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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The Mood Booster Vitamin

good mood in the morning - Vitamin B1 is recognized as the "mood-booster" vitamin because of its dramatic effect on our central nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the nervous system, vitamin B1 supports carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our disease fighting capability, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle mass, promotes growth in children 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 easier to consume the natural form, found in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine aids in carbohydrate metabolism, additionally, it makes energy designed for the body, including the brain. So if you are not getting enough thiamine, you might not be feeding your mind enough glucose for this to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

morning mood - If you are pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you'll need more vitamin B1. People that have diets high in refined foods, an excessive amount of sugar and junk food and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, however, 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 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 all symptoms of Vitamin B1 deficiency. Insufficient thiamine has additionally been linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all signs of mental depression that may often affect memory too. Beriberi is a disease that can get from a severe scarcity 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 usa today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Sources of Vitamin B1

Although you may get enough vitamin B1 to reduce the chances of beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially due to all the stress we're 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 may also be 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 got 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 almost certainly aren't making all of the B vitamins your body needs.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

morning mood booster - If you have a healthy gut and no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and you eat a lot of the foods containing B vitamins, you might not need to supplement. However, most of us are under enough stress and still have eaten a lot of refined foods that have stripped B vitamins from our 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 any specific purpose and certain length of time under the care of a fitness care practitioner, we don't recommend supplementing only with Vitamin B1. All of the B vitamins work in addition to 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, for example 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 supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can help you to catch up.