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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

mood in the morning - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to its dramatic effect on our central nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the nervous system, vitamin B1 helps with carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our defense mechanisms, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle mass, promotes growth in children so helping control motion sickness. A man-made version of vitamin B1 is put into white flour in to be able to ward off beriberi, but it is better to consume the natural form, seen in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine supports carbohydrate metabolism, it also makes energy available for the body, including the brain. So if you feel not getting enough thiamine, may very well not be feeding your mind enough glucose because of it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

bad mood in the morning - If you're pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you'll need more vitamin B1. Those with diets high in refined foods, too much sugar and junk foods and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, but not least, heavy metal pollutants like mercury and stress also employ up thiamine in the body and definately will increase your need for it. Vitamin b are used in detoxifying your body, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you'll 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 and symptoms of mental depression that may 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 the US today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Reasons for Vitamin B1

While you might 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 are under, both emotionally and physically. Some of the best sources of Vitamin B1 are nutritional yeast, liver and whole grain products 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 are also good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if your gut is healthy, and it has a preponderance of fine bacteria (probiotics), it will be making B vitamins. However, many of us have taken antibiotics over the years who have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so unless 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 all the B vitamins your body needs.

In the event you Supplement with Vitamin B1?

good morning pill - When you have a healthy gut and no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you also eat a lot of the foods containing Vitamin b, 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 my bodies, and so b vitamin supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you have a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain amount of time under the care of a fitness care practitioner, and we don't recommend supplementing only with Vitamin B1. Every one of the B vitamins work in addition to 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 is 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.