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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency: The "Great Imitator" of Other Illnesses

https://youtu.be/rjVXFqiPDwE

In this video, Dr. Berg talks about vitamin B deficiency. Transketolase is the enzyme for the vitamin B deficiency test. Enzymes are the things that do the work in the body and B1 is involved in five different enzymes. Vitamin B1 deficiency is called beriberi and is known as a great mimicker of disease. He also talks about several reasons why you become deficient in B1.

B1 functions:
• Making energy
• Protection of cells and mitochondria against oxidation or free radicals
• Protects the cell against glycation
• Protects against amyloid plaquing in the brain (Alzheimer's disease)

• Helps prevent the damage or at least the complications or the symptoms of high sugar

Cardiovascular/Respiratory system symptoms
• Enlarged heart
• Increased pulse rate
• Edema (lower ankles)
• Difficulty breathing
• Microvascular damage

Digestion
• Full sensation stomach
• Constipation
• Gastroparesis – A condition where the digestive system is very sluggish
• GERD
• Low hydrochloric acid

Nervous system
• Neuritis
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Vertigo

Autonomic nervous system
• Lack of tears
• Excess sweat
• No sweat
• Anxiety
• Nervous tension
• Brain fog
• Exercise intolerance
• Insomnia
• POTS – A condition where your ability to adapt to gravity and positional change is completely ruined
• Sleep apnea

Other
• Panic attack
• Nightmare
• Lack of stamina
• Buildup of lactic acid
• Recurrent ear infection
• Rids excess estradiol
• Lowers ROS – Free radical oxidation particles developed by the cells
• Prevents toxemia
• Beta cells
• Stress – Highly irritable, edgy, low tolerance to stress
• SIDS – Sudden infant death syndrome

Causes of B1 deficiency
• Refined sugar
• Carbs – the more carbs you consume, the more B1 you need to metabolize those carbs
• White rice
• Alcohol
• Heat
• Aging
• Diabetes
• Polyphenols (coffee, tea, wine)
• Gastric bypass
• Sulfites
• Raw fish
• Liver damage
• Antiacids
• Antibiotics
• Caffeine
• Low stomach acid
• Vaccinations

Food sources:
• Liver
• Yeast
• Pork
• Eggs
• Fish
• Sunflower seeds
• Rice hulls
• Squash
• Asparagus
• Seafood

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