Due to necessity, I had to figure out what in the world is causing the SIBO, GERD and LPR epidemic happening here on this very forum and around the world. So I started digging and putting pieces of the puzzle together. And what started to become very clear was the gut issues were related to the brain, and I was starting to see that vitamin deficiencies was the likely cause. These deficiencies are B vitamins along with their cofactors, more specifically vitamin B1 and B3. However, as the saying goes, B vitamins run in a constellation so they all need to be in check.
The diseases of Pellagra(B3 deficiency) and Beriberi(B1 deficiency) are said to have been wiped out via fortification of foods. I disagree. Instead, what I think is that we have widespread Beriberi and Pellagra, or simply put, vitamin deficiencies that is causing the gut issues along with all the many other issues that come along with it.
So as I put my hypothesis together, I start finding others who had the same conclusion as I did, we are basically suffering from high calorie malnutrition. One said person who I found is Dr. Derrick Lonsdale who is a pretty smart fella. He is well up on the research behind Thiamine, how it works etc. He has found a lot of the same things that @haidut has found out about Thiamine. In his practice he was finding that many people were indeed deficient of Thiamine and also that Thiamine could be used as a drug per say, to help many things. He himself figured out that disease and illness is from an energy breakdown, all the same things we are saying here on the forum. He is a pretty smart dude, and has a lot of good info. Of course he does not have it all right, as do neither you nor I, but I am pretty impressed with his knowledge nonetheless.
Some key take aways from Dr. Lonsdale I have gotten so far:
-Thiamine blood tests are not reliable, it does not show how much Thiamine in the cell. Bam! Hello!
-For some people the transport mechanism is broken that moves Thiamine into the cell, for these people Thiamine HCL is not gonna work so well. For these people Allithiamine and Lipothiamine will work better due to them not needing the transport mechanism. So it would not matter how much Thiamine you are taking in via diet, if your transport mechanism is broken.
-It is possible to feel worse if you start taking Thiamine and are very deficient of it. This is known as a "refeeding effect".
-He always insists of taking magnesium with Thiamine.
-It can take a while for the systems to come back online, the enzymes and what have nots. It can take time to overcome this deficiency.
-B1 deficiency very easily messes with the nervous system and brain via Dysautonomia. Boom! There is your gut issues starting to come online.
Here is the blog he writes at:
Derrick Lonsdale, MD
So basically this all comes down to an energy issue. And it does not matter how high your thyroid is if you are not meeting the nutrient requirements or how little PUFA you got, if you do not have the basic elements to generate and utilize ATP. Things are not gonna work well, you brain is not gonna fire off right, your gut is not gonna communicate with the brain as it should so things are gonna get #rekt down there, energy for life is gonna start waxing and waning, hair is gonna start falling out and greying, your gonna get old real fast!
Could all the gut issues, constipation, pale poo, ulcerative colitis where you poop blood and your intestines are ripping apart be a simple vitamin deficiency? I think so...
Check out this thread on where I put the pieces together of constipation:
SIBO, Gut Motility, Constipation. What Is Really Going On? I Will Tell You
Look what @Scenes said in the thread about constipation and B1:
Check out this thread where I nailed down vitamin B3 deficiency as the potential cause of many digestive issues:
SIBO, GERD, LPR, IBS, & Colitis Could Be Vitamin B3 Deficiency - "Niacin Treats Digestive Problems"
And this one where B3 aka Niacin wipes out Ulcerative Colitis! On this very forum @Gorrilahead puts his Ulcerative Colitis in "remission" with Niacin.
Niacin Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis
Or this one where the long forgotten Pellagra is now being called Celiac Disease and due to this reclassification has people chasing unicorns:
The Case Of Mistaken Identity: How Pellagra Now Thought To Be Rare Became Known As Celiac Disease
And what do a lot of the people who have these gut issues complain of, brain fog! Aka, dementia! Well looky what we have here:
Dementia Or Pellagra? Niacin Deficiency In The 21st Century
So, why do a lot of Peaters Peater out on a Peat diet? Try saying that fast while deficient of B3.
I am thinking it's due to B deficiencies. Things start off good, start seeing great results. However, the weight starts piling on, its not fat, its mostly water weight aka Edema! Guess what is connected to obesity and edema, boom, you got it, Thiamine. The skin issues(Pellegra B3) start to raise their ugly head when pushing up hard on the metabolism. And what else? Sugar. Empty calories like Dr. Lonsdale likes to say(the Dr. is all about the fruit so don't think he is not understanding about needing carbs, good try though! ). Sugar(emtpy calorie table sugar) is scientifically proven to worsen B1 deficiency. And guess what else possibly interferes with the B vitamins, coffee. Plus, we start eating "clean" and move away from the unfortified foods. So, then we start pushing our metabolism up hard, calling for even more nutrients, on top of modern day stressors which burn up even more of the B's and what do you got? The perfect storm for Beriberi and Pellagra hell. Or as I would rather say, a simple vitamin deficiency.
The diseases of Pellagra(B3 deficiency) and Beriberi(B1 deficiency) are said to have been wiped out via fortification of foods. I disagree. Instead, what I think is that we have widespread Beriberi and Pellagra, or simply put, vitamin deficiencies that is causing the gut issues along with all the many other issues that come along with it.
So as I put my hypothesis together, I start finding others who had the same conclusion as I did, we are basically suffering from high calorie malnutrition. One said person who I found is Dr. Derrick Lonsdale who is a pretty smart fella. He is well up on the research behind Thiamine, how it works etc. He has found a lot of the same things that @haidut has found out about Thiamine. In his practice he was finding that many people were indeed deficient of Thiamine and also that Thiamine could be used as a drug per say, to help many things. He himself figured out that disease and illness is from an energy breakdown, all the same things we are saying here on the forum. He is a pretty smart dude, and has a lot of good info. Of course he does not have it all right, as do neither you nor I, but I am pretty impressed with his knowledge nonetheless.
Some key take aways from Dr. Lonsdale I have gotten so far:
-Thiamine blood tests are not reliable, it does not show how much Thiamine in the cell. Bam! Hello!
-For some people the transport mechanism is broken that moves Thiamine into the cell, for these people Thiamine HCL is not gonna work so well. For these people Allithiamine and Lipothiamine will work better due to them not needing the transport mechanism. So it would not matter how much Thiamine you are taking in via diet, if your transport mechanism is broken.
-It is possible to feel worse if you start taking Thiamine and are very deficient of it. This is known as a "refeeding effect".
-He always insists of taking magnesium with Thiamine.
-It can take a while for the systems to come back online, the enzymes and what have nots. It can take time to overcome this deficiency.
-B1 deficiency very easily messes with the nervous system and brain via Dysautonomia. Boom! There is your gut issues starting to come online.
Here is the blog he writes at:
Derrick Lonsdale, MD
So basically this all comes down to an energy issue. And it does not matter how high your thyroid is if you are not meeting the nutrient requirements or how little PUFA you got, if you do not have the basic elements to generate and utilize ATP. Things are not gonna work well, you brain is not gonna fire off right, your gut is not gonna communicate with the brain as it should so things are gonna get #rekt down there, energy for life is gonna start waxing and waning, hair is gonna start falling out and greying, your gonna get old real fast!
Could all the gut issues, constipation, pale poo, ulcerative colitis where you poop blood and your intestines are ripping apart be a simple vitamin deficiency? I think so...
Check out this thread on where I put the pieces together of constipation:
SIBO, Gut Motility, Constipation. What Is Really Going On? I Will Tell You
Look what @Scenes said in the thread about constipation and B1:
ATP brother, ATP. Bam!
Check out this thread where I nailed down vitamin B3 deficiency as the potential cause of many digestive issues:
SIBO, GERD, LPR, IBS, & Colitis Could Be Vitamin B3 Deficiency - "Niacin Treats Digestive Problems"
And this one where B3 aka Niacin wipes out Ulcerative Colitis! On this very forum @Gorrilahead puts his Ulcerative Colitis in "remission" with Niacin.
Niacin Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis
Or this one where the long forgotten Pellagra is now being called Celiac Disease and due to this reclassification has people chasing unicorns:
The Case Of Mistaken Identity: How Pellagra Now Thought To Be Rare Became Known As Celiac Disease
And what do a lot of the people who have these gut issues complain of, brain fog! Aka, dementia! Well looky what we have here:
Dementia Or Pellagra? Niacin Deficiency In The 21st Century
So, why do a lot of Peaters Peater out on a Peat diet? Try saying that fast while deficient of B3.
I am thinking it's due to B deficiencies. Things start off good, start seeing great results. However, the weight starts piling on, its not fat, its mostly water weight aka Edema! Guess what is connected to obesity and edema, boom, you got it, Thiamine. The skin issues(Pellegra B3) start to raise their ugly head when pushing up hard on the metabolism. And what else? Sugar. Empty calories like Dr. Lonsdale likes to say(the Dr. is all about the fruit so don't think he is not understanding about needing carbs, good try though! ). Sugar(emtpy calorie table sugar) is scientifically proven to worsen B1 deficiency. And guess what else possibly interferes with the B vitamins, coffee. Plus, we start eating "clean" and move away from the unfortified foods. So, then we start pushing our metabolism up hard, calling for even more nutrients, on top of modern day stressors which burn up even more of the B's and what do you got? The perfect storm for Beriberi and Pellagra hell. Or as I would rather say, a simple vitamin deficiency.
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