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A simple formula for vigorous morning energy:
- No phone use for the first hour
- Seek sunlight & movement early and often
- Cold exposure early
- 10 mins of breathwork & meditation
- Gratitude for the past and what's to come
- Hydrate with mineral/spring water salt
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If you feel extremely tired all day with heavy legs but when you try to sleep you have insomnia and can’t fall asleep... supplement vitamin D (10,000-50,000IU once weekly)
In this case report study, the patient had hypersomnia (excessive sleepiness during the day) and a vitamin D level of 5.9 ng/mL which is very low.
Vitamin D supplementation was initiated at a dose of 50,000 IU once weekly, and symptoms improved within 2 weeks.
At a later follow-up, the patient reported resolution of thigh pain, headaches and hypersomnia, with a significant improvement in low back pain.
Vitamin D level was normal at 39 ng/mL at this point
Truly remarkable!
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Vitamin D improves sleep quality
Low vitamin D can lead to both short and long sleep, but most people struggle with short sleep.
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This 2012 study shows that maintaining a vitamin D level between 60-80 ng/ml led to significant improvements in neurologic symptoms and sleep
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Hairloss and Vitamin B1
A study in 1968 sought to determine what happens in mice fed a diet that rapidly induces a thiamine deficiency.
After two and a half weeks, some mice began to experience rapid weight loss, followed by abnormal hair shedding.
Soon thereafter, neurological function began to decline.
After four weeks, the mice were confused and could barely walk – symptoms similar to those seen in humans with beri beri.
Check Thread to learn more about hairloss and vitamin B1 👇
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Amazingly, that’s exactly what vitamin B1 did. In just a few hours to a few days, administration of B1 drastically improved the patients’ fatigue.
The authors hypothesized that the autoimmune processes involved in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis may have resulted in a vitamin B1 deficiency, subsequently leading to a reduction in energy production and, thus, fatigue.
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Interestingly, vitamin B1 might have relevance here, especially in the context of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
In one case series, doctors administered vitamin B1 to 3 patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. They hypothesized that vitamin B1 could help relieve one of the hallmark symptoms of low thyroid hormone: fatigue.
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Vitamin B1, autoimmune thyroid disorders, and hair shedding: a possible connection?
Autoimmune conditions that affect the thyroid – like Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis – can have a domino effect on hair growth which is, in part, controlled by thyroid hormones.
When these hormones get too high (i.e., Graves’ disease) or too low (i.e., Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), it can cause telogen effluvium – a form of diffuse hair shedding.
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Hairloss and Vitamin B1
A study in 1968 sought to determine what happens in mice fed a diet that rapidly induces a thiamine deficiency.
After two and a half weeks, some mice began to experience rapid weight loss, followed by abnormal hair shedding.
Soon thereafter, neurological function began to decline.
After four weeks, the mice were confused and could barely walk – symptoms similar to those seen in humans with beri beri.
Check Thread to learn more about hairloss and vitamin B1 👇
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That leaves us with one last piece of evidence to consider when it comes to linking autoimmune hair loss to vitamin B1: a case series on three human patients with autoimmune thyroid conditions
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So, how could these effects translate to hair loss?
There are several forms of hair loss that seem to be mediated by autoimmune processes. These include alopecia areata as well as some forms of scarring alopecia.
If thiamine deficiencies happened to exacerbate the autoimmune processes involved in these hair loss disorders, it’s possible that restoring thiamine levels could improve these conditions.
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In general, these studies have suggested that vitamin B1 deficiencies may exacerbate autoimmunity in certain autoimmune disorders – specifically, multiple sclerosis
It stands to reason that improving vitamin B1 deficiency may also improve these autoimmune conditions.
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