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Refeeding Syndrome

When people have had a prolonged deficiency in energy metabolism, sometimes for years, their symptoms are frequently not recognized for what they

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Notes on Neuropathic Pain in Adenomyosis and Endometriosis

Every now again, I stumble upon research that upends my thinking about a particular topic. Over the last few months there have

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The Devastating Consequences of Minoxidil for Hair Loss

I began taking Minoxidil for stress-related hair loss associated with a tethered spinal cord (for which I had surgery), and the exhaustion

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Finasteride, SIBO, and Metabolic Disruption

I am 26 years old and living in Switzerland. I work in marketing. I currently weigh only 62kg (136lbs) even though I

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Thiamine Testing in Clinical Practice

In Thiamine Deficiency in Modern Medical Practice and Threats to Thiamine Sufficiency in the 21st Century, I introduced the concept that thiamine

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A Life of Low Thiamine Leading to Wernicke’s Encephalopathy

I am a 40 year old male with recently diagnosed, but chronic, severe thiamine deficiency (plasma thiamine <6 nmol/L September 2025) –

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Mitochondrial Capacity and Thiamine: Notes from a Presentation

Mid December, I gave a talk on mitochondrial capacity and thiamine’s role therein (included below). My argument was that mitochondrial capacity e.g.

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Fast Food, Money, and Metabolic Disease: An American Trifecta

So many of the disease processes that plague modern patients involve interactions between the host and his/her environment. Diet, lifestyle, pharmaceutical and

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A Good Death

As a member of an amateur choir singing large choral works, I recently sang Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius. The poignant words by

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Severe Thiamine Deficiency with GLP1 Agonists: Six Cases

In recent years, certain weight loss drugs have become more prevalent and rather normalized, within the weight loss, diabetic, and health communities.

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