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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

bad mood in the morning - Vitamin B1 is recognized as the "mood-booster" vitamin because of its dramatic effect on our nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the central nervous system, vitamin B1 aids in carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our defense mechanisms, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle mass, promotes growth in children and helps control motion sickness. An artificial version of vitamin B1 is added to white flour in so that you can ward off beriberi, but it is safer to consume the natural form, found in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine aids in carbohydrate metabolism, in addition, it makes energy available for the body, including the brain. So if you are not getting enough thiamine, you may not be feeding your brain enough glucose because of it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

mood supplement for morning - If you are pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you will require more vitamin B1. Individuals with diets high in refined foods, too much sugar and junk food 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. 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 Signs of Vitamin B1

Fatigue and insomnia, bad memory, poor brain function and muscle coordination, headaches, weakness and confusion are typical 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 can often affect memory too. Beriberi is a disease that can develop from a severe scarcity of B1, and is characterized by 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

Even if you get enough vitamin B1 to defend against beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially due to all the stress we are under, both physically and emotionally. 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 will also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if the gut is healthy, and it has a preponderance of excellent 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 huge amounts of probiotics, either in supplement form or with cultured vegetables or lacto-fermented beverages, you probably aren't making every one of the B vitamins your body needs.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

good morning pill - When you have a healthy gut with no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you eat a lot of the foods containing Vitamin b, you might not need to supplement. However, most of us are under enough stress and possess eaten a lot of refined foods who have stripped B vitamins from your bodies, and so vitamin b complex supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you've got a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and are taking only B1 for a specific purpose and certain period of time under the care of a fitness 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 just 1 or 2 of them could cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We recommend adding a whole food supplement containing the B Complex vitamins, for example nutritional yeast and/or whole food based B vitamins. These are very hard to find, but it's worth it to your body to utilize food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. It will take 6 months to 1 year to replenish your supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can help you to catch up.