Vitamin B1

What is vitamin B1?
Thiamin (B1) is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates and amino acids to adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the primary source of energy in the human body. Thiamin is found in good amounts in milk, lean pork, legumes, rice bran, and the germ of cereal grains, but is lost during food processing and cooking. B1 (thiamin) is a powerful antioxidant that is necessary for regulating and normalizing the conversion of glucose into energy. It provides the neurons (nerve cells) with important building blocks needed for energy production and increases blood flow in memory tissue. B1 is important for detoxification, heart function, muscle tone of the intestines, stomach, and heart, and the overall health of the nervous system.

The body requires higher amounts of B1 when increased calories are consumed, particularly starches and sugars.

Deficiency Symptoms
In the most severe form, B1 deficiency results in beriberi. This is relatively uncommon except in alcoholics. A less severe deficiency can result in symptoms ranging from fatigue, depression, constipation, edema, enlarged liver, forgetfulness, gastrointestinal disturbances, loss of appetite, and atrophy of muscle tissue, to numbness of the legs, or tingling sensations. It is interesting to note that 30% of those entering psychiatric wards are deficient in thiamin

Food Sources
The richest food sources of B1 are brewer’s or nutritional yeast, brown rice, egg yolks, fish, legumes, liver, nuts, peas, poultry, rice bran, dulse, kelp, spirulina, wheat germ and whole grains. A high carbohydrate diet will increase the need for thiamin and the use of antibiotics, sulfa drugs, and oral contraceptives may decrease the body's thiamin level.

Precaution
Excessive B1 can deplete other B vitamins and disrupt insulin and thyroid production.

Products

B-1 500Mg, 50 Tabs $5.34	B-1 500Mg, 100 Tabs $9.51	Vit B-1 100mg 100 MG, 100 Caps $3.87

Vitamin B-1 100 Mg, 250 Tabs $7.72	Vitamin B-1 100 Mg, 100 Tabs $3.56


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