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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The atmosphere Booster Vitamin

bad mood in the morning - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to the dramatic effect on our central nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the central nervous system, vitamin B1 supports carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our defense mechanisms, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle mass, promotes growth in children so 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, found in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine supports carbohydrate metabolism, in addition, it makes energy designed for the body, including the brain. So if you're not getting enough thiamine, you may not be feeding your brain enough glucose for this to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

good morning pill - If you are pregnant or nursing, use birth control pills, cigarettes or diuretics, you will require more vitamin B1. Individuals with diets high in refined foods, a lot of sugar and junk foods 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 can increase your need for it. Vitamin b are used in detoxifying the body, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you will need more of the B vitamins overall.

Deficiency Signs 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 been specifically linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all indications of mental depression that may often affect memory as well. Beriberi is a disease that can be cultivated from a severe lack 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 the usa today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Causes of 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 because of all the stress we are 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, seeds and nuts like sesame seeds are also good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if your gut is healthy, and has 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 unless you 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 most likely aren't making all the B vitamins your body needs.

In case you Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning and vitamins - If you have a healthy gut with no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you also eat a lot of the foods containing B vitamins, you might not need to supplement. However, most of us are under enough stress and still have eaten a lot of refined foods who 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 so are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain period of time under the care of a health care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing only with Vitamin B1. All of the B vitamins work in addition to each other, and often supplementing with simply 1 or 2 of them may cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We propose adding a whole food supplement containing the B Complex vitamins, including nutritional yeast and/or whole food based Vitamin b. These are very hard to find, but it is worth it to your body to make use of food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. It can take 6 months to 1 year to replenish your own body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can certainly help you to catch up.