mostlylurking
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I agree with you. I have been high dosing thiamine hcl (1gram, 2Xday) for a little over 2 years. I follow Ray Peat's advice about diet; I consume a quart of OJ plus maybe a quart & a half of milk daily. Peat was not a big fan of consuming a lot of sugar as some on this forum think, but OJ and milk are important good for you foods and have more in them than just sugar. Peat was not a fan of starches, except for well cooked white potatoes which have some protein content.This is the one thing that contradicts Dr Lonsdale's work - he says to supplement B1 AND eat low carb. If B1 is "used up" by carbs, I can't see the harm in eating carbs if you are eating sufficient B1. As you say, without carbs it could just cause a stress response.