Did you guys ever got your Zonulin measured?
maybe that’s the problem
I dont think i have, haven't done any blood work for quit some time now.
All i know is with my health decline i not only started to have low copper levels but also lowish vitamin d levels.
Vitamin D Supplementation didn't work out for me all to well tho.
In my case it is a gut issue. More and more i am sure of it, the changes i can make by doing stuff in that regards goes beyond "mental stress".
Charlie reported in one of his thiamin thread that supplemental thiamin (vit b1) raised vitamin b12 and vitamin d levels without actually supplementing thoose. Which indicates a underlying gut issue.
Sergey made a interesting post in one of the thiamin studie posts:
Quite likely fungi and/or some bacterial species. When grain feeding induces ruminal acidosis in cows thiamine content in their ruminal fluid drops to almost zero. It wipes out thiamine dependant flora and, it seems, thiamine producing flora too.
While methanogenic archaea and fungi thrive.
When thiamine is supplemented normal fermentation pattern and flora profile is restored, and methane output drops.
It seems that overconsumption of starch drives growth of archaea which are quite efficient in displacing many “good” species. And being very resistant to most antimicrobials, they can stay unaffected by antibiotics etc.
They are however susceptible to attacks from
L. Reureri, especially when carbs and polysaccharides are limited.
Almost forgot, omega-3 pufa seem to kill methanogenic archaea too.
Have you guys tried Thiamin as TTFD and or Nicotinamide for the gut issues? B-Complexes sorta kinda randomly helped me, but raw colostrum realy makes my digestive tract significantly better, bone broth is very soothing and increases wellbeing.
Maybe it’s „simply“ a stress thing? Are you guys stressed? Overthinking all the time ?
I am.
Or maybe other nutrients are missing and this causes an imbalance? Like boron, selenium , chromium or molybdenum ?
maybe all trace minerals need to be taken / eaten in balance?
Yeah i guess everyone with chronic health issues has this issue probably. Some more, some less. Defenietly recommend stretches and meditations or calm walks in nature. But it is not the only variable. I'd recommend working on all thoose fronts, try stuff out and see both dietary, lifesyle wise and mentally what seems to work for yourself and stay with it.