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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The atmosphere Booster Vitamin

good morning pill - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to the dramatic effect on our nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the nervous system, vitamin B1 helps with carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our immune system, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle tissues, promotes growth in children and helps control motion sickness. A synthetic version of vitamin B1 is included with 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 helps with carbohydrate metabolism, additionally, it makes energy available for the body, including the brain. So if you're not getting enough thiamine, you might not be feeding your mind enough glucose for it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

morning and mood - In case you are pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you will require more vitamin B1. Those with diets high in refined foods, an excessive amount of sugar and fast foods and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, although not least, heavy metal pollutants like mercury and stress also employ up thiamine in the body and can increase your need for it. B vitamins are used in detoxifying our bodies, 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 additionally been linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all signs of mental depression that will often affect memory also. Beriberi is a disease that can develop from a severe deficiency of B1, and is characterized by 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

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 physically and emotionally. 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 like sesame seeds will also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if your gut is healthy, and it has a preponderance of excellent bacteria (probiotics), it will be making Vitamin b. However, many of us took 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 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.

In case you Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning mood - 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 who have stripped B vitamins from your 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 any specific purpose and certain length of time under the care of a health care practitioner, we don't recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. Every one of the B vitamins work in addition to each other, and often supplementing with only 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 Vitamin b. These are very hard to find, but it's worth it to your body to utilize 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 really help you to catch up.