Since I’m diabetes2 and beginning to have neuropathy in my feet, mostly because I sit too much, my attention was drawn to a long video ad touting a miracle cure. It took me a while to track down the five “miracle” ingredients, partly because they were flashed on the screen quickly and had all their long Latinate chemical names. Here they are:
The Five Ingredients of Bio Sooth Pro
Thiocton Root (thiroxine)
Calciferol (Vitamin D2, beware overdose)
Riboflavine (Vitamin B2)
Folic Acid (Vitamin B9, beware overdose)
Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12)
plus
Benfotiamine with Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
https://www.news-medical.net/health/Can-You-Take-Too-Much-Vitamin-B.aspx
“As B vitamins are often given as supplements and found in fortified foods, there is some risk of taking too much B vitamin. There are eight B vitamins; thiamine, ribovlavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, folic acid, and cobalamine. Each functions as an enzymatic cofactor or is a precursor to an enzymatic cofactor enabling many of the basic functions of metabolism in the body.”
The website above lists the recommended dosages. There is also thought about a need to ingest the B vitamins in a physiologically indicated balance. Too much or too little of a single “B” might make trouble if it isn't balanced with the others.
Some experts do not discuss diabetes but rather research metabolic syndrome, which combines glucose management with high blood pressure and obesity I agree with this approach but haven’t kept up with the recent research nor have I found a doc who has.
It would be a good idea to get a blood screen that measures the amounts of the B vitamins in your blood so you can plan eating and supplements together. If an injection is required or wanted, it will be necessary to go to a doctor. The prices of these supplements vary wildly, so it’s good to know what they really are. The video ad for Bio-Soothe Pro makes a to-do about the quality of ingredients and the care taken in preparation, which is smart.
I’ve been taking Benfotiamine with Thiamine and it seems to work. I shirk walking because this town’s uneven gravel streets are hard for the balance-challenged, which is what neuropathy of feet does to you besides just hurting. I was irate when a younger person was unsympathetic, saying simply that I was old and should use a cane if not a walker. It wasn’t just my reaction to getting old, but also being brushed off. Finding a cause helps me.
The most problematic element of this Pro-Soothe pill is the claim to the virtues of Thiocton Root (thiroxine). Thiroxine is used to affect the thyroid gland, which is in the throat and quite tricky. Most docs doing a checkup will feel my throat for nodules or swollen thyroid, but one advised me frankly, “Your neck is too fat for me to feel anything.” Hmph. (Only one doc ever checked my feet as is recommended for people with diabetes.)
Messing with the thyroid is not advised without a demonstrated need. On the other hand, my grandmother developed a neck goiter — quite apparent in photos of the time — which was from lack of iodine in northern Manitoba and the reason the family moved to Oregon, nearer the sea. Now, of course, iodine is a supplement in salt. But I, for one, use much less salt than most people, so what does that mean? What did I inherit as epigenome?
There are several plants that may be what the touters of Thiocton Root might be reacting to, for example, Turmeric and Cucumin.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190410102306.htm
Summary:
“Aconite root is used in East Asian traditional medicines to treat pain. Since its toxicity, it is used after heat-processing for detoxifying. The present study revealed that processed aconite root could relief neuropathic pain in murine [mouse] peripheral neuropathy model induced by oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, or partial ligation of the sciatic nerve (Seltzer model), and identified that its active ingredient is not benzoylmesaconine, a degraded compound of toxic mesaconitine, but neoline, a stable compound by detoxifying heat-processing.”
In short, this long vid is a clever promotion for expensive pills venturing into problematic and wistful attempts to “heal thyself.” It could bait one into the quicksand of health quacks, but the compound suggests areas to investigate. Curiosity is good for the cat’s feet.
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