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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The atmosphere Booster Vitamin

mood in the morning - Vitamin B1 is called the "mood-booster" vitamin due to the dramatic effect on our central nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the nerves, vitamin B1 helps with carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our immune system, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle mass, promotes growth in children so helping control motion sickness. An artificial version of vitamin B1 is included with white flour in so that you can ward off beriberi, but it is easier to consume the natural form, found in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine helps with carbohydrate metabolism, in addition, it 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 for it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

good morning pill - If you are pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you will require more vitamin B1. People that have diets high in refined foods, an excessive amount of 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 will increase your need for it. Vitamin b 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 symptoms of Vitamin B1 deficiency. Insufficient thiamine has also been linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all signs of mental depression that may often affect memory too. 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 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 as a result of 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 grains 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 are also good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, in case your gut is healthy, and possesses a preponderance of excellent 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 until you have taken steps to get over that, like with considerable 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.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

good mood in the morning - If 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 possess 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 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 any adverse health care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. All of the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with just 1 or 2 of them may cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We propose 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, however it is worth it to your body to use 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.