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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The atmosphere Booster Vitamin

morning mood - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin because of its dramatic effect on our nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the nervous system, vitamin B1 helps with carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our disease fighting capability, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle mass, promotes growth in children so helping control motion sickness. An artificial version of vitamin B1 is included with 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 supports carbohydrate metabolism, in addition, it makes energy readily available for the body, including the brain. So if you are not getting enough thiamine, may very well not be feeding the human brain enough glucose because of it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

best morning supplements - If you are pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you will need more vitamin B1. People that have diets high in refined foods, a lot of 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 definately will increase your need for it. Vitamin b are used in detoxifying the body, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you will require 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 all symptoms of Vitamin B1 deficiency. Insufficient thiamine been specifically linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all signs of mental depression that can often affect memory as well. Beriberi is a disease that can be cultivated from a severe lack of B1, and is seen as an 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 defend against 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 grain 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, in case your gut is healthy, and it has a preponderance of fine bacteria (probiotics), it will be making B vitamins. However, many of us have got antibiotics over the years that 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 of the B vitamins your body needs.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

vitamins in the morning - 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, the majority of us are under enough stress and still 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 you have a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain period of time under the care of any adverse health care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. Every one of the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with just 1 or 2 of them can cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We propose adding a whole food supplement containing the B Complex vitamins, such as 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. Normally it takes 6 months to 1 year to replenish your supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can certainly help you to catch up.