javelic1000
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Brain fog suddenly appeared February 2023 and I have not been able to get rid of it 9 months later.
About the health issue:
1. I experimented with fasting/low-carb in the months before I got sick, so I suspect this contributed to this health issue: lower metabolism, high cortisol. I had no serious health issues before.
2. The tendency has been: I feel like I am getting better and better, but then I relapse. Alcohol always makes it worse. I do not drink anymore.
3. Main symptoms: brain fog, mucus, red eyelids, no libido
4. When I fast, I get a very satisfying relief from symptoms, but symptoms reappear when I break my fast.
So, in my eyes this issue resembles what many people refers to as candida/yeast-overgrowth. I have experimented with low-carb/candida-diet, but it does not seem to do much. So I do not think that the carbs is the issue per se. I talked to a naturopath and he thought I had parasites, yeast overgrowth as well as liver problems. He also believes I am allergic to dairy and wheat/gluten. I avoid both now. Other than that I do not really know what I should eat.
In the past week I started supplementing with thiamine (b1) and I had a very positive effect. Thiamine-supplementation has had a very strong and immediate effect compared to other measures the last 9 months. I take 300mg 3-5x a day together with magnesium and I am going to continue doing that. I believe I have been b1-deficient and I think sorting that out would really help. I think I am going to avoid coffee and sugar, since that seems to be contraindicated to b1-deficiency. @charlie & @haidut
Other than thiamine and magnesium, I take d3 (5000 IU) and also a green powder as a multivitamin. The green powder has probiotics. I have other supplements, but I want to be careful. For example I did zinc and k2mk7, but later learned they should probably be avoided when having yeast-issues. I am familiar to some of @Travis theory on fungal infections. I therefore experimented with potassium iodide 130mg. I stopped doing that, because I felt it was somewhat risky, but might do it again if any of you recommend.
My goal is to be healthy for Christmas. Do any of you have recommendations to try to speed up recovery? It would be greatly appreciated.
About the health issue:
1. I experimented with fasting/low-carb in the months before I got sick, so I suspect this contributed to this health issue: lower metabolism, high cortisol. I had no serious health issues before.
2. The tendency has been: I feel like I am getting better and better, but then I relapse. Alcohol always makes it worse. I do not drink anymore.
3. Main symptoms: brain fog, mucus, red eyelids, no libido
4. When I fast, I get a very satisfying relief from symptoms, but symptoms reappear when I break my fast.
So, in my eyes this issue resembles what many people refers to as candida/yeast-overgrowth. I have experimented with low-carb/candida-diet, but it does not seem to do much. So I do not think that the carbs is the issue per se. I talked to a naturopath and he thought I had parasites, yeast overgrowth as well as liver problems. He also believes I am allergic to dairy and wheat/gluten. I avoid both now. Other than that I do not really know what I should eat.
In the past week I started supplementing with thiamine (b1) and I had a very positive effect. Thiamine-supplementation has had a very strong and immediate effect compared to other measures the last 9 months. I take 300mg 3-5x a day together with magnesium and I am going to continue doing that. I believe I have been b1-deficient and I think sorting that out would really help. I think I am going to avoid coffee and sugar, since that seems to be contraindicated to b1-deficiency. @charlie & @haidut
Other than thiamine and magnesium, I take d3 (5000 IU) and also a green powder as a multivitamin. The green powder has probiotics. I have other supplements, but I want to be careful. For example I did zinc and k2mk7, but later learned they should probably be avoided when having yeast-issues. I am familiar to some of @Travis theory on fungal infections. I therefore experimented with potassium iodide 130mg. I stopped doing that, because I felt it was somewhat risky, but might do it again if any of you recommend.
My goal is to be healthy for Christmas. Do any of you have recommendations to try to speed up recovery? It would be greatly appreciated.
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