Thiamine Thiamine Thiamine

I'm not a big fan of inulin in chicory root.  I found it a bit rough on my digestive system.  Members of the alum family (onions, leeks, garlic) were studied for the thiamine forms they contain which led to Benfotiamine and Thiamine TTFD, but there's limitations to the amount of garlic one can eat.  Those sulfur burps!  LoL.  But thiamine does help influence the kinds of bacteria that grow in the intestinal tract and the production of Short Chain Fatty Acids that the brain needs. 

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I kept searching for something to suit me better.  I learned that the production of short chain fatty acids produced by bacteria can improve not only physical health, but also mental health.  I was  diagnosed with major depressive disorder when my health hit rock bottom prior to diagnosis.  My doctors had been extremely ignorant about Celiac Disease, resulting nutritional deficiencies and the impact on the brain and mood.  Supplementing with Thiamine helps regulate the microbiome and influences the production of short chain fatty acids that improve mental health, so there was some help there, but there was still something lacking.  Then I found Cocoa powder which provides that fiber the bacteria use to make short chain fatty acids!   There's more benefits as Cocoa helps with gut dysbiosis in Celiac Disease!  Cocoa powder contains helpful and beneficial polyphenols and flavonoids that act as antioxidants and reduce inflammation.  

I mix cocoa powder with hot water.  No dairy.  Just hot water and cocoa, which was how the Aztecs drank it (though they sometimes added chili peppers).  I put in a little sugar sometimes, but not much.  The results have been great!  The recent cocoa bean shortage and resulting high prices has been a bit rough, but cocoa is so very worthwhile! 

References:

Dietary Vitamin B1 Intake Influences Gut Microbial Community and the Consequent Production of Short-Chain Fatty Acids

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9147846/

Circulating short chain fatty acids are associated with depression severity and predict remission from major depressive disorder

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12320157/

Gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids and depression: deep insight into biological mechanisms and potential applications

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10882305/

Cocoa Supplementation Alleviates Gliadin-Induced Intestinal Dysbiosis in a Mouse Model of Celiac Disease

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12841230/