I recently ran across Dr. Derrick Lonsdale and you can read a bit about him in this thread:
Solved? - IBS, SIBO, GERD, LPR, Colitis, Constipation, Celiac, Brain Fog
If you want to read his blog posts you can do so here:
Derrick Lonsdale, MD
I am going to use this thread to post random quotes by him. He figured out that energy breakdown was what lead to degenerative disease and the nutrient deficiencies are a big part of this. Maybe he did not get as big a picture painted as Ray Peat did. Nevertheless, I am quite impressed with his knowledge as he seems to be on the same path of a lot of us here. Restoration of energy.
These are just random quotes, there is no method to posting them other then grabbing them as I scan through his writings.
Solved? - IBS, SIBO, GERD, LPR, Colitis, Constipation, Celiac, Brain Fog
If you want to read his blog posts you can do so here:
Derrick Lonsdale, MD
I am going to use this thread to post random quotes by him. He figured out that energy breakdown was what lead to degenerative disease and the nutrient deficiencies are a big part of this. Maybe he did not get as big a picture painted as Ray Peat did. Nevertheless, I am quite impressed with his knowledge as he seems to be on the same path of a lot of us here. Restoration of energy.
These are just random quotes, there is no method to posting them other then grabbing them as I scan through his writings.
SourceUnfortunately a highly repetitive story and absolutely typical of an acquired mitochondrial failure. There are many clues but it is fascinating for me to read that the start was a typical example of gastrointestinal beriberi, later to affect the nervous system. Thiamine deficiency means anything less than the full biological requirement. It can be so slight that the symptoms are ignored or misdiagnosed. However, a relatively mild injury or an infection demands an energy dependent adaptive response and can precipitate clinical thiamine deficiency. The ensuing symptomology is usually attributed solely to the injury or infection, whereas it might be a combination of the two. POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) is now known to be an energy deficiency disease and at least some cases have been published as thiamine deficient. Note the diet here that was so innocently ingested. He was quite right: he already had thiamine deficiency when he took Flagyl. It seems that medical ignorance of this common state might even be a threat to our culture and in one of my books, I compared it with chronic lead poisoning that was partly to blame for the collapse of the ancient Roman empire. This sounds like overdrive but lead leached out of the lead glazed jars in which the ruling classes kept their wine. The lead made the wine very sweet and encouraged their bachanalian feasts. Lead poisoning was well known to them but they didn’t know why! Today there is insufficient awareness of how common thiamine deficiency is and don’t forget the magnesium. I think that a high degree of emotional sensitivity can result from their combined deficit, possibly precipitating violence on top of a perceived injustice and possibly providing an explanation for the epidemic of shootings that have decorated American culture for too long. Are we all half asleep?
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