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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

morning and vitamins - 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 tissue, promotes growth in children so helping control motion sickness. An artificial version of vitamin B1 is put into white flour in so that you can ward off beriberi, but it is safer to consume the natural form, seen in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine supports carbohydrate metabolism, in addition, it makes energy available for the body, including the brain. So if you are not getting enough thiamine, may very well not be feeding your brain enough glucose for it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

supplements for 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 fast foods and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, although not least, heavy metal pollutants like mercury and stress also employ up thiamine in the body and will increase your need for it. B vitamins are used in detoxifying your 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 thinking processes 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 of mental depression that can often affect memory too. 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 america today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Reasons for Vitamin B1

Although you may get enough vitamin B1 to defend against beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially as a result of 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, seeds and nuts like sesame seeds will also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, in case 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 which have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so if you don't have taken steps to overcome 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 of the B vitamins your body needs.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning mood booster - When you have a healthy gut no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and also 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 which have stripped B vitamins from your bodies, and so vitamin B supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you've got a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and so are taking only B1 for a specific purpose and certain amount of time under the care of a fitness care practitioner, we do not recommend supplementing just with Vitamin B1. All of the B vitamins work in addition to each other, and often supplementing with just 1 or 2 of them may cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We propose 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 utilize food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. It will take 6 months to 1 year to replenish your supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can help you to catch up.