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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The Mood Booster Vitamin

morning and mood - Vitamin B1 is called the "mood-booster" vitamin due to the dramatic effect on our nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the nerves, vitamin B1 supports carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our disease fighting capability, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle tissues, promotes growth in children helping control motion sickness. A man-made version of vitamin B1 is added to white flour in to be able to ward off beriberi, but it is safer 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 might not be feeding the human brain enough glucose for this to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

good morning pill - If you're pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you'll need more vitamin B1. Individuals with diets high in refined foods, too much sugar and fast foods 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 your body, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you will require 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 has also been linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all signs and symptoms of mental depression that may often affect memory too. Beriberi is a disease that can get from a severe lack 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 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 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 fine bacteria (probiotics), it will be making Vitamin b. However, many of us have got antibiotics over the years that have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so until you have taken steps to beat that, like with large 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?

bad mood in the morning - When you have a healthy gut and no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and also 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 still have eaten a lot of refined foods that have stripped B vitamins from your bodies, and so vitamin b complex supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you have a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and so are taking only B1 for a specific purpose and certain amount of time under the care of any adverse health care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. All the B vitamins work in addition to each other, and often supplementing with only 1 or 2 of them could cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We recommend 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, but it's worth it to your body to use food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. It can take 6 months to 1 year to replenish your supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can certainly help you to catch up.