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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

morning mood booster - Vitamin B1 is recognized as the "mood-booster" vitamin because of its dramatic effect on our central 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 tissues, promotes growth in children and helps control motion sickness. An artificial version of vitamin B1 is added to white flour in in order 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, additionally, it makes energy available for the body, including the brain. So if you're not getting enough thiamine, you may not be feeding your mind enough glucose because of it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

good mood in the morning - If you're pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you will need more vitamin B1. Those with diets high in refined foods, a lot of sugar and junk foods and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, however, 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 your body, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you will need 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 signs of mental depression that will often affect memory as well. Beriberi is a disease that can get 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 Reasons for Vitamin B1

Although you may 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 have been 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 will also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if the gut is healthy, and has a preponderance of good 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 if you don't have taken steps to beat that, like with considerable 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?

mood in the morning - If you have a healthy gut with no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you also eat a lot of the foods containing Vitamin b, you might not need to supplement. However, many of us are under enough stress and also have eaten a lot of refined foods that have stripped B vitamins from our bodies, and so vitamin B supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you have a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and so are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain length of time under the care of a fitness care practitioner, and we don't recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. Every one 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 recommend adding a whole food supplement containing the B Complex vitamins, such as nutritional yeast and/or whole food based Vitamin b. These are very hard to find, but it is worth it to your body to use food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. Normally it takes 6 months to 1 year to replenish your own body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can certainly help you to catch up.