe. And if you're well, who's going to pay their bills? (Can you tell I'm bitter? I've wasted so much time and money on conventional doctors. Thank goodness for people who educate us on TH-cam.)
Any progress?
@@ShopSongs Muscle issues haven't returned, digestion and anxiety better. I found I didn't need 600mg each day, just 300 most days is fine.
Just finished listening to this again. Learned SO much more! Answered questions I've had for so long! You're a genius and a great teacher! God bless you
This is wonderful. I have been dealing with gut issues for almost 6 years. I tried everything, supplements, probiotics, digestive enzymes, apple cider vinegar, keto diet, carnivore diet, and nothing worked at all. This will be life changing if this solves my problem.
Try it! I see many who fail with "bottom up" (gut focused) protocols get better with "top-down" approaches - correcting the autonomic nervous system
@@EONutrition Thanks so much!! :)
Have you tried Intermittent fasting to heal your gut? GAPS diet?
Any good news on your experiment?
@@livingdead2977 didn't work :(
(100x ) Thank you, Elliot for this wonderful presentation on the importance of Thiamine & it's role in the Vagus Nerve and promoting a Healthy Gut. I'll be sharing your presentation with others. Merci!
New thing for me is to take notes on all your videos! I’m loving this and seems like vast issues I’m having are because of B1! Thanks Elliot!
I think you just saved my mother's life! Thank you so much Elliot. You are a God's sent! She has had a high-white rice diet her entire life and has been dealing with these exact symptoms for a couple of years now with each passing day getting worse. She had gone to see mutliple physicians having done many GI tests, but they were all just left scratching their heads only prescribing PPI drugs. I had a gut feeling her condition had to do with nutrition. You've explained everything so perfectly. I'm now going to order TTFD and Mg glycinate along with a Bcomplex vitamin to administer asap. Then get her onto keto-carnivore (fatty fish, liver & egg yolks heavy) to get as much nutrients as she can possibly get and keep down
White rice causes this. Only eat brown or wild rice with the hull.
@@CaliforniaPickin Upon further research after I found that what you stated was accurate. But she does not like the taste and texture of brown rice. It not only has the highest amount of arsenic among all rices, but there is also lectins in the husk. She refuses to give up rice as part of her daily meals, so I switched her over to unwashed parboiled rice which does contain some thiamine in it. At least with periodic thiamine & magnesium supplementation I know now how to prevent beriberi
@@JYAN2852 True Roots sprouted brown rice. Fantastic!
she needs veg too
wtf? you watched a video and are convinced it applies to anything at all? you haven't even ordered the supplements and you're hailing it as THE cure? unbelievable. all people need is a shiny video with a few fancy words and they take it as gospel without even having tried it lol.
I have been a big drinker for forty years so there's little wonder I have stomach and gut issues as well as brain problems and this young doctor has hit the nail on the head. I'm chronically thiamine deficient and not one doctor as spotted it, for years I've been pumped with steroids and other antibiotics which give other problems.
Liver ?
🙏🙏
Alcohol is just liquid misery and ageing in a bottle. Awful stuff.
How are you doing today?
@@nameofthegame9664 a bit better.
Grateful I came across this video!!! Have been struggling with digestion for YEARS!!! Thank you!!!
Izabella wents recommends B1 (as benfotiamine) to improve fatigue and diggestion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, especially if you have HASHIMOTO.
Do not change anything... You are helping those that need it most.
If you save just one you have done more than most.
After watching this video, i just upped my B1 dose from 100 mg to 500 mg/day. After a while when i must have put together all the necessary co-factors, i intend to do a mega dose B1 supplementation as an experiment just to see what it does for my overall health. Impeccable video. Thanks for all you do Elliot
How is the high b going?
What are the co factors please?
The higher dose of b1 make you feel better?
What form did you use?
Hey. How did the megadose experiment go then ? We want to know !!!! :p
This is an under rated channel. Superior video!!
FANTASTIC MATE.
ONLY JUST DISCOVERED THIS INFO. FOR ME I WOULD SAY IS THE SOURCE OF ALL MY HEALTH ISSUES FOR MANY YEARS.
HAVE JUST ORDERED SOME TTFD.
YOUR PRESENTATION WAS BRILLIANT. PIECED SO MANY PUZZLE PIECES TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
How’d you go with the TTFD?
@@mattholley3642
Hey mate.
My health and body is truly transforming. I am 70 years on this planet and relative to most guys my age am holding up pretty good. However I have had over recent years a decline in overall health.
At the time of researching thiamin I decided that I was going to start investing in Supernutrition. So apart from thiamin I have been taking many super supplements.
So I can't say that it was because of Thiamin that I am feeling so well
I have reversed a lot of my health issues and I am feeling probably the best for about 10 years.
I am living with HIV and have been taking medication that keeps me hiv "undetectable".
The big problem is that the medication has fucked up my general health and well being.
Most of those around be think I look 20-30 years younger, which is flattering but personally I know that my health has been deteriorating.
The decision to go SuperSup was the best decision I could have made.
Thiamiin I'm sure is contributing to my success story.
Only issue now is the cost of the Supersups.
All good investments to live a healthy vibrant life.
Thank you for your interest.
Your post really helped understand the significance of Thiamin supplementing.
I will continue to include in my regime.
Many thanks. Andrew
I noticed the advice to cut sugar. I did this myself a while ago and it has totally changed everything for the better.
Just cut the sugar out and lower the carbs. If its in a box, leave it on the shelf. Does it have a paragraph of ingredients? Shelf.
Buy produce and meat and spices. Use healthy oils like olive, not canola and soy. Learn to make it yourself.
Turns out, fast food is just not any faster unless you mean the path to death. I only wish I adopted this diet this sooner.
I'm sure my B1 and probably all vitamin absorption improved after being no sugar for a few months. I just felt... 'improved'
Yes and I went from obese to normal. I'm 50 now and I look than I did at 35. Don't wait.... cut out the sugar
most olive oil is just seed oil dressed up as olive oil. why be afraid up very healthy animal fats?
@@ilfautdanser9121 Well Im not afraid now. I think there has been for many decades a campaign in America and probably elsewhere to avoid animal fats. I don't really use a lot of olive oil but I completely cut out soy, canola and grapeseed oil. Trying to get more into fish oil and even cod liver oil. It takes a while to get used to what you have been taught to avoid. Once you get going, its not that hard. Also, there ARE apparently bad olive oils out there so that is a problem. I have what I believe is a reputable source which costs more but again I rely on olive oil less and less. Also, since I don't eat junk food any more I have extra money to buy grass finished local meats and other high quality choices. Cheers!
@@ilfautdanser9121 Because the data shows a clear correlation between animal fats and mortality, please dont spread misinformation. Some cheap olive oils are not 100% olive oil, which means you should check before buying, not that you should start consuming animal fats. There only healthy animal fat is fish oil but mainly phospholipid form from krill, but these have serious environmental concerns, regardless of what carnivore proponents try to convince others of.
@@ilfautdanser9121do organic-
Organic olive oil for cooking and organic extra virgin olive oil for taste benefits in salads, etc. this is fabulous info!!!
Have shared this valuable information. Hearing so much about dysautonomia over the past few years with Covid long haulers or vaccine injured. Thank you for your efforts.
This is invaluable information! I just ordered a bottle of B-Complex AND bottle of thiamine. Thank you! (Hint: Please move your mike a little further away from your throat. If you listen to this yourself, you’ll hear why.)
As you can see from my new videos, I fixed this issue ;)
It’s unpleasant to hear every swallow with the stethoscopic effect in the mic. However what you say is brilliant.
I’m very much a lay person in the terminology in this video and will have to listen a few times to comprehend everything, and having chronic I’m sure B1 and the B family will definitely help. Thank you.
I started low oxalate diet and only carb I eat was white rice. What happend is I had strange symptoms, but one of then was irregular heat beats and muscle burn out and weaknes. So, started to get more magnesium but symptoms got even worst! But I now know why. I was thiamine deficient because of low diatery thiamine plus white rice that deplete thiamine even more and thiamine needs magnesium to get fully activated. I also feel cold all the time. So, I ate some pork today and some beef liver, no rice. My body temperature goes up and I have more energy. Will see how will go long term.
Again, God bless you ELIOT, you are true life saver!!!
Same!!
i started carnivore 5 weeks ago, HUGE changes already, and ...get this ..i cheat a little. so i am having everything improved, no more horrible heartburn, no more barring, low energy about 15 things fixed from top to "bottom" good luck. cheap hamburger is the best, i think their is some non muscle in it. which is better( i hate organ meat so i do desecrated liver when i remember) bacon eggs and cheese. so happy now. and i am not type O. good luck to you
Thank you! I have had many of these symptoms for many years. My mind is blown.
✨Brilliant presentation ✨!!!!!!! You just explained 3 generations of issues in my family ! Thank You for what you do, ...bless you., angel !
Agreed!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Amen to your comment! The issues have been a plague in 3 generations on my maternal side. My poor grandmother died from esophageal cancer after years of acid reflux. My poor mother died from pancreatitis after years of too much acid. I have had the entire gambit of gut issues for 44 years. I have been very fearful of suffering to death just like my grandmother and mother.
What have been you Three's results after B1 supplementation?
I love this lecture! So educational! I have had IBS for like 20 years on and off and I think i am finally onto the solution.
Last half year is really low energy, confirmed no SIBO. Confirmed "healthy" but still a ton of problems and all of them seem to be B1 defficiency so far...
Amazing. I keep listening and trying. I think my cognitive function has been increasing. I hope to keep improving and keep understanding and remembering more and more. Thank-you for your work!
I have suffered from the idiocy of the main stream media for nearly 70 years & now three days ago I heard about niacin B1 deficiency & all the things that it can imitate & nearly every issue I have suffered from over the years is on this list & yet the Australian government health site says that we get enough B1 in our diet!! I was a great vegemite eater until being diagnosed with gluten intolerance & so I now realise that the tiny amount I was getting each day from eating veggie spread was what was keeping things at bay. However, they discontinued the product due to low response they said of people buying it so I bought up the last bottles I could find in my local grocery stores, but ran out in early 2019 & so by the middle of 2020 I was unable to eat due to my food coming up & after nearly a week of this it suddenly clicked that the bile was sweet not bitter as it should be so I went back onto using my digestive enzymes of hydrochloric acid & pepsin in high doses to enable me to digest my food again. So I embarked on adding yeast flakes to my diet yesterday plus gluten free vegemite yukk!! As it tastes horrible in comparison to the normal variety. I am having it on brown rice cakes with butter to improve the taste. So for my breakfast this morning I had steamed vegetables with 2 tblesp yeast flakes & extra virgin olive oil plus Himalayan salt to make it all taste better as I again woke early with the nauseous feeling in my stomach of low stomach acid. Hopefully this time I have actually found the answer to my health issues. I suffer from hashimotos which is an autoimmune problem finally picked up by me some 10 years ago as the doctors/specialists here are clueless. Thank goodness for the internet & alternative health care professionals in other countries as Australia doesn't like us having a choice in the medical field.
Did your problem resolve ???
You could review TUDCA... synthesized bear bile
Great presentation,
I would add that for good function of vagus nerve, all conditionally essential nutrients are required.
Full spectrum vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids (omega 3 etc.) and essential amino acids (100% digested protein)
Very enlightening. I have thiamine deficiency and chronic gut/health problems. My FMD just helped me uncover this. I see him next week to talk about the results. Slow motility since I was a child and chronic gut/health problems for decades now. I may be getting some answers finally. Fingers crossed. Thanks for the great info!
Update ?
This video is great. Myself and my wife are taking Vitamin B1 (Thiamine). Our level is 3.65 ng/ml and 5.93 (it is above normal range). Thanks for your video and will buy the book right away and know more about this.
Very powerful and concise presentation! I am not a medical guy. But even with that because of the way you simplified the scope of the presentation it went smoothly. I am gonna get that book. Thank you and please we need more videos like this with quality content.
Love this information. Please don’t stop doing this work. You have given me hope.
Agree.
Started TTFD a few weeks ago very slowly already helped a lot of digestion. Thank you so much ❤
Sir dosage please
Absolutely precious information, thank you! Love your content and podcast appearances. Always been fascinated by the gut-brain connection.
Very excellent, I knew B1 was important but now I know how much more important it is.
This is something so helpful to me. I have lived a long,long time with so much of the symptoms you talked about and no doctor has ever spoken to me about this.
This was extremely helpful. I've been having gastrointestinal and malabsorption problems (lactose intolerance and fructose malabsorption) for 10 years now. 5 Years ago I startet to have memory issues. They found out that I basically had no B12 in my body, even though I was taking supplements. After two years of injections and a dietary change my levels became normal, but the memory issues and brain fog where still there in lesser form. Despite supplements, my magnesiums levels where also very low. A month ago a friend told me about the memory issues of his mother and the fact that they were linked to a B1 deficiency caused by a gut operation. I collected some Information and started to take normal B1 supplements with magnesium. Already after two weeks the brain fog/short term memory issues got better.... as well as all my gastrointestinal issues. I wasn't expecting that at all (!!!). Hence, I went on the internet to look for an explanation and found your video. Thank you very much for your work, you did an amazing job and you're informing and helping a lot of people.
Edit April 2023: I got a hypervitaminosis of B1 during quarantine (I got covid in 2022). Since then I've been having horrible night terrors. It's like my brain is exploding with energy that then turns into restlessness and anxiety. Be very careful with vitamin B1! It accelerates the metabolism too much. I was following the protocol and yet this happened to me. I tried to contact EONutrition for advise, but it's hard to get at them. I'm in treatment at the neurologist. It's not fun and I have to avoid foods rich in B1.
Which form are you taking?
How can a gut operation be the cause of thiamine deficiency? I had an appendix operation.
@@vins7cv139 I am not sure about the details. They had to remove a big and important part of the intestine, if I am not wrong. Ask a professional for more information.
@@KIke190JRF Sorry for the late reply. I actually took too much B1 (too many mg Thiamine per day.. 500 D: .. I mixed the dosage up with the dosage for Magnesium, very stupid) and had a bad hypervitaminosis (awuful... you should all be carefull with that... it messed up my metabolism badly). Now it gor better, I take B1 through nutritional yeast and pork meat/salmon etc. Don't do my initial mistake. 4,5 mg. a day is more than enough combined with a healthy diet.
Edit April 23: it got worse in the meantime...
I'm curious to know what doctors told you. Thanks
Elliot, thank you. I am Coeliac and was only diagnosed 9 mths ago. I suspect I have been Thiamine deficient for years. This makes so much sense. I just hope my villi are not permanently damaged.
No such thing as permanently damaged. If you are alive anything can be improved. Just try not to let any organ or like your thyroid to be removed. Eat God made foods that are non GMO.
@@jerrylisby5376 Yeah you can permanently damage your body.
@@royedwards51 you can rebuild the cells of your body even if you have cancer.
Thank you so much for this revelatory presentation!
I will not go into very personal very pain filled private detail, so I will say thank you for this LIFE SAVING information.
why not? you would be helping other people if you said what the issue was you solved with this..
Good discussion, thank you. It’s interesting that way back in the 70’s, in her books Adelle Davis always advocated getting your B vitamins....
Adelle Davis was big on B vitamins but always from natural sources, never from artificial ones like most B-vitamin tablets.
Standard Process whole foods vitamins makes an excellent B complex
@@allison471Standard Process makes great products, much of it from plants grown on their land in Wisconsin.
@@allison471 have you been taking the standard process ones in larger quantities and could you report your outcomes please?
Everything I wanted to know but was afraid to ask... Well done presentation!
Great video. I agree with almost all of your points. Especially about the vagus nerve and the implications of its function on the gut environment and hence the residing bacteria.
You make a statement around 50 minutes in that there are numerous other vitamins besides thiamine for vagus nerve function. Since you didn't mention them in the presentation could you please tell me what they are?
Thanks in advance
Thanks to your presentation I think I eventually understand what is going wrong with me. Thank you so much for your amazing work🙏🏼♥️
Very good over view I started B1 this week on your advice..blessings
How did it go
When purchasing supplements, make sure to look under list to where OTHER INGREDIENTS are listed and make sure there are no fillers, such as magnesium sterate or sterate acid etc; these destroy t cells and better companies state they DO NOT uses fillers or additives as flowing agents.
Do some research as many will say they only use vegetable sterates ,(same thing)
Not healthy .Only need high quality vitamins and supplementation. Hope this helps..
Interesting commentary on how we think can affect microbiome. We also know that in the plant world, the exudates from plant roots can stimulate and feed different bacteria in the soil - there is a symbiotic relationship between plants and microbes in the soil and the plant provide different signals to the microbes to provide different materials to plant roots depending on plant needs.
THANK YOU ,,, ELLIOT I NOW HAVE ELLIOT HELPING MY HEALTH ,, IF YOU HAVE GIVEN UP IN LIFE ..ASK ELLIOT HELP ,, HES SO CARING AND INTELLIGENT ON HEALTH WHEN YOU FEEL LOST XXX
Handsdown this is most informative video I've ever seen on healthcare of the literally hundreds of thousands I've watched since 2008.
You should do more videos on various other B-Vitamins like B2(Riboflavin), B-5(Panthothenic Acid), B-7(Biotin), B-8 (Inositol), B-10(4-Aminibenzoic Acid),
Also, on B4, B8, B11, B13 upto B17 and B20.
Also, a video on how B-6 and Bv(type of the same vitamins)
Bw(another type of Biotin),
Bx (which is a mix of pABA and Panthothenic acid)
Dude, you're a rockstar. I had this video in my watch later since a long long time somewhere around 7000+ rank in watch later section), TH-cam threw me your video as a suggestion and I am amazed with the plethora of information you put forth with Data to back it up.
Subbed. Best wishes from India 🇮🇳
Also, I didn't emphasize on Folate, Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate and B-12 because, just everyone talks on them.
What you came with Thiamine is just phenomenal. Thanks.
Amen-
@@susette7066 amen!
Beware of supplements with a range of vitamins but no thiamine. I was taking a supplement that had a range of b vitamins and no thiamine. Plus, the source of magnesium was magnesium oxide which has an absorption rate of 4%. I'm pretty sure this supplement was messing with my nervous system. Luckily, I was only taking half the recommended amount or the effect could have been worse.
I noticed that they had no b1 to
You should also stay away from B complexes that has B6 (Pyridoxine hydrochloride which is the synthetic inactive form) and not B6 P5P (Pyridoxin-5-Phosphate which is the natural active form).
If you’re supplementing with the synthetic B6 it actually competes with your body’s natural active B6 creating a deficiency and worsening of symptoms.
B6 deficiency symptoms are a lot like B1, B12 and folate such as peripheral neuropathy, brain fog, anxiety etc.
@@nameofthegame9664 so we should try b complex with b6
As long as B6 is less than 10mg and you take 2 months break.Taking a B complex is fine
Incredible video. You put together more pieces than anyone else I have ever listens to in the function health/digestive health space 👏
definitely liked and subscribed and yes very helpful and very very informative and i have also shared your videos with my primary doctor which to my benefit has a very open mind and is not stuck on medication.
thank you very much for all the research you have done and thank you for sharing all this life changing information.
This is a great presentation. Very thorough. I am pretty convinced this explains my issues. Thank you!!
Another fantastic presentation, Elliot! Thank you, Sir!
I’ve had a problem with my guts for two years now and improved quite quickly after taking methylated B vitamins.
What kind of symptoms did you have ? Please help 🙏
@@RealZayComo I had a pain under the left ribcage that worsened after I ate and diarrhoea. However, I had to stop taking the vitamins as they seemed to cause another problem. I developed soreness down below so I'm suspecting the vitamins fed some kind of dysbiosis/parasite problem.
@@emmat8678 yeah I hate to hear that but I read b vitamins might feed parasites and I’ve read twice on reviews and on a comment on this channel that thiamine can feed pathogens in your gut, I’m trying a product called scram right now people say they have used i for sibo and parasites,
@@emmat8678 if you have diarrhea maybe try berberine herbs or just plain berberine 🙏
@@RealZayComo thanks. The problem I have is whenever I take an antimicrobial or anti parasite remedy I have bad die off and I don't seem to detox quickly. I've heard that parasites give off heavy metals when they die which can be dangerous if not detoxed quickly. Over the years I've made myself sicker doing various detoxes.
Thank You! I have been on metformin for over 20 years and feel like I have chronic fatigue but I think it is a thiamine deficiency. I will be testing that.
My wife has CFS and FM, high dose thiamine has been the most amazing thing i have seen www.myrandomtips.com/health/how-to-help-fibromyalgia-pain-naturally/
@@MyRandomTips tnx a lot brother
My daughter was tested at a young age with quite elevated pyruvate. She was treated with b1
I started taking Benfotiamine. Has anyone ever heard of it? Are there others?
I got a #36 for NSE on a spinal tap...dr.s couldnt explain it...YOU JUST DID!! THANK U!!!
I’ve had terrible digestive issues for many years and only recently discovered this deficiency! (Unofficially through TH-cam). I’m hoping it will now improve with supplementation.
Great video thank you. I wanted a scientific (but relatively simple) understanding.
Did It work for you? How are you doing now?
Wow .. you are the British Dr. Berg ! God bless you
Excellent presentation. This was a Wow moment for me on a number of fronts.
Wonderful presentation, and so much information that I have to listen with pen and paper to help me absorb it all. I am wondering though about the synthetic forms of thiamine, wouldn't natural forms be better suited to correct deficiencies? The natural (low potency) forms used to be available where ever vitamins were sold, but for the last several years I haven't been able to find them. I realize your talk is on High potency B1, but it makes me think that if it were natural, would I need less
Hi evvie, I was wondering if you had tried natural forms and what your outcomes were?
@@debrey9000 Back in the late 80's Country Life Vitamins had a Day-time and a Night-time vitamin pack, they were separate bottles but wrapped together. They were sold as low potency and mostly natural vitamins. They changed sometime in the 90's to a nearly all synthetic blend, now I think they are all synthetic. Other than those I have not found a truly natural form of B1 except in Brewers yeast. The trouble with Brewers yeast though is that by the time you get it most of the B1 has lost it's potency because it is being very sensitive to both air and heat. The best natural source is liver, you lose some in cooking but it's the best source I know of. Desiccated or freeze dried are the next best options in my opinion. I'm not a professional and not a doctor or anything but I do pay attention to how I feel and liver at least for me works the best for the muscle tone in my abdomen, and the strength of my intestines to keep them moving normally.
Since wheat, oats, and other carbs are foods that contain Thiamine, much of which a lot of us no longer eat.... it makes sense that a lot of us are not getting enough Thiamine!
Wonderful talk!
Do you have any videos on the other cofactors besides thiamine required for ideal vagal tone?
Simply brilliant, informative, and super helpful, on so many levels. Thank you so much!
Mind blowing video. Really admire your attention to detail. I did try taking high dose thiamine hcl daily for 2 weeks but it made my constipation and depression even worse. Do you think taking TTFD might make a difference? What type of magnesium and dose do you recommend?
Did you use magnesium along side it?
@@EONutrition Thank you, I took 1/4 teaspoon of pure magnesium hydroxide powder daily and I was taking between 500mg and 1000mg of Thiamine hcl capsules daily with no fillers. Do you think I should take a 1/4 teaspoon of magnesium hydroxide with each Thiamine dose? Possibly hydroxide is not that great for absorption. Is there a form of magnesium you can recommend? Please I'm desperate for help. After the covid jabs my GI symptoms are even worse. Constipation, stomach cramps, bloating, brain fog, awful depression. I really just want it all to end.
@@tonypowell250 I take (1) Magnesium Malate 425 mg daily. It definitely helps with my memory and cognitive issues, along with Restless Leg Syndrome. I tried a couple of other types of Magnesium but this type didn't bother my stomach nor give me diarrhea. I have Celiac Disease, so I have stomach problems along with nutrient absorption issues. I hope this information is of some help to you. 😊💖
Magnesium glycinate for blood sugar issues
Magnesium Taurate for cardiovascular
Magnesium ceatine for performance
Di-magnesium malate 450mg
Feel good and energy
Magnesium Threonate superior form but expensive better than glycinate
Magnesium Citrate
For constipation but can irritate intestines.
Magnesium chloride (oil/gel)
Apply on skin
Was advise don't use Magnesium oxides
examples:
aspartate or glutamate
Amazing presentation thank you for all the valuable information.
Great presentation. The consequences of nutrition biochemistry are huge. This stuff is not taught in medical school. Then they cant make a diagnosis. Thanks
What is best b1 thiamin product. Dr berg has but it's garlic antithiine?anticholinergic??
Allithiamine
Fantastic presentation. Thank you very much for your work on this..
Everyone needs to hear this
This video solved so many of my unexplained reactions to certain supplement and health problems.
Solved:
-Bad digestion from low bile/stomach acid/Digestive enzymes
-Intolerance to any gaba/glutamate precursors due to lack of Glutamate decarboxylase enzyme
-intolerance to B6 supplement due to inability to activate it.
Another big one that is not explained in the video is that i can now also tolerate Zinc/copper supplements. Not sure yet about the mechanism behind this one but it sure is a welcome change!
Thank you!
Nice! What form/dose did you use?
@@EONutrition I started by introducing higher doses of Thiamine HCL (from 10mg once a week to 50mg/day).
Got a pretty strong reaction of anxiety, depression + insomnia from it at first. I pushed through for a couple of days and then decided to stop it because i didn't like the reaction.
In the following days after stopping it, the anxiety, depression and insomnia kept getting worse and worse.
I realised pretty quickly that i was experiencing refeeding syndrome.
I eventually reintroduced it at higher dose (100mg) and everything fell in place a couple of hour later .
I had to dose thiamine a couple of times per day every time that the anxiety was creeping back up until everything became stable a couple of days later.
@@EONutrition Im now experimenting with allithiamine with good success. It was crashing me at first but since i've added TMG and SAM-e things are pretty smooth!
@@fred2303able Great stuff. The anxiety was likely the "comedown" where your system needed more thiamine. You must have been low indeed.
I am glad you have seen benefit :)
Glad to hear this helped after some trial and error. How are you now? Anything lifechanging happen as a result? Are you still taking thiamine or any other supplements?
I'm about to start the journey with either thiamine hcl, benfotiamine, or a "mitochondrial energy booster" formula like Pure Encapsulation. These videos and comments like yours are invaluable sources of "how to" info. THANKS and have a happy, healthy day!
Im putting all my hopes on this ..i have ibs all my life i have gastritis osephagitis duodenitis for past two years. Its been horrendous..i know im deficient in B vitamins i was prescribed it some 30 years ago..but stopped it at some stage..probably in pregnancy..i will take it again for the rest of my life and hope its the answer to my current health issues..thank you..
and?
I love your videos. They're very informative. Thank you!
Thank you for everything you've done for humanity
Excellent presentaion. Does Benfotiamine work for this purpose?
Wow!!! Amazing information 💞. I’m saving this to take notes after I finish my adaptive exercise therapy course. Hopefully will be able to help my clients reverse their prognosis 🙏
So glad to have come across your videos! Thank you for sharing this valuable information.
So glad I happened upon your channel- oh boy is this me!!
Delightful , Brilliant !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! So many questions answered in one video! ❤🙏🏻
I absolutely love this post, it's what I needed, thanks for sharing appreciated !!!
My daughter has a complex medical history, and I wonder if b1 deficiency might be the root cause. Could susceptible to Rheumatic Fever, Sydenham Chorea, lyme, and coninfections, and Dysautinomia be related to b1 deficiency?
She is recovering from autoimmune encephalitis after multiple antibiotics, retuxin, Cellcept, steroids, and regular high dose IVIG since 2017. She was diagnosed with b1 deficiency this year and began b1 treatment. 2 weeks paradoxically reaction and then seeing many symptoms improving.
She has been so sick for so long and nearly died a few times. I am so thankful to have found you youtube channel and Dr. Marr's book.
I have renewed hope that she will heal. Her strep titers are finally normal and Hashimoto titers are improving.
Thank you!
I tried so hard to help my Dad with his type 2 diabetes. I didn't know near enough at the time. I was juicing and feeding him veggies but my mom couldn't stop feeding him Sandwiches and toast every day all day. I couldn't get thru to her. Old school just have a piece of toast! Canned beets and peaches. God it broke her and I into enemies. So sad
I feel you Sue, I have the same problem with my Dad (type 2) and my mum with her feeding habits! fucking stubborn old people they just won't listen to advice!!
Thank you for this wonderful video! I wonder where I can information regarding which cofactors that might need to be supplemented together with B1? (I am taking a B50-Complex containing B1)
I also think this explains my many IBS problems. I always suspected vagus nerve problems because low dose Tryptizol antidepresent helps me a lot. If B1 at high dosage helps normalize the the nervouse system and thus the Vagus nerve I might have found my main problem..
so may thanks at giving me a new angle to look for a solution..
How are you doing now, did it work?
@@KIke190JRF Hey Dom, I see you’ve tried to ask most people if they’ve had much luck with Thiamine. Of the people who are replied, have you found much success? Also, it’s been a while since making this comment, how have you gone with your own Thiamine journey?
@@mattholley3642 it didn't work for me. And to the most of the people I asked it didn't seem to resolve their issues entirely. I tried ttfd, benfothiamine and Hcl thiamine, along with cofactors, magnesium etc..
@@KIke190JRF Thanks for the reply Dom, I appreciate it. Yes it does seem like it either has a very profound positive effect, and those people sing the praises of Thiamine, but for most it does nothing to they just don’t respond at all. Perhaps they’re much better now and off living their happy life? I like to hope so anyway. Thiamine deficiency seems to fit very well with my timeline and symptoms, so I am really hoping I am one of those few it has a big effect on. All of my health issues started after a course of Doxycycline, which is known to deplete Thiamine, and I have essentially every symptom of deficiency. I’m sorry to hear it didn’t help you, have you had any luck with anything else? How are you feeling now?
@@mattholley3642 well, I reintroduced ttfd in low doses, like 20 to 25mg as for the new video that Eliot posted about a guy who get well in this dosage, so far so good, it seems to not bother me with any paradoxical reactions, I'm taking it with low dosage b complex and 500 mg magnesium. how about you?
OMG, Excellent information. Thank you so much fir explaining so beautifully 💕
Gosh so brilliant 👏 thank u for ur knowledge ur so clever!! Need more of u and doctors need to get real
I will put my bets on the whole body system thank you for this information