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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

bad mood in the morning - Vitamin B1 is called the "mood-booster" vitamin due to its dramatic effect on our nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the nervous system, 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 so helping 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 better to consume the natural form, seen in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine helps with carbohydrate metabolism, it also makes energy designed for the body, including the brain. So if you feel not getting enough thiamine, may very well not be feeding your brain enough glucose for this to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

supplements for the morning - If you are 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'll need more of the B vitamins overall.

Deficiency The 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 will often affect memory also. 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 Sources of Vitamin B1

Even if you get enough vitamin B1 to ward off beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially as a result 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 grain like whole wheat, brown rice, oatmeal and rice bran. However, other foods like watermelon, asparagus, fresh peas, pork, ham and beef, legumes, nuts and seeds like sesame seeds may also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, in case your 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 which have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so unless you have taken steps to overcome that, like with large amounts of probiotics, either in supplement form or with cultured vegetables or lacto-fermented beverages, you almost certainly aren't making all of the B vitamins your body needs.

In case you Supplement with Vitamin B1?

good morning supplement - When you have a healthy gut with no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you also eat a lot of the foods containing B vitamins, 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 vitamin b complex supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know there is a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and therefore are taking only B1 for a specific purpose and certain period of time under the care of a fitness care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. All the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with simply 1 or 2 of them can cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We advise 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, 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 help you to catch up.