Quick question…
My doctor has me taking DCA (sodium dichloroacetate) as part of my protocol. I’m supposed to take it with a fair amount of Thiamine.
I looked it up and Dr. Peat seems to possibly contradict himself regarding DCA. Or maybe amounts and duration are what he’s referring to:
Heart failure, shock, and other problems involving excess lactic acid can be treated “successfully” by poisoning glycolysis with dichloroacetic acid, reducing the production of lactic acid, increasing the oxidation of glucose, and increasing cellular ATP concentration. Thyroid, vitamin B1, biotin, etc., do the same.
– Ray Peat
“Unfortunately, the toxin that has become standard treatment for lactic acidosis–dichloroacetic acid–is a carcinogen, and eventually produces liver damage and acidosis. But several nontoxic therapies can do the same things: Palmitate (formed from sugar under the influence of thyroid hormone, and found in coconut oil), vitamin B1, biotin, lipoic acid, carbon dioxide, thyroid, naloxone, acetazolamide, for example.”– Ray Peat
Any thoughts on this?
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