Everything You Need To Know About Vitamin B1!

Today's episode of Dr. Osborne's Zone focuses on Vitamin B1 (thiamine) and its critical role in human health. A deficiency in thiamine can lead to severe health issues, including heart failure, nerve damage, and cognitive decline. Thiamine is essential for converting food into energy and supports various bodily functions, such as eye health, digestion, and muscle contraction.

Despite its importance, thiamine deficiency is prevalent, even in developed countries, often overlooked by healthcare providers. Risk factors include high carbohydrate diets, alcohol consumption, and certain medications, particularly among diabetics.

We will touch on the need for awareness and testing for thiamine deficiency, as it can mimic other medical conditions. We'll also look at how a balanced diet rich in whole foods is helpful to maintain adequate thiamine levels. Finally, we'll take a look at some recommendations for supplementation!

Make sure to join me at 6 PM Central on Tuesday for this crash course on Vitamin B1!

Supplements mentioned in this video:

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Vitamin B1: The Essential Nutrient
00:07:20 - The Role of Vitamin B1 in the Body
00:14:38 - The Impact of High Carbohydrate Diets on Thiamin Status
00:21:56 - Factors Contributing to Thiamine Deficiency
00:29:22 - Drug-Induced Nutritional Deficiencies
00:36:37 - Metformin and Vitamin Deficiencies
00:43:55 - The Consequences of Nerve Damage
00:51:01 - The Redistribution of Vitamin B1
00:58:02 - The Importance of Supplementing with Vitamin B1
01:04:49 - Outro

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[gentleoldmoviefan]

at 51:34 he starts to talk about Testing (for Thiamine deficiency), and then at 54:28 he starts to talk about his favorite Test. Then shortly after 59:32, he starts to talk about the best Vitamin B1 supplements to take. Including dosing (dosage recommended). Lots of good basics about Thiamine (Vit. B1) are covered in this video. Many useful specifics, also, such as common foods, substances, drugs, etc. which impair optimal utilization of Thiamine, even if we are otherwise getting good amounts of it through diet and supplementation.

Overall, an excellent video! Thanks for creating it, and sharing it, Dr. Osborne.

[gerieveen]

I am learning something new every video dr Peter Osbourne makes, he dives much deeper into medical topics then many others on YT

[lmwlmw]

Yeahp, 63 yy here, and no meds whatsoever Another great class Doctor...!!!

[zuzanahamzaoglu]

Fantastic lesson Dr. Osborne! Extremely well prepared and executed. So grateful for your hard work and generosity delivering vital information to all of us. Thank you.

[Cozumel]

Because of Dr. Osborne's care and concern for our health, I have been able to gradually wean myself off of Pregabalin, Sertraline, and a prescription nsaid. I have been taking better natural nutrition such as b vitamins etc. and I feel so much better. Thank you Dr. Osborne.

[lisadehner]

The value of this info that you expain so very well is extreemly high.Your thoroughness and application are so helpful! Thank you many times over.

[clivewells]

I saw a lady doctor who was using supplements to make sure people had good sleep so their bodies could repair themselves properly. A side effect of this healing was that their vitamin B1 levels would drop so they took supplements which would work for a good time and then their old symptoms returned and B1 levels had dropped again. She realised that the body had stores of vitamin B1 that were eaten up with the supplements during the night so she had to raise the supplemental levels again and this restored homeostasis. Vitamin D is also essential for repair and regeneration, and to initiate the sleep paralysis that precedes deep healing, just like turning the engine off before working on your car.

[willbedone]

After chemo I developed neuropathy in hands and feet, none of the Doctors mentioned B1 as a treatment, happy to hear of a potential cure for damaged nerves by using Benitfotamine. Thanks

[michellemybelle]

Benfotiamine has almost completely reversed small fiber neuropathy for me! Miraculous

[dawnhabeck]

We are blessed that you spend your time on

[maschoff]

Thiamine occurs under active and passive conditions.

If you are low folate and B12, you will not uptake thiamine levels from food which will be less than 500 mg.

You will need to high dose thiamine to enable passive transport which is concentration dependent. You will need at least 500 mg.

[ahart]

I appreciate very much the science that Dr. Osborne cites in his videos, he is a great teacher. So nice to have a practicing physician passionate about educating to facilitate informed choices.
It has been going on for far too long that people are not informed with good solid information but instead have been misled by so many entities whose motivation is the dollar and not helping others to heal and/or to maintain optimal health…which is literally in the oath they take when they become a physician.
Anyhow! Thank you Dr. Osborne🙏🏼

[MontikaStilwell]

Great lecture! Good review for me. Also, some other points for new learning, such as metformin can block the protein that encodes thiamine transport gene . Thiamine and acetylcholine is also another good learning point Thank you!!! . I have read one of the clinical research papers on vitamin B1 and it says there is no toxicity even in the dose that is as high as 500 mg in the subjects of study. This was the dose used on the subjects who had overt signs and symptoms of deficiency. I work in a hospital and I can say that it is not a common practice for medicine to measure nutrient levels and when a physician who think about it and put his or her order in, it would take a long time for the level to come back ... sometimes one to two weeks! I have seen transketolase measured once in my 29 years. For people who are interested in and do not have access to intracellular nutrient testing, and since there is no toxicity, and if you have 'signs and symptoms', do not wait for your doctor to tell you to take it, you can try it yourself.

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[Bear-lxbk]

As usual excellent information for us. You are awesome Dr. O

[rlrett]

There are Thiamine producing bacteria and Thiamine consuming bacteria in our gut, out of balance means deficiency!

[THE-VVATCHER]

I gave up cigarettes, alcohol, HFCS, sugar, processed foods, TV and social media.
I cannot go without my burdock/chamomile tea with stevia extract.

[AndSoItGoes]

Thank you! VERY informative and useful!! The time you put into this video is priceless to many people.

[sheilaa]

Thank you Dr. Osborne! this is so eye opening, I am so grateful for this teaching, and is so helpful for my loved ones and myself and others to share it with, GOD bless you!!❤️

[pawsclaws]

Thank you Dr Osborne you show has really helped me ❤