Comments on: Feeling Down? Take A Pill?

By: Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:58:45 +0000

Off to get my vitamins. Don’t want to be saying beri-beri over and over.

By: vikki

vikki — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:32:30 +0000

Very interesting question! Haha. That (seriously) made me laugh and think about it. Well, I can still remember what my prof said about it. She said that the word originated somewhere in Sri Lanka (maybe there was an outbreak, not sure). The word beri, she explained, means something like “I can’t [do anything] because’ I’m too weak.” The word beri was repeated to intensify the meaning of the word. Those people might have suffered from partial paralysis as an effect of the disease.

So there! Some fun facts about beri-beri. People, take your meds, stay safe, and keep on reading good stuff like this blog! It’s good for you!

By: The Wealthy Blogger

The Wealthy Blogger — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:42:29 +0000

Ok, Vikki - what is beri-beri? I hope I don’t get it! And why is it “beri-beri” and not just “beri?”

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:10:53 +0000

If you’re gonna take a pill, take this one: http://www.NowImWell.com

It’ll do you good besides helping you.

By: Vikki

Vikki — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:26:49 +0000

Ahhh… nothing beats geeky stuff! When I took Nutritional Biochem, I had to remember these. There are a lot of kinds of vitamin B (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, folic acid, cobalamine, myo-inositol). Got these from my old notes.

But there’s one thing that I will never forget about Vit. B: if someone is Vitamin B1-deficient (thiamine), that person is likely to have a disease called “beri-beri.” So easy to remember. B for beri-beri.

Good stuff! This only shows that there are other ways to stay happy (without getting high).