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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

morning supplements - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin because of its dramatic effect on our nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the nerves, vitamin B1 aids in carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our defense mechanisms, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle tissue, promotes growth in children and helps control motion sickness. A man-made version of vitamin B1 is put into white flour in to be able to ward off beriberi, but it is safer to consume the natural form, found in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine supports carbohydrate metabolism, in addition, it makes energy readily available for the body, including the brain. So if you feel not getting enough thiamine, you might not be feeding your brain enough glucose for it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

bad mood in the morning - If you're pregnant or nursing, use birth control pills, cigarettes or diuretics, you will need more vitamin B1. People that have diets high in refined foods, a lot of sugar and junk food and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, although not least, heavy metal pollutants like mercury and stress also use up thiamine in the body and will increase your need for it. B vitamins are used in detoxifying the body, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you will require more of the B vitamins overall.

Deficiency Symptoms of Vitamin B1

Fatigue and insomnia, bad memory, poor brain function and muscle coordination, headaches, weakness and confusion are symptoms of Vitamin B1 deficiency. Insufficient thiamine has also been linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all indications of mental depression that can often affect memory too. Beriberi is a disease that can develop from a severe scarcity of B1, and is seen as an weakness, limb swelling and heart enlargement. It affects the nervous, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular systems, but is rare in the US today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Causes of Vitamin B1

While you might get enough vitamin B1 to reduce the chances of beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially due to all the stress we are under, both emotionally and physically. Some of the best sources of Vitamin B1 are nutritional yeast, liver and whole grains like whole wheat, brown rice, oatmeal and rice bran. However, other foods like watermelon, asparagus, fresh peas, pork, ham and beef, legumes, nuts and seeds like sesame seeds may also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if the gut is healthy, and possesses a preponderance of fine bacteria (probiotics), it will be making B vitamins. However, many of us have got antibiotics over the years that have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so if you don't have taken steps to get over that, like with considerable amounts of probiotics, either in supplement form or with cultured vegetables or lacto-fermented beverages, you probably aren't making every one of the B vitamins your body needs.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning mood - If you have a healthy gut no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you eat a lot of the foods containing B vitamins, you might not need to supplement. However, most of us are under enough stress and possess eaten a lot of refined foods that have stripped B vitamins from your bodies, and so vitamin B supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you've got a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and so are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain amount of time under the care of a health care practitioner, and we don't recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. All the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with just 1 or 2 of them can cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We recommend adding a whole food supplement containing the B Complex vitamins, including nutritional yeast and/or whole food based B vitamins. These are very hard to find, but it's worth it to your body to use food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. It will take 6 months to 1 year to replenish your own body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can help you to catch up.