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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

morning supplements - Vitamin B1 is called the "mood-booster" vitamin because of its dramatic effect on our nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the central nervous system, vitamin B1 helps with carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our immune system, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle tissue, promotes growth in children so helping control motion sickness. A synthetic version of vitamin B1 is put into white flour in to be able to ward off beriberi, but it is safer to consume the natural form, present in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine helps with carbohydrate metabolism, it also makes energy available for the body, including the brain. So if you're not getting enough thiamine, you might not be feeding the human brain enough glucose because of it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

good mood in the morning - In case you are pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you will need more vitamin B1. Individuals with diets high in refined foods, an excessive amount 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 likewise use up thiamine in the body and can increase your need for it. B vitamins are used in detoxifying the 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 thinking processes 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 signs of mental depression that will often affect memory too. Beriberi is a disease that can develop 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 US today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Causes of Vitamin B1

While you might get enough vitamin B1 to defend against beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially because of all the stress we have been 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 may also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if the gut is healthy, and has a preponderance of excellent 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 if you don't have taken steps to overcome that, like with huge amounts of probiotics, either in supplement form or with cultured vegetables or lacto-fermented beverages, you almost certainly aren't making every one of the B vitamins your body needs.

In case you Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning and mood - For those who have a healthy gut and 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 also have eaten a lot of refined foods which have stripped B vitamins from your bodies, and so b vitamin supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you've got a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and therefore are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain period of time under the care of a fitness 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 just 1 or 2 of them can 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 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 really help you to catch up.