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Magnesium is the big obstacle tonB1 absorption right?
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I jusr run accross these 2 studies again after a long time and thought they could be related with your issuesFor a long time I have taken 50 mg allithiamine daily.
Magnesium is the big obstacle tonB1 absorption right?
I jusr run accross these 2 studies again after a long time and thought they could be related with your issues
The effects of copper status on thiamine metabolism in sheep fed a high sulfur diet
Manganese and Vitamin B1 (thisone is an abstract, but if you google it a number of full studies show up)
I am intrigued by what could be triggering shingles. @Violeta also had it upon taking K2-MK4.So I don't think this latest issue is mineral related; it seems that I have just run up a huge B1 deficit.
Do you mean that it is an energy dependent process and magnesium is required for ATP production, or did you have some other role for magnesium in mind?
I think thiamine is absorbed by both active transport (at lower concentrations) and passive diffusion (higher concentrations).
I am intrigued by what could be triggering shingles.
You said you have been needing lots of Biotin, so I think adequate amounts of Lys would be needed to match that.
I can't take B1 because it keeps my cortisol high + activates a nasty cough if I try it for too long.Me too. I thought my immune system was hypervigilant (I'm in the group that never gets colds, flu etc) so what allowed the virus to reactivate?
Yes, I get instant side-effects of low arginine by taking as little as 10mg of Lysine (vasoconstriction). Perhaps I should up my B2 in order to tolerate more of it, but I don't want to get caught in a snowball again.I've always been reluctant to supplement individual amino acids for fear of creating imbalances.
Alice
What /how much aminos do you take?
This may not be relevant for your case, but… Mercury toxic people often find they don't get colds or flu. Not because their immune system is hypervigilant, but because it's suppressed by the mercury. They actually catch the cold, but they don't have a normal protective reaction to the viral infection. I haven't heard of any connections with shingles, though. Maybe a shingles infection doesn't require your body to respond the way it would for a cold?Me too. I thought my immune system was hypervigilant (I'm in the group that never gets colds, flu etc) so what allowed the virus to reactivate?
I'm guessing that B12 and not folate is the main B-vitamin issue here, so I'm not sure our experience is much help.
This may not be relevant for your case, but… Mercury toxic people often find they don't get colds or flu.
The same and more could be said about Freddd's theories and protocols. I respect Freddd's system-analysis skills and his personal results, but Cutler has specialized PhD-level understanding of the chemistry and physiology and literally thousands of success stories. I respect that too.I am sceptical about the claims made for mercury toxicity. Cutler tells an interesting story but it is a bit self-fulfilling and there's little independent verification.
The same and more could be said about Freddd's theories and protocols. I respect Freddd's system-analysis skills and his personal results, but Cutler has specialized PhD-level understanding of the chemistry and physiology and literally thousands of success stories. I respect that too.
I am still experimenting with how much to add but I suspect that like boron, B2 and biotin, for me, there is an almost bottomless well to fill.