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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The atmosphere Booster Vitamin

good morning supplement - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to its dramatic effect on our nerves and our mood. Besides supporting the nerves, vitamin B1 helps with carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our disease fighting capability, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle tissue, promotes growth in children helping control motion sickness. A man-made version of vitamin B1 is added to white flour in so that you can ward off beriberi, but it is easier to consume the natural form, found in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine helps with carbohydrate metabolism, additionally, 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 because of it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

mood in the morning - If you're pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you'll need more vitamin B1. People that have diets high in refined foods, too much 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 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 will require 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 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 as well. Beriberi is a disease that can get from a severe deficiency 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 usa today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Sources of Vitamin B1

Although you may get enough vitamin B1 to ward off beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially due to all the stress we're 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 are also good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, in case your gut is healthy, and possesses a preponderance of excellent bacteria (probiotics), it will be making Vitamin b. However, many of us have taken antibiotics over the years who have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so until you 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 every one of the B vitamins your body needs.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

good morning pill - For those who 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, many of us are under enough stress and also have eaten a lot of refined foods who have stripped B vitamins from our bodies, and so vitamin B supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you've got a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and therefore are taking only B1 for a specific purpose and certain length of time under the care of a fitness care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing simply 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 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 make use of food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. Normally it takes 6 months to 1 year to replenish your body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can certainly help you to catch up.