The Hidden Vitamin Draining Your Energy with Dr. Chandler Marrs, Ph.D.
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Description:
We’re re-releasing one of our most listened-to episodes for good reason—it’s a game changer. In this powerful conversation, Dr. Chandler Marrs reveals why thiamine (Vitamin B1) is the missing link behind fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, and even poor detox. If you’re tired of feeling tired—or you’ve tried everything and still feel off—this episode uncovers how a silent B1 deficiency could be behind it all. Learn how medications, processed foods, and stress deplete this essential nutrient, and what you can do to reclaim your energy, nervous system health, and mitochondrial function.
👉 Tune in and discover how optimizing one overlooked vitamin might transform your health.
Episode highlights:
- Why thiamine (Vitamin B1) is essential for energy production and nervous system balance
- How even marginal B1 deficiencies can disrupt the entire body’s energy metabolism
- The connection between medications, nutrient depletion, and mitochondrial damage
- The critical role of thiamine in healing from chronic illness
- Common foods and ingredients (like soybean oil and sugar) that block thiamine function
- The hidden risks of high-carb diets and their impact on thiamine demand
- Overview of different thiamine forms (HCl, TTFD, benfotiamine) and how to dose safely
- The importance of pairing B1 with magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, and calcium
- How thiamine helps regulate the autonomic nervous system, mood, and anxiety
- Practical tips for testing, supplementing, and restoring mitochondrial health
- Why both parents should optimize nutrient status before conception
Connect with guest:
Dr. Chandler Marrs is an independent health researcher and writer. She is the co-author of the book, Thiamine Deficiency Disease, Dysautonomia, and High Calorie Malnutrition and the author of over 300 articles on various topics, from women’s health and hormones, medication reactions, to mitochondrial function and dysfunction. She is the founder and editor of the online health journal Hormones Matter which boasts a rich archive of over 1400 articles including in-depth research analysis and patient case stories, and the founder and administrator of a patient research group on Facebook called Understanding Mitochondrial Nutrients. In her spare time, she is a competitive powerlifter and works to support strength sports for older women through her website and Facebook group, Old Ladies Lift.
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Twitter: @chanatlucine.
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FaceBook & Instagram: @oldladieslift
Episode Transcript
Click the link below to read the transcript from today’s episode:
https://healyourbody.org/episode118
All the best,
Dr. Tim Jackson
