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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The Mood Booster Vitamin

morning supplements - 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 tissues, promotes growth in children so helping control motion sickness. A synthetic 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, seen in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine supports carbohydrate metabolism, it also makes energy designed for the body, including the brain. So if you're not getting enough thiamine, you may not be feeding the human brain enough glucose because of it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

bad mood in the morning - In case you are pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you will require more vitamin B1. Those with diets high in refined foods, a lot of sugar and fast 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 need 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 all 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 characterized by 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

While you might get enough vitamin B1 to defend against beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially due to all the stress we're 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, seeds and nuts like sesame seeds may also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, in case your gut is healthy, and possesses a preponderance of excellent bacteria (probiotics), it will be making B vitamins. However, many of us took antibiotics over the years who have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so until you have taken steps to beat that, like with huge 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.

In case you Supplement with Vitamin B1?

mood in the morning - For those who have a healthy gut and no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and 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 who have stripped B vitamins from our bodies, and so vitamin b complex supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you have a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and therefore are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain amount of time under the care of a fitness care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing simply with Vitamin B1. Every one of 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 recommend adding a whole food supplement containing the B Complex vitamins, for example nutritional yeast and/or whole food based Vitamin b. These are very hard to find, but it is worth it to your body to utilize food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. It will take 6 months to 1 year to replenish your supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can certainly help you to catch up.