Can a Ketogenic/Carnivore Diet Fix Chronic Thiamine Deficiency? Clinical Signs & Cases 

Air hunger is something I never have had a word for, and nobody I explain it to understands. It feels like you're dying when it's really bad.

I'm 54 and have had these problems for 20 years and now getting to the stage where I don't really leave the house. Depression chronic fatigue and sleep apnea are pushing my hope out the window. I have ordered your B1 thiamax and praying to God if there is one they work for me. Thank you for your video's

Elliot! I’m so glad to have discovered you! I was struggling with vertigo/dizziness/balance issues for some months since August. Went to a neurologist and an ENT. (I’m 77, have hearing loss, wear aids since childhood) and suffered vertigo once in a while through the years, especially after stressful situations. The neurologist ordered an MRI which I had done Dec 1. Still not told outcome of that. At any rate, after learning about Thiamax, I thought I would give it a try. I take one every day. Right away I noticed the weirdness of my off-balance “dizziness” was gone. No problems since! Thank you, thank you.

Excellent video. Thanks a lot for this. I supplemented B1 after being on keto/carnivore for 8 years and felt like i have a new mind/body. Most particularly, my digestive symptoms, irritability, and fatigue have improved remarkably.

00:10 - Summary of examining what sort of symptoms someone experiencing thiamine deficiency. What are some of the causes of why people develop this deficit? And if carnivore or keto diets are sufficient for addressing this deficiency? As well as some case-studies regarding people on keto or carnivore diets that they didn’t see results on that diet until supplying thiamine at high doses. 01:01 - The many signs of thiamine deficiency are GERD [gastrointestinal esophageal reflux disease], bloating, constipation, delayed gastric emptying, gastroparesis, visceral hypersensitivity, undigested food in stools due to lack of pancreatic enzymes from low stomach acid, gut pain, dizziness, POTS [postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome] & visual disturbances, low/unsteady blood pressure, tachycardia, central fatigue or systemic fatigue, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, carbohydrate/alcohol intolerance, neuropathy/pain tingling, poor temperature regulation, insomnia, low/high appetite, inability to gain weight, Raynaud's/poor circulation, EMF/light sensitivity, brain-fog/anxiety, breathlessness or air hunger, sleep apnea, etc.) 03:44 - The real pioneer of this therapy is Dr. Derrick Lonsdale, part in due to research done in Japan. He found benefits by pioneering research in the Cleveland Clinic to treat autonomic nervous system dysfunction, autism, ADHD, behavioral & neuropsychiatric disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, post-viral fatigue syndrome, etc. All with Thiamine. 04:32 - What you really need to know is that the more glucose you need to process the more thiamine you will need. Because thiamine is absolutely critical for glucose metabolism and fatty acid metabolism. This is through glycolysis generating as a co-factor for the enzyme called pyruvate dehydrogenase. It is also a co-factor in a process called the Kreb cycle, which is the next stage in how we are deriving energy from various food components. Thiamine is necessary for glucose and fats, and proteins for energy as well. 05:15 - Some of the other main functions is that it’s a co-factor for many other enzymes such as for Anabolic Reactions such as the Pentose Phosphate Pathway used to regenerate glutathione to protect against oxidative stress, and also how we synthesizing macromolecules such as fatty acids to make myelin sheath (antioxidant system, nucleic acid synthesis, fatty acid synthesis). Furthermore, thiamine is central in how we are breaking down certain amino acids particularly from red meat sources or sources that contain leucine, valine, and isoleucine, so how we are breaking these down is relying upon a thiamine dependent enzyme, this falls under Branched Chain Amino Acids (energy metabolism, cholesterol synthesis, neurotransmitter synthesis). Likewise, how we are taking certain odd chain fats and running them through a separate phase of breakdown called Alpha Oxidation is a fairly new established function of Thiamine known as Odd Chain Fatty Acids ( Acetyl-CoA, etc. Energy Metabolism). 06:30 - Aside from its role in processing macro-nutrients, it's also central in the nervous system. In fact, a thiamine deficiency primarily affects the nervous system or affects the nervous system first of all. It is needed to synthesize the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also glutamate and the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. Furthermore, neurons utilize thiamine in how well they are able to regulate the various ions across the plasma membrane. And then we are using it to maintain and build myelin sheath. And actually, one of the forms of thiamine is necessary or seems to be necessary for how we are conducting nerve signals transferring information from one neuron to another neuron. 07:21 - There are certain areas of the brain which are particularly sensitive to thiamine deficiency, and this is because they have a very high-rate of oxygen utilization and energy metabolism. And these are the lower portions of the brain referred to as the brain stem, mamillary body, cerebellum, hypothalamus, thalamus, etc. Interestingly these parts of the brain are primarily in control of the autonomic nervous system, which is divided up into two main branches. The sympathetic [fight or flight] and parasympathetic [rest & digest] nervous system. And what this is essentially doing is it allowing us to adapt to environmental changes or environmental stimuli via controlling those involuntary processes that we don’t need to think about [body temperature, digestion, heart-rate, constriction and dilation of our blood vessels, etc.] and when we are thiamine deficient, these areas of the brain and this area of our autonomic nervous system are most affected. And we can end up with dysfunction in this area of the brain which creates dysfunction in the entire nervous system, as we begin to fail to adapt to environments appropriately. Essentially losing anti-fragility in the process due to having all types of misfiring by being thiamine deficient. 08:52 - Lonsdale characterized high-calorie malnutrition. This comes down to an up-regulation of macronutrients (refined fats, refined carbs, reined proteins) and down-regulation of micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, other nutrients). And as we consume too many refined macronutrients we deplete ourselves of micronutrients which leads to many of these disorders listed above. This excessive intake of glucose without adequate levels of co-factors that thiamine and other vitamins and minerals provide lead to sub-clinical deficits that leads to all sorts of a constellation of symptoms as illustrated throughout this video. Thiamine is particularly necessary for the appropriate metabolism of carbohydrates in particular, so those diets higher in carbs especially refined ones as you see with Dr. Ray Peat will require the higher need for thiamine and its cofactors, B-complex, magnesium, and potassium. 11:06 - Based on this concept previously spoken about here. The autonomic nervous system is in control of things like blood pressure, gut motility, body temperature, constriction and dilation of blood vessels, and those parts of the brain are also in control of appetite, and nutrient partitioning. As we can see many of the symptoms can be linked back to problems with the autonomic nervous system which is linked to thiamine deficits. 11:42 - Some primary risks are heavy alcohol use, whether binge or chronic use. High sugar consumption, white rice, refined carbs (bread, grains, etc.). Chronic digestive issues IBS-C or D, or A, diarrhea, constipation, etc. High activity stressors: athletics, workload, family breakup, or trauma. They tend to be Doers, so go-get-'em attitudes tend to lead to a crash due to thiamine depletion, this is partly due to ramping up the metabolism which requires a greater need for micronutrients like thiamine and its co-factors. Pharmaceutical Rx like diuretics or antibiotics (metronidazole) also induce deficits in thiamine which cause thiamine-wasting. Surgery/viral or bacterial infections low-grade or otherwise. 14:30 - After crashing from one of the above, generally you will see further carbohydrate metabolism and alcohol metabolism intolerances. Nervous system collapse, on fire, or chronic fatigue. A negative response to B vitamins & sometimes magnesium. Slight improvement on keto/carnivore diets but about 50% or so, this is because there is less requirement for thiamine on these diets. However, this doesn’t mean to stay on these diets as it doesn’t address the deficit but buys time. Neurological cardiovascular and/or digestive symptoms. Insomnia or not feeling rested after sleep. These all can drastically impact overall well-being and make it difficult to discover how to recover from this deep thiamine deficit. 17:10 - It is important to note that in opposition to the conventional way of viewing disease. Elliot Overton likes to look at it as a Spectrum of Severity. A conventional medical physician sees it as falling in the box of health or disease. But there is a large grey area in-between. Someone could be moderately healthy, but still, have moderate insufficiency, and they could develop a deficit of thiamine or other micronutrients as they gradually develop this deficit. But because they do not fit the diagnostic of a full-blown disease medicine dismisses them because they don’t fit diagnostic criteria. Which makes people ignore subtle sub-clinical deficits for long periods of time which can wreak havoc or lead to the straw the breaks the camel's back as it were.

This, for me, is the ultimate answer to my chronically severe neurological, cardiovascular, cognitive issues and so much more ; all of which I very strongly assert are related to statins therapy. Two years keto reversed T2 diabetes and digestive issues but stopped working and same with two years carnivore. Developed heart issues and chronic fatigue left me in bed constantly. Couldn’t walk due to dizziness/disorientation/nystagmus. Scans revealed widespread demyelination in brain and spinal cord sheath. The palpitations, muscle twitches, extreme fatigue and weakness were overwhelming and I truly felt I was dying one cell at a time. The rollercoaster of psych symptoms no joke either. Went from loving life extrovert to fearful recluse. Oh and the pain…the pain in muscles, bones, ligaments and joints was unrelenting. Developed meat aversion but still craved fat and connective tissue !🤷🏽‍♀️ Most carbs caused pain and swelling in abdomen and joints and immediate crash needing to sleep . Breathlessness and severe sleep apnoea persisted. It just goes on. Anyway, found this amazing channel and tried 500mg B1 initially but no noticeable improvement. Added B complex and Amino acids complex. Started to feel almost human again but still chronically fatigued, postural dizziness, heart racing. Increased B1 to 500mg x 3 daily and wow! Balance problems gone in a couple of days. Cognitive decline improves daily. Added taurine, CQ10 and magnesium LLM1, d3MK7 and this stack after 30days approximately has been life restoring. I can’t thank EO enough for this priceless information and his willingness to share it. I dread to think what would be for me without his help THANK YOU 🙏🏽 ❤

I've spent 2 days down a rabbit hole listening to you, looking up taurine, thiamine benefits.Currently stacking B1 800mg (working up to 2000mg), B12 4800mcg, MCT powder. I'm so chilled😏 I'll add taurine. You Rock!!!

Got 95 % of those symptoms. No doctor ever head a clue and been suffering for decades. Thanks for researching in this field so ambitiously. Started to change my diet towards seeds, nuts, legumes etc. and taking Thiamine HCl in a moderate dose. Also avoiding caffeine, sugar and alcohol.

Hope we get the follow up video of this soon. I've been eagerly waiting for it!

You are my role model Elliot, thanks for spreading the light

Great video Elliot - thank you. I love the case study examples towards the end too. I look forward to seeing your next video.

Another amazing video Elliot!

I have had fatigue, dyspnea, panic attacks, chronic constipation, bloating, food sensitivities, anxiety, and general inability to deal with stress for over 4 years now. I tried many things and nothing worked. It was causing me more stress and I was in this vicious cycle non-stop. What you say makes total sense. I have started low dose thiamin with magnesium and I'm already seeing positive results. I will move on to high dose thiamin and actively try to eat thiamin rich foods. I can't thank you enough for putting this information out there.

THIS! This is worth keeping and listening to repeatedly! Thank you!❤

@EONutrition Your work truly is fantastic. This is GOLD. I'll keep making notes as time permits. Hope you enjoy the time stamps. I am sharing your work on all types of forums so hopefully, you'll get some additional clients from all this.

One of the best videos I have ever seen.

Case studies are so helpful. This is incredible. I’ve had increased sensitivity to coffee, going to remove from diet and supplement bentofiamin for a while.

I do appreciate these case studies, thank you for the valuable information.

Great video, a lot of these symptoms dovetail with mine. Especially the crash thing. I also have mthfr, I am not sure on how that effects supplementing b1. But I did read in some of your comments that it can have extreme effects on anxiety. Some of the anxiety, panic attacks, while having a migraine and heart palpitations are things I’m looking to a avoid experiencing again, at all costs. I have been dealing with autoimmune problems (psoriasis) that have stemmed from a tooth infection I didn’t know I had. I can’t afford the surgery and it’s been hard to work with all these symptoms on top of the extreme life challenges that have come my way in the past few years.

Great job young man!!!

This video explains alot of what I have went through most my life, thank you sit.

Hey there, I've struggled with loose stools, gas, fatigue, carb intolerance, and inability to recover from exercise for roughly two years. Symptoms developed when I was doing a lot of exercise (3-6 mile runs every day with weight lifting every other day) and then had covid followed by a course of antibiotics for an infection. For the last 6 months I had to refrain from exercise completely because I could not recover at all. I recently started an animal based diet along along with magnesium supplementation (400-600 mg of malate and glycinate a day) two months ago. I did have an improvement in symptoms but improvement plateaued. 4 days ago I started TTFD and I've already had some huge improvements in fatigue and carb intolerance and a decrease in gas. My energy is improving daily and I think I might even be able to return to exercise soon. I am feeling more like myself than I have in the two years since this began. I am now suspecting I actually had developed gastrointestinal beri beri. However, I have so far had not much improvement on the loose stools. In your experience, how long does it take to resolve GI issues once started on TTFD with cofactors? Thank you so much for your videos they have been incredibly helpful and offered a lot of hope to me in recovering from this.

Elliot, I wanted to share personal experiences mentioned in Case 3, the burning throat, and for me mouth and tongue. We we're inhaling methanol in Pulp Mill Emmissions building an Air Emissions Project beside a operating Pulp Mill. My last 3 days my body was like a piece of lead (hypoxia). There were 59 tradesmen on oxygen at the Hospital the 3rd day, and that evening I had the burning throat issues. I avoided Pulp Mills for a year and then got gassed again at another site! Vehicle exhaust started on-setting the same sequelae of symptoms as the year before, cardiac issues and the burning throat... learning there is formaldehyde in vehicle exhaust which metabolizes to Formic acid in the Liver then Lactic acid cellularly driving FM pain! It is the elevated Formic acid which causes the burning throat. There are also elevated levels of Aldehyde in E85 ethanol entrained Gasolines, being the hangover component of legal drinking alcohol, thus can lead to Thiamine deficiency for daily commuters. Assuming this young man also jogged on busy streets, he may have been inhaling Aldehyde. Then there is the soda drinks with an artificial sweetener derived from formaldehyde. There are Environmental complexities that affect our health. We we're also inhaling Aldehyde and Potassium, but that can be shared later.

This is exactly what's happening to me. Concussion, father's suicide and loss of relationship all within a three month period, I feel like my entire system is constantly inflamed.

One of the best people to explain health connections .... is it okay to share your insightful easy to understand explainations I thank you from the bottom of my heart .. eczema less brain function up fatigue which was crippling now way way better calmer overall too .

This is pure gold.

I'm a poster child for the Risks or Triggers and the After Crash pages. This happened when I was 8 and I've been struggling since. Up and down and finally into disability. Intolerant to alcohol, low HR, low BP, etcetera, inability to process carbohydrates (put on weight looking at food - yet, at my sickest I went from putting on weight to dropping weigh precipitously only to put it on again with the next big crash), no stamina and eventually a ME/CFS diagnosis. Couldn't handle folate (e.g, magnesium eventually helped me do that). Partial improvement on a keto like diet years ago only to go down hill again. Diet alone doesn't do it. I've been eating a fabulous diet most of my adult life because I'm not well and I'm sensitive to so many additives that I eat whole foods and it's rare that I consume a processed food. Also, I just crashed more after the Covid Vax, and reactions to vaccinations seem to put stress on thiamine for some. (BTW, for whatever reason, I don't deal with tachycardia any more, but that might be that I'm getting enough thiamine to knock that out.) I think my health crashed at 8 because I'd stopped eating breakfast and lunch at age 6 (had a parent who wasn't paying attention and I got the message that I wasn't deserving of care) and then in year 7 had a lot of challenges to my health, including two severe infections, one emergency room grade fever, and surgery. My health turned a corner for the worse. Then, in my teens, doctors prescribed antibiotics for acne. I was on them for 5 years. Goodbye any chance at health.

Such a powerful video!

You are helping a lot of people sir.

hey man, great information, I appreciate your work! consider getting a lapel or other mic to improve your audio quality!

Proper digestion & absorption is key. If it is being inhibited in any way, by low stomach acid, certain bacterial infections, electrolyte imbalance, certain vitamin/mineral deficiencies people may struggle to correct other nutritional deficiencies by diet alone. And even with the addition of supplements there might still be a problem, unless the root cause is directly addressed.

Excellent video I always learn a lot listening to you

Holy crud... nutritionist just recommended benfotiamine. I have every symptom. Mind blown. Starting tomorrow... hope I can start eating again and gain weight. Worst symptoms are aversion to food/ even water and psychosis. Carnivore diet has helped immensely but this is the missing piece. Thank you for the information.

Thank you!! Great video..and information!

CFS carnivore here. Took first does this afternoon, feeling much better. Brain fog gone, and much more mental energy. Horrible day turned better. Took B active multi, which has 100mg HCI, and separately Allithiamine 100mg.

I look forward to the rest of the series !

Pleased I found this video very imformative and I hope it helps me with my ongoing health problems.

Great content!, From informational standpoint I'm curious, if therapy to resolve a defficiency does need lifelong supplemental support or can therapy be stopped when the symptoms resolve?

I actually developed hypokalemic periodic paralysis without the genetic variants due to thiamine deficiency. Also hyperadrenergic POTS. The POTS started with me passing out behind the wheel of the car. I had already been Dxed with non-celiac gluten sensitivity a few yrs before with the undigested food diarrhea but I was still on a low carb diet. Had a very high viral load, do too. Never drank alcohol. It’s scary how far down the road towards death you can get if the problem is a primary nutritional deficit. No one really figured this out-YOU saved me Eliot. Once an emergency MD ruled out one thing and checked my Mg level, I extrapolated that thiamine and zinc deficiencies would follow. That’s when I found your channel. I actually do have an acute hepatic porphyria and Ehlers-Danlos type 4, but the deficiencies were so severe that the symptoms confused everybody. My thyroid is still screwed up, and other things too-pancreatic insufficiency (fat malabsorption), bone fragility, mold exposure...it never ends.

Continuing to binge watch your videos and others related to Thiamine deficiency - have tried just about everything else. Not sure how or why your vids finally started appearing in my feed, but I have been on Optimal Ketogenic Living, Root Cause Protocol, Vegan, Vegetarian, Hallelujah Diets, Weight Watchers, etc. I think the only video I got a clue on was when Mary Ruddick was being interviewed by a Carnivore doc - fell in love with her.....she has the brightest affect of just about anybody I've seen lately....she mentioned that the Carnivore Way of Eating might be deficient in Thiamine....so..... The recommended book by Lonsdale and Mars is way too pricey for me, even on Thrift Books....a matter for prayer. I did order what I thought was Allithiamine from Amazon, but the label I got was All Thiamine - it says it TTFD. So, have ordered some Thiamox.....hope it's the real deal. Also using a B-Complex from Desert Harvest without B6, since my hand neuropathy got so much worse after trying to treat "Pyroluria".... Thanks for all your work, and putting the info online.....I and my family-of-origin/family-of-orientation pretty much textbook cases of Thiamine Deficiency......

This video is a game changer. I have a ton of these symptoms. You have singlehandedly given me HOPE! My concern is this: you said that when people stop taking thiamine... the symptoms return...! What is the root cause here?? Any suggestions? I just bought some thiamine but will order yours from Amazon this week. Thank you for what you do. Truly! 🙏

Thank you elliot, you advice has really helped me combat my fatigue. I had several stressful episodes in life which made me crash very bad. I megadosed on benfotiamine 1300mg, faced some paradoxical reaction but after 3 waves of fluctuating energy levels, my energy stablised.

Thank you Elliott.this video give me Hope

You are bang on with this Eliot. BUT this only works if the thyroid works properly. So the patient must be checked for issues and treated with iodine and selenium if necessary

This is great 👍 information!!

I have literally all of these symptoms except constipation (I suffer mainly from loose stools probably related to SIBO which I have been diagnosed). Just ordered TTFD and a B complex. Can't wait to feel human again. I remember taking Allimin Ex Plus in japan and feeling absolutely incredible and couldn't think for the life of me what happened. It's only when I connected the dots when someone said TTFD was developed in Japan that it finally dawned on me.

Thx so much for the valuable info

This is me. For years. Pretty much since a young teenager & i’m now in my 60’s. Fatigued. Always tired. No motivation. Lethargic. Can’t tolerate alcohol. Never have restful sleep (when I can sleep). Struggle to lose weight other than VERY low calorie. Digestive issues for years culminating in almost total collapse. Can no longer digest/process animal protein. Did Keto/carnivore for over 8 years but only ever gained weight & it did nothing for my fatigue. Very slow digestion. Diabetic & cannot seem to reverse it regardless of what I try. Parasites I cannot overcome (they contribute to the nervous system stress - my nerves are so sensitive I can feel them constantly, more so at night, which contributes to the insomnia - I want to sleep but they give me no peace). I used to have GERD & a hiatus hernia, years of IBS, palpitations, neuropathy & high blood pressure, but dumping wheat, most sugar & pasteurised dairy managed to calm that down. my body feels very acidic (Lactic Acid). Osteoporosis. Periodontal disease I cannot seem to reverse (the acidity pulling alkaline minerals out of my bones, teeth & gums?). Chronic hair loss. Vision loss. Oh & did I say? Tired. All. The. Time.......

Thiamine deficiency is what made civilization. Grains deplete it, changing the gut flora to make more nervous and hyperfocused (mildly autistic) humans who are afraid to stand out. Conformity. Specialization in the division of labor.

100% this video is true, for years keto made me feel better then how terrible i felt eating carbs. But i truly felt better after starting thiamax or thiamine ttfd.

Thank you very much for this video. My IBD doctors won't listen to me, this is very helpful in my research.

Very informative thanks

Nuked my thiamine for years without understanding how this worked. Coffee, tea, polyphenols, high vitamin A foods, alcohol, sugar. All reducing absorption, using it up, or binding it to aldehydes built up from slow ALDH. Cutting vision A was a huge step to fixing a lot of things but knowledge of thiamine is another game changer.

I started high dosing ( started w 500 mg thiamin hcl BID) and had to quit strict carnivore ( went to carnivoreish, added a serving of fruit each day) because it induced oxalate dumping and tanked my potassium levels. I also upped my potassium, and other electrolytes, and reduced to one B1 serving per day to reduce the oxalate dumping ( and added vit c to reduce oxalate dumping, among other needs) and found some relief. Carnivore alone still left me w POTS and CFS.

20 + years insulin resistance at a lower weight to most diabetics...Many incidences of antibiotics due to undiagnosed hidrodenitis suppurativa inflamation.. many years of 5+ coffees a day, Drink way too much sugary wine when im not sticking to low carb.. alcohol tends to go right through me though. makes me shit water for a day. Active physical job and generally fit for a 40 something year old. . Improved many other things greatly on keto and zero carb diets over the last 3 years.. lost weight levelled bgl, stopped asthma depression etc... still suffering from occasional feet pain and swelling and hand and arm numbness and palps. CAnt lose weight aymore no matter what i do. Always assumed B vit deficiencies were a vegan thing. Starting to feel like I'm text book thiamine def the more i watch your vids.

im considering this from the muscle twitches and weight loss. this was interesting

As a diabetic type 1 for over 20 years now, Benfotiamin 150mg with keto helped me a lot

How about intermittent fasting strategies? Is IF (along with low carb/high fat diet) an effective way to to improve/normalize thiamine status?

Hi Elliot I saw your videos. Since about 1 month, I have reflux, which came like out of nowhere. I could not breath, enormous pain and I sweated like hell.just under the solar plexus. Since then, it comes quite often. To my person and background. I am 62 male and live in Thailand. I do running sbout 3 times a week and also intermediat running. I eat for breakfast mostly oat fruits with greek yoghurt or fat free yoghurt or brown rice with vegetable (mostly green) and chicken,egg, seafood sometimes avocado also fish. No smoking and almost no alcohol. I do/did like my 2 cups of coffee after breakfast . So I thought, I live a healthy life. So when I saw your videos, I thought I could cure my reflux with thiamine. I saw a doctor for that and he treated me for to much acid but I think he should have treated me for not having enough acid in my stomach. Thank you for your advice Regards Herbert

Elliot, do you do telehealth consults with Americans? I somehow missed your info about the crash until this video. I guess I'm trying to navigate my first post treatment crash. I'm hoping the rest of this video gives me an idea on how to get out of this crash.

this hit close to home.

I have just found your channel .... thank you so much for sharing the knowledge. I have had 3 times in my life (now 72 years) when my whole system collapsed. This last one has been the hardest for me and I am so grateful for finding this link to thiamine. Hopefully it will resolve the 2 autoimmune diseases I know I have and put me back on the road to recovery. 🙂 I have the rocks in my stomach sensation which makes turning over very difficult. Lemon water before going to bed helps. I think its a gas build up but it bruises the surrounding tissue.... very uncomfirtable.

Thank You !!!

Hi there. I'm currently taking Thiamine HCL but looking to switch to TTFD. Is there some way to compared equivalent amounts between the two kinds?

Really like the information . Maybe I should take more B complex. Is methylated B something to consider?

Wow, the chart at 18:45. I think that's exactly what happened to me.

This is now one of my top favorite videos on RU-vid! You are a wealth of knowledge. My 78 year old mother has been dealing with beriberi (or NA-WE) from a lifetime of eating white rice. She slipped and fell on some ice over the winter and has not been the same since. She has all of the classic symptoms of B1 deficiency as you talked about. The B-complex isn't cutting it and never knew about TFFD. I will buy a bottle of it today and start her off on 100mg/day along with 400mg magnesium glycinate. Will she also need the other B-vitamins? If yes, which brand and doseage would you recommend for someone with moderate beriberi?

Thank you Elliot you have saved my life. Omg I was living in mold and started drinking alot. Chest pains diareah etc...by a miricle I went to a demi lovato concert and started to heal based on I think the limbic system effect. Im very sick brain fog and gut disboisis mostly eat carnivore low fod maps foods and low oxalate foods. Low purine. No nightshades. Im doing better but how much of B1 should I take?

I did the diet thing but didn`t get better. I just startet on Thiamine and now I am gaining weight. Also waiting for my order on benfothiamine 250 mg to arrive. Looking forward to it.

Wow... I suffer from many of those symptoms so this explains a lot of my past 2yrs journey trying to figure my own health issues out... I have heard great things about carnivore and I know the vegan diet is not a eating plan I want to go back to on my life since I tired it for 6 months with worse results in my health outcome... Looking forward to the carnivore diet with supplementing on many vitamins and minerals... Looking for feed back from people on their health journeys on diets good or bad issues... Thnxs and be well friends

Thank you ❤

I've been drinking increasing amounts of sugary lattes the past few years and noticed I had declining health. I began to cut back because of the caffeine's effect on my sleep and energy levels, but noticed not the same improvement that I had the first time I consumed too much caffeine and reduced to a low intake. Then I got COVID, followed by some type of gastrointestinal infection, then RSV, and then some UTI/STI that I took antibiotics for. Kept getting worse after each event even though I kept improving my lifestyle and diet. Now I realize I was doing and having just about everything wrong (except alcohol abuse) for my thiamin levels, for years, and that COVID probably caused the crash.

That was awesome information, thank you!

If low thiamine can cause high pyruvate or high lactiate? What else helps body process with acetylcholine beside thiamine (reacted everytime tried to raise ACH)

Could a person avoid the 'worsening' of symptoms by cutting back and going slower?

Thank you

Great information! What do you think of nutritional yeast as a food source for Thiamine?

After being told countless times by multiple doctors that I was making my heart problems and dysautonomia symptoms up in my head and/or psyching myself out and bringing symptoms of POTS on(I wasn't even anxious and was told by 2 cardiologists that I was making myself anxious and causing tachycardia) I researched for about a decade never finding a cure for this nonsense. Traditional doctors can be absolutely blinkered and gormless. I found the whole experience bizarre. A grand total of 2 bleeding blood tests were ever done of all the doctors I visited the last decade. The tests were Iron and Thyroid function. Pathetic... I know people without health issues who have way more blood tests than I had, but my expensive doctors didn't issue anything intelligent to get to the bottom of my dysautonomia and fatigue. Bizarre. My uneducated high-school brain could have done better than that that the time... I took matters into my own hands for the next decade and eventually discovered that the dysautonomia I had been experiencing was most likely the cause of low vitamin b1. This dysautonomia was absolutely exhausting and caused me a major setback in life. Every aspect of my life was slipping away. No energy, extreme tachycardia, mood disturbance and general misery. This all from having been a very happy person up to the "crash" as you refer to it. Fast forward to 4 months ago. I finally start supplementing the ineffective HCL B1 form and already this helps. I then do more research and get hold of Sulbutiamine and this works nothing short of a miracle. Energy levels are coming back. Heart problems are waning significantly. Mental fog and mood disturbances are disappearing. I am starting to feel normal again. I never believed this possible... I have very little faith in doctors and quite frankly their work on me had been pathetic and it took me to fix the issue. A shame I wasn't told about b1 an entire decade ago by the expensive doctors and cardiologists I visited... Nothing... I am now ordering Thiamine in the form of Tetrahydrofurfuryl Disulfide or TTFD, as that's where my research has lead after soaking up your amazing work. I can't thank you enough Elliot. It's lucky that I found your videos. I am getting back my quality of life that I had all along before this deficiency. Looking forward to seeing a potential even further boost with TTFD. It's lucky that I have a scientific and research based mind, as I could imagine few other people have the patience and expertise to self-diagnose to the degree I did and it breaks my heart that such people are not getting the help that they need. We need more doctors who know the modern scientific literature and conduct the proper testing, but alas, science and pharmacology is always changing so doctors can often only be so knowledgeable. Still there is no excuse for gormless doctors. Perhaps the use of AI will help diagnosis in more fine resolution in the future where the measly brain of a doctor can't keep up! Pity some have to suffer for so long when the answer is there from the beginning. Thanks for your amazing work Elliot!

Is TTFD same as Allthiamine? Can thiamine defic cause blood to coagulate or be thicker or maybe just effect the endothium health? Sounds like diet, life, stress... effect thiamine and guessing genetics. Thanks Be Well ! TY to all for commenting as helpful for many!

I get severe headaches from B1, but I literally have all those symptoms except I have 5 or 10 extra pounds around.

Love your Videos Elliot, I have had symptoms of Thiamine deficiency for 3 years. (66 yrs old) I watched your video on Oxalates with Sally and went on a low ox diet and felt really good immediately for 3 weeks then the dumping started. The Benfo causes dumping and I cannot take high doses and still function. I'll just try to increase as I get better.

I have all symptoms like Person 2. I TRIED EVERYTHING for almost 9 years...I tried two days ago to add TTD, my bowel movement is already better and today is first day after many years I feel warm!!! Im already about month on low oxalate diet and many symptoms improved. I found that candida, clostridia and stapth aureus can produce thiaminase enzyme that disable thyamine. I added probiotic with some components for killing candida. I still have leaky ears at night, hope this will help! Much love for Eliot and hopefully I will be able to contact you in the future for my main problem Polycistic kidney disease.

For someone who has constipation, what is the best type of magnesium? Is it malate the best option? And what is the optimal dose? Thanks

Where can I find a clinician to guide me through these issues?

Yes eat pork chops very high in B1

Elliot, could you elaborate on why it is that some people that are thiamine deficient respond poorly to B vitamin complexes in general? I've found that high doses of folate (over about 400 mcg L-Methyltetrahydrofolate) seem to consistently lead to a very anxious state of mind along with some nerve pain. For anyone who is curious, my case is incredibly similar to Case 3 in this video. Everything outlined there is almost exactly what I've experienced in the past when my issues were at their peak minus the excessive salivation.

Do you still do consultation via online way? For ppl not in the U. K

Basically, keto etc is great but not enough which I can personally attest to in my iwn experience.

Oh wow. Wow.

How do we get our doctors to treat us with nutritional aids and diet instruction mine even tells me that si of no help but I know better from treating myself

What is the best form of supplementation? I heard somewhere that it has to be in powder form. Something to do with the chemicals used to put in pill form was an issue for some reason. Is this true? Should I buy a standard B complex in the Super market? Prices can range greatly. What's the difference between cheaper ones and more expensive ones? This is could be a video subject. I have noticed times where I feel unusually cold.

really interesting ive suffered from a lot of these symptoms and struggled with my weight I found extremely strict low carb to work well for me. I noticed a lot of the symptoms correlate with issues caused by thyroid , temperature regulation, weight management, chronic fatigue, libido problems etc are the two connected in someway?

I hade same as case 2. I have used tudca, omega 3 codliver oil, all 3sorts of thiamin, riboflavin, nicotin acid mostly lower dose. Magnesium citrate mostly, metyl b6, b9, b12 somedays higher dose, mct oil, kolin, vitamin a, c, d, k2, minerals tried alot. Kito somtimes carnivore helpt to survive for month before starting b1 therapi.

Can someone tell me how much dosage to intake and what b1 form to take. I have gerd, dizziness air hunger sometimes and fatigue also anxiety

How long does B1 stay in the system after the supplement is taken. Is it best at night got oxygen??

I’m always worried about toxicity. Who would I see that could recommend a total overall nutritional supplements that prevents toxicity.?

Can someone tell me when is the best time to take Thiamine? On an empty stomach in the morning or before a meal?

Can I supplement with Thiamine HCL, Magnesium Chloride and D3 for thiamine deficiency? I’m reacting negatively to everything, will the low thiamine dosage still heal me?

Can you cure B1 deficiency with 100 grams of nutritional yeast? It gives you around 30 mg. It's lower than what you recommend, but nutritional yeast is natural and comes in a food form. Maybe it's therefore more effective and you avoid all the side-effects.

Good video. I think timestamps will increase your viewership as not many people have the patience to sit through a 40 min video .