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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The Mood Booster Vitamin

the good morning pill - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to the dramatic effect on our nerves and our mood. Besides supporting the central nervous system, vitamin B1 aids in carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our immune system, 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 added to white flour in in order to ward off beriberi, but it is easier to consume the natural form, seen in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine helps with carbohydrate metabolism, in addition, it makes energy readily available for the body, including the brain. So if you feel not getting enough thiamine, you may not be feeding your mind enough glucose for it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

the good morning pill - If you are pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you'll need 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, but not least, heavy metal pollutants like mercury and stress also use up thiamine in the body and definately will increase your need for it. B vitamins are used in detoxifying our bodies, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you'll need more of the B vitamins overall.

Deficiency The signs of Vitamin B1

Fatigue and insomnia, bad memory, poor brain function 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 too. Beriberi is a disease that can be cultivated from a severe lack of B1, and is characterized by weakness, limb swelling and heart enlargement. It affects the nervous, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular systems, but is rare in the usa today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Causes of Vitamin B1

Although you may 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 grains like whole wheat, brown rice, oatmeal and rice bran. However, other foods like watermelon, asparagus, fresh peas, pork, ham and beef, legumes, nuts like sesame seeds will also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if your gut is healthy, and has 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 until you have taken steps to get over that, like with large amounts of probiotics, either in supplement form or with cultured vegetables or lacto-fermented beverages, you most likely aren't making all of the B vitamins your body needs.

In the event you Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning mood booster - If you have a healthy gut with no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you also eat a lot of the foods containing Vitamin b, you might not need to supplement. However, many of us are under enough stress and also have eaten a lot of refined foods which have stripped B vitamins from our bodies, and so b vitamin supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know there is a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and so are taking only B1 for any specific purpose and certain amount of time under the care of a fitness care practitioner, we don't recommend supplementing simply with Vitamin B1. All the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with only 1 or 2 of them may 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 make use of food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. It will take 6 months to 1 year to replenish your body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can help you to catch up.