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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate 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 defense mechanisms, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle tissues, promotes growth in children helping control motion sickness. An artificial 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, 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, may very well not be feeding the human brain enough glucose for this to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

morning mood - If you're pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you'll need more vitamin B1. People that have diets high in refined foods, too much sugar and fast foods and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, however, 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 need more of the B vitamins overall.

Deficiency Symptoms of Vitamin B1

Fatigue and insomnia, bad memory, poor brain function and muscle coordination, headaches, weakness and confusion are typical 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 will often affect memory also. Beriberi is a disease that can develop 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 US today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Causes of Vitamin B1

Even if you get enough vitamin B1 to defend against beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially because of all the stress we are 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, nuts like sesame seeds may also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, if your gut is healthy, and has 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 get over that, like with considerable amounts of probiotics, either in supplement form or with cultured vegetables or lacto-fermented beverages, you probably aren't making every one of the B vitamins your body needs.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning supplement - For those who have a healthy gut with no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you 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 that have stripped B vitamins from my bodies, and so vitamin b complex supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you have a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and are taking only B1 for a specific purpose and certain amount of time under the care of a fitness care practitioner, we don't recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. Every one of the B vitamins work in addition to each other, and often supplementing with just 1 or 2 of them could cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We advise adding a whole food supplement containing the B Complex vitamins, including 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. Normally it takes 6 months to 1 year to replenish your body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can certainly help you to catch up.