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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The Mood Booster Vitamin

good mood in the morning - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to its dramatic effect on our central nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the central nervous system, vitamin B1 helps with carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our immune system, 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 included with white flour in to be able to ward off beriberi, but it is better to consume the natural form, present in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine aids in carbohydrate metabolism, it also makes energy readily available for the body, including the brain. So if you are not getting enough thiamine, may very well not be feeding the human brain enough glucose because of it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

bad mood in the morning - In case you are pregnant or nursing, use birth control pills, cigarettes or diuretics, you will require more vitamin B1. Those with diets high in refined foods, a lot of sugar and fast foods 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 definately will increase your need for it. Vitamin b are used in detoxifying our bodies, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you will need more of the B vitamins overall.

Deficiency The 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 has also been linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all signs of mental depression that can often affect memory too. Beriberi is a disease that can get from a severe scarcity of B1, and is seen as a weakness, limb swelling and heart enlargement. It affects the nervous, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular systems, but is rare in america today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Reasons for Vitamin B1

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

Also, if your gut is healthy, and possesses a preponderance of good bacteria (probiotics), it will be making Vitamin b. 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 beat that, like with large amounts of probiotics, either in supplement form or with cultured vegetables or lacto-fermented beverages, you probably aren't making all of the B vitamins your body needs.

In case you Supplement with Vitamin B1?

good morning pill - If you have a healthy gut and no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and also you eat a lot of the foods containing B vitamins, you might not need to supplement. However, the majority of us are under enough stress and still have eaten a lot of refined foods which have stripped B vitamins from our bodies, and so b vitamin supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you have a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and therefore are taking only B1 for a specific purpose and certain amount of time under the care of any adverse health care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing simply with Vitamin B1. Every one of the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with just 1 or 2 of them may cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We propose 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, however it is worth it to your body to use food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. It can take 6 months to 1 year to replenish your body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can help you to catch up.