A couple of things, when 99% of physicians check thiamine, they check blood levels. That is irrelevant when it comes to thiamine. It works intracellularly. It is common to have normal levels but be...
Most people with tick borne infections have thiamine deficiencies....
Makes me wonder if the luteolin is the reason I have a IgG reaction when I eat bell peppers....
I remember reading about gastroparesis being caused by deficiencies of thiamine. The dosage needed to correct it was much higher than the usual dosages. Elliot Overton has some good information on it....
Astro, in the world of medicine, we'd give you about 40,000 units of Lipase with each meal. It could be as simple as that, but it rarely is....
Our biological pathways are about 99.997% efficient. Once we have Lyme disease, nutrient depletion, hypoxia, epigenetic shifts, and toxins/metals block various pathways and make our body about 99.7%...
SARS-Cov2, like many pathogens we face, greatly reduces our ability to recycle ascorbic acid. As the ascorbic acid levels drop, so does our ability to perform redox reactions. This greatly increases...
SARS-Cov2 has been found in the epithelial cells of the colon many months after patients have no symptoms. It is still there, the people just don't have enough immune response to clear it. Long COVID...
I read a study the other day that showed that hypothyroidism can be a physical manipulation of our body to slow the growth of the malaria parasite. If it will do it for malaria, it can do it for...
I think they would be similar. They have different shades, one for daytime and one for night. The ones I use are the yellow lenses for daytime use....
I've tried a lot of different things over the years to improve my 5 hours of sleep per night. Several things have helped but after a short time, I seem to fall back to the 5 hours. I have finally...
I find things from time to time that just make me think about the journey we face as Lyme patients. In my study of isoprenes, ie isoprenoids, I saw that terpenes have isoprenoids in their chemical...
See Swim15's post above. The goal isn't to eliminate them all, it is to feel better. You have more pathogens than just bartonella and they are more of a problem IMO....
Sorry to hear you are having issues. I've just started looking into LLPS. That stands for Liquid Liquid Phase Separation. It's basically studying the physics and intracellular dynamics of what...
I would think Vitamin B-6 would be part of that as well....
Ever since I used to have migraines, I've been interested in them. If you want to shoot me an email, I'd love to hear specifics. There are so many things that can cause them, it's often difficult to...
The FDA-approved prescribing information says to take ivermectin on an empty stomach, and this long predates the use of ivermectin for covid. I assumed that this is because it is used to treat...
If you Google how Ivermectin is to be taken, every link on the first page tells you to take it on an empty stomach away from food. The literature specifically states "ivermectin following a high-fat...
Here is something to think about Astro. I was in a similar situation with eating meat when I got Lyme/MSIDS. It caused me all kinds of issues. I can now eat meat although I do have a mild IgG...
Yes, IgE is an immediate food hypersensitivity. IgG are more of a memory antibody. Foods produce both but my concern for COVID is IgG. My wife, who is not sick, had 29 foods out of 99 that caused in...
Liver toxicity is a possibility, but its chance of doing that is extremely low. I've seen Ivermectin help multiple people and when combined with the multitude of studies, I lean towards its...
There are currently 30 randomized controlled trials using Ivermectin showing a 74% improvement when used in early treatment. There are 61 total trials in 23,285 patients. It's current effectiveness...
Things to do to reduce chances of getting COVID and/or reduce symptoms 1. Sit closer to an open window or door. Sit as far from people as possible. The bigger the room, the better. 2. Eat some seeds,...
Lipophilicity plays more or a role than size. That is why eating fatty meals increases absorption of meds like atovaquone, ivermectin, etc. They are large molecules and need the chemical reaction...
I've seen several people that had adenocarcinomas of their pituitary. A contrast MRI of it would show if it were the cause. There's about a 5% chance it runs in the family. I've seen that too....
Don't eat. Eating is my #1 problem with the constant influx of bacteria into the bloodstream. They don't survive in the bloodstream, they survive in my joints. Twenty four hour fasts have been very...
Interesting theory. I have noticed that since I eliminated bartonella, I am herxing a lot more from Lyme. I've actually reduced how much antibiotics I am taking because I was herxing so...
Part of the problem when dealing with multiple pathogens is that they have a synergistic effect on each other. While they help each other survive, they decrease our ability to fight them through...
Have they checked your intrathecal pressure?...
How old are you? What part of your head hurts, is it a throbbing, dull, or stabbing pain? Male or female?...
Copper is a substrate to many reactions so its unavailability could be contributing to neuropathy. The reason it is often low is because blood borne pathogens cause the liver to release copper to aid...
What percentage of your diet are carbohydrates? Usually yeasts and molds are supported through diet and/or they are reintroduced frequently from environmental exposure....
I've tried a lot of different things over the years to improve my sleep with some success, but most were short lived. The latest attempt to improve my health was with TrueDark glasses and it wasn't...
If you aren't making neurotransmitters, you need to focus on the ingredients required to make them. The two most important amino acids are tryptophan and tyrosine. Make sure you have adequate...
Everyday for the last few weeks, I've eaten with a specific purpose. I've done 16, 18, and 24 hour fasts. Ever since I ate "normal" at Easter, I've had ringing in my ears. What helps the most is to...
I have Babesiosis and sleep 5 hours every night. If I want to sleep more, I can but it takes quite an effort. Lithium orotate 10mg is required and a dose of copper is often needed. Not eating certain...
I added one. When they read it, they will be thinking "Who in the **** is this guy?" LOL...
This! Another major hurdle is Tryptophan levels. The bacteria that make the Thiamine also make Niacin and when those bacteria aren't in adequate supply, we have a reduction in Niacin. When Niacin is...
What I've seen showed the dose of 1600mg had much better results. Why 100mg made that much difference I do not know but they were specific that it had to be 1600mg. They are using it now for...
Most of us on this forum have the MTR and MTRR heterozygous mutations. They are often indicative of pathogenic influence. IMO, NAD+ alterations from elevated oxidative stress are what lead to these....
I come back when I feel like going down another rabbit hole to learn something new. I have a lot of irons in the fire these days so I don't research as much as I used to. It is very tiring for me to...
The first phase of digestion may be an issue or it could be intestinal. You could be not chewing food adequately from an increased pace of lifestyle or you could be low on stomach acid. Either one...
I spent almost an hour looking at many dozens of articles to answer your questions and I just can't give you a good answer. I just don't know. Babesiosis, like malaria, are caused by pathogens that...
Babesia has a higher rate of resistance and pulsing can lower that. One thing to consider when talking about antibiotics is their Volume of Distribution. Our cells are made of varying degrees of fats...
It is one of the many things many of us are deficient of. It helps increase bacterial and viral turnover and for me, it increases the number of times I urinate per day. IMO, it alters GI flora. It's...
Basically, swelling is caused by two things, cardiac insufficiency or renal insufficiency....
If I were in your situation, in addition to your treatment, I would take 300mg of Vitamin B1 (thiamine) daily for 2 days, then increase to 500mg for 2 days, then 700 for 2 days, and continue to...
Try to think about your diet as a modification to your microbiome. What you eat directly affects what bacteria/pathogens you have in your GI tract. Eating one way shifts your percentages of species...
I just find it really interesting that the meds used to treat bartonella also kill a lot of other pathogens. It would be extremely difficult for me to say their benefit comes from reducing bartonella...
Correct. Leads to lower Vitamin K2 levels as well which is important for those connective tissues....