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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The atmosphere Booster Vitamin

morning mood booster - Vitamin B1 is recognized as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to the dramatic effect on our central nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the central nervous system, vitamin B1 supports carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our defense mechanisms, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle tissue, promotes growth in children helping control motion sickness. An artificial version of vitamin B1 is included with white flour in to be able to ward off beriberi, but it is safer to consume the natural form, found 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 might not be feeding your mind enough glucose for this to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

good morning pill - If you're 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 junk food and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, although not least, heavy metal pollutants like mercury and stress likewise use up thiamine in the body and can increase your need for it. Vitamin b are used in detoxifying the body, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you will need more of the B vitamins overall.

Deficiency Symptoms 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 will often affect memory also. Beriberi is a disease that can develop 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 Reasons for Vitamin B1

Even if you get enough vitamin B1 to reduce the chances of 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 grains 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, if your gut is healthy, and it has a preponderance of excellent bacteria (probiotics), it will be making Vitamin b. However, many of us have got antibiotics over the years who have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so if you don't 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?

morning vitamins - For those who have a healthy gut and 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 which have stripped B vitamins from your bodies, and so vitamin B supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know there is 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 health care practitioner, and we don't recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. All of the B vitamins work in addition to each other, and often supplementing with only 1 or 2 of them could cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We recommend 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, but it is worth it to your body to use food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. It will take 6 months to 1 year to replenish your own body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can certainly help you to catch up.