Fw: [Autism-Mercury] Re: Don't poison kids with TTFD, use Benfotiamine instead

[Guest guest]

Anyone know anything about Benfotiamine???

[Autism-Mercury] Re: Don't poison kids with TTFD, use Benfotiamine

instead

> Andy:

>

> Is this a new product,

No, it has been around for decades, just like TTFD.

> I have never heard of it

That is because it isn't a fashion fad among the liberal arts majors

turned MD who work in this area.

> especially with all the talks about TTFD on the list.

All the talk of TTFD plus all the adverse reaction reports plus some

positive reports (not on toxin clearance, but on general improvement as

one would expect for correcting functionally inadequate thiamine

levels) motivated me to look for an alternative to poisoning children

in order to get enough thiamine in them.

> Thanks Jeanne

>

> andrewhallcutler <AndyCutler@a<mailto:AndyCutler@a>...> wrote:

> For those who think their child needs more thiamine than they can

> absorb by using the regular stuff, there are alternatives to TTFD.

>

> Benfotiamine is one. It releases fairly benign benzoic acid rather

> than toxic tetrahydrofurfuryl mercaptan when the thiamine is set free.

> Also benfotiamine has the thaimine in the semi-active

> monophosphorylated form while TTFD does not.

>

> You can find info at www.benfotiamine.org<http://www.benfotiamine.org/> and

can order it from

> www.benfotiamine.net<http://www.benfotiamine.net/> (there are probably other

sources as well).

>

> Since benfotiamine does not have the toxicity of TTFD, it can be used

> by mouth rather than transdermally.

>

> BTW, both benfotiamine and TTFD were developed for the same purpose -

> preventing alcoholic neuropathy and psychosis - and for this purpose

> they do both work reasonably well.

>

> Andy . . . . . . . . . .

>

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[Guest guest]

Hello Jaquelyn's and and others,

When first posted this, I honestly thought she was

asking for Jaquelyn's opinion about ***Benfotiamine***

(which Lonsdale does NOT address in the prior post).

Jaquelyn's response appears to be only regarding TTFD, and

says she is satisfied with this answer.

I'm afraid I can't leave this without some comment however:

> > > For those who think their child needs more thiamine than they

can

> > > absorb by using the regular stuff, there are alternatives to

TTFD.

> > >

> > > Benfotiamine is one. It releases fairly benign benzoic acid

rather

> > > than toxic tetrahydrofurfuryl mercaptan when the thiamine is

set free.

> > > Also benfotiamine has the thaimine in the semi-active

> > > monophosphorylated form while TTFD does not.

> > >

> > > You can find info at

www.benfotiamine.org<http://www.benfotiamine.org/>

> and can order it from

> > > www.benfotiamine.net<http://www.benfotiamine.net/> (there are

probably

> other sources as well).

> > >

> > > Since benfotiamine does not have the toxicity of TTFD, it can

be used

> > > by mouth rather than transdermally.

> > >

> > > BTW, both benfotiamine and TTFD were developed for the same

purpose -

> > > preventing alcoholic neuropathy and psychosis - and for this

purpose

> > > they do both work reasonably well.

> > >

> > > Andy . . . . . . . . . .

> > >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hello Abbie,

> Moria, it does signify, though, that Dr. McC has many patients on

TTFD,

I don't know what " it " is in the above sentence, but I agree

entirely that Dr. McC has experience with TTFD. That was

part of my point: I've not discounted her experience, but

she seems to entirely discount ANY experience or information

of Andy's.

> and so has that direct experience with TTFD in action with a large

number of patients that I don't believe Andy has.

Well, Andy has DIFFERENT experience, including (as Dr McC

notes) many people's reports on use of it, and ALSO including

a deep understanding of chemistry.

> Just my opinion, but it seems common sense that this experience

gives the edge to her point of view over his.

You're entitled to this opinion. My point was that both

their opinions ARE BASED ON SOMETHING, and that is contrary

to Dr McC's comments. I respectfully suggest you go back

and read her comment " in spite of having nothing to

substantiate it except his opinion. " .

My comments here reiterate what I said in my prior post:

> Well, I think Andy has " nothing to substantiate it... "

> in about the same degree as Jaquelyn might be said to

> have " nothing to substantiate " her opinion. I personally

> would say that both Jaquelyn and Andy have varied kinds

> of information ( " substantiation " ) from which they

> FORM their opinions.

good wishes,

Moria