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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

bad mood in the morning - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to the dramatic effect on our central 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 tissue, promotes growth in children helping control motion sickness. A synthetic version of vitamin B1 is put into white flour in in order to ward off beriberi, but it is easier to consume the natural form, present in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine helps with carbohydrate metabolism, it also makes energy readily available for the body, including the brain. So if you are not getting enough thiamine, you may not be feeding your mind enough glucose for this to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

good morning pill - 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, too much 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 also use up thiamine in the body and can increase your need for it. B vitamins are used in detoxifying our bodies, 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 thinking processes and muscle coordination, headaches, weakness and confusion are typical symptoms of Vitamin B1 deficiency. Insufficient thiamine has additionally been linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all signs of mental depression that can often affect memory also. Beriberi is a disease that can get from a severe deficiency 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 america today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Sources of Vitamin B1

Although you may 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 physically and emotionally. 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 will also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if your gut is healthy, and has a preponderance of excellent bacteria (probiotics), it will be making Vitamin b. However, many of us have taken antibiotics over the years that have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so if you don't have taken steps to beat 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 every one of the B vitamins your body needs.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning mood - When you have a healthy gut 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 also have eaten a lot of refined foods who 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 are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain length of time under the care of a health care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing only with Vitamin B1. Every one of the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with only 1 or 2 of them can cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We advise 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 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.