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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

vitamins 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 central nervous system, vitamin B1 supports carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our immune system, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle mass, promotes growth in children and helps 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 easier to consume the natural form, seen in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine aids in carbohydrate metabolism, it also 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

morning mood - If you are pregnant or nursing, use birth control pills, cigarettes or diuretics, you'll need 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, however, 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 your body, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you'll need 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 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 may often affect memory also. Beriberi is a disease that can be cultivated from a severe scarcity 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 america today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Causes of Vitamin B1

While you might get enough vitamin B1 to ward off beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially due to all the stress we have been 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 are also good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if the gut is healthy, and possesses a preponderance of good bacteria (probiotics), it will be making Vitamin b. However, many of us took 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 probably aren't making all of the B vitamins your body needs.

In case you Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning mood booster - When you have a healthy gut with no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you eat a lot of the foods containing B vitamins, 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 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 only with Vitamin B1. All the B vitamins work in addition to each other, and often supplementing with simply 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 is 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 own body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can really help you to catch up.