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rwinney, a deficiency of thiamine (B1) can be a cause of your peripheral neuropathy and eyes problems. Thiamine needs the cofactor magnesium.to change thiamine to it's active form. Thiamine deficiency has been linked to fatigue, loss of appetite and impaired cognition and pleural effusion. A high percentage of the population is deficient in magnesium. Search on "krispin magnesium" and "mgwater" which are two magnesium informational web sites. Krispin lists causes of magnesium loss in addition to the daily amounts and well absorbed forms. Also look into "nothing boring about boron" for It's benefits and it's ability to increase absorption and retension of magnesium. Research each of the B vitamins as they work better together. Benfotiamine is a fat soluble form that the body converts to thiamine offering important benefits for brain function and for the eyes too. The link below expands on thiamine. Always consult your health professional before using any supplement.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482360/
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@onamission First off, I love your screen name! And second, yes, you do seem quite knowledgeable. Thanks so much for the info on vitamins. My cause of PN is B12 deficiency and eyes is cornea disease. I'll have to look back through all my blood testing and check for thiamine results as it affects eyes, as you state. I had an extensive workup and wasnt told otherwise regarding thiamine. I take a B Complex which has 100 mg of thiamine. I take 200 mg of magnesium per day. I'll research the others you mention. I believe I've read a bit about Boron but will get back at it! Thanks again. Hope you are well.
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Thanks for this information. One thing you have done for me is open my eyes to boron which seems not to have had enough research done on it. I am considering adding a boron supplement to our diets (wife and myself) based on some admittedly fairly superficial research done over the past couple hours. One thing that got me was that there was a study done in 1994 showing a significant improvement in brain function as well as bone and joint health, but this did not spur further research for some reason (likely $$). But there seems to be enough info out there to indicate that boron can be beneficial in a number of ways, while at the same time it may be difficult to get enough into on's diet, especially older people who don't eat as much quantity or variety of foods.
Just curious: I briefly glanced through your posts and you seem to be quite knowledgeable regarding vitamins and minerals, particularly magnesium, but others also. I am wondering, did you have a career in this field, or what propelled you into gaining this knowledge? Thanks again, Hank