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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The Mood Booster Vitamin

mood in the morning - Vitamin B1 is recognized as the "mood-booster" vitamin because of its dramatic effect on our nerves and our mood. Besides supporting the nervous system, 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 helping control motion sickness. An artificial version of vitamin B1 is put into white flour in so that you can ward off beriberi, but it is better to consume the natural form, seen in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine supports carbohydrate metabolism, it also makes energy available for the body, including the brain. So if you're not getting enough thiamine, you may not be feeding the human brain enough glucose because of it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

best morning supplements - If you're pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you'll need more vitamin B1. Individuals with diets high in refined foods, an excessive amount of sugar and junk food and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, but 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 our bodies, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you'll need more of the B vitamins overall.

Deficiency Signs of Vitamin B1

Fatigue and insomnia, bad memory, poor thinking processes and muscle coordination, headaches, weakness and confusion are all symptoms of Vitamin B1 deficiency. Insufficient thiamine been specifically linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all signs of mental depression that can often affect memory also. Beriberi is a disease that can get from a severe lack 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 Reasons for Vitamin B1

Although you may get enough vitamin B1 to ward off beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially because of all the stress we have been under, both emotionally and physically. Some of the best sources of Vitamin B1 are nutritional yeast, liver and whole grain products like whole wheat, brown rice, oatmeal and rice bran. However, other foods like watermelon, asparagus, fresh peas, pork, ham and beef, legumes, nuts like sesame seeds will also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

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

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

good mood in the morning - When you have a healthy gut no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you eat a lot of the foods containing Vitamin b, you might not need to supplement. However, most of us are under enough stress and also have eaten a lot of refined foods who have stripped B vitamins from my bodies, and so vitamin B supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you have a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and therefore are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain period of time under the care of any adverse health care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. All of the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with only 1 or 2 of them may cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We advise adding a whole food supplement containing the B Complex vitamins, such as nutritional yeast and/or whole food based B vitamins. These are very hard to find, but it is 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 really help you to catch up.