Why Your B1 Isn't Working: The Benefits of Benfotiamine
Most B1 supplements hit an absorption ceiling — and your nerves never get what they need. Benfotiamine is a fat-soluble form of B1 that bypasses the transport limits of standard thiamine, delivering more active B1 directly into nerve tissue. If you've been taking B1 for neuropathy without results, the form and dose may be the reason why. Dr. Fitz explains the mechanism, the human-study dosing data, and how to evaluate whether your current B1 supplement is actually reaching your nerve tissue.
What you'll learn in this video
- Why standard thiamine (B1) has a built-in absorption ceiling
- How benfotiamine is processed differently — and why that matters for nerve tissue
- What advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are and why they drive nerve deterioration
- Why human neuropathy studies use at least 300 mg/day of benfotiamine
- How to evaluate whether your current B1 supplement is actually reaching your nerves