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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The Mood Booster Vitamin

morning and vitamins - Vitamin B1 is recognized as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to the dramatic effect on our nerves and our mood. Besides supporting the central nervous system, vitamin B1 helps with carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our immune system, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle mass, promotes growth in children and helps 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 better to consume the natural form, present 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 the human brain enough glucose for it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

good mood in the morning - If you are pregnant or nursing, use birth control pills, cigarettes or diuretics, you will require more vitamin B1. People that have diets high in refined foods, a lot 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 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 thinking processes and muscle coordination, headaches, weakness and confusion are symptoms of Vitamin B1 deficiency. Insufficient thiamine been specifically linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all signs and symptoms of mental depression that may often affect memory too. Beriberi is a disease that can be cultivated from a severe deficiency 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

While you might get enough vitamin B1 to ward off beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially because of all the stress we have been under, both emotionally and physically. 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 are also good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if the gut is healthy, and possesses a preponderance of excellent bacteria (probiotics), it will be making Vitamin b. 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 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?

morning supplements - When you have a healthy gut no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you eat a lot of the foods containing B vitamins, you might not need to supplement. However, many 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 b vitamin supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know there is a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and are taking only B1 to get a specific purpose and certain length of time under the care of any adverse health care practitioner, we don't recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. All of the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with simply 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 Vitamin b. These are very hard to find, but it is 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 certainly help you to catch up.