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Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)
Signs of Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine) Deficiency
- Beriberi, a nervous system disease
- Constipation
- Depression
- Edema
- Enlarged liver
- Fatigue
- Forgetfulness
- Gastrointestinal disturbances
- General weakness
- Heart changes
- Impaired mental function
- Irritability
- Labored breathing
- Loss of appetite
- Muscle atrophy
- Nervousness
- Numbness of the hands and feet
- Pain and sensitivity
- Pins & needle sensations
- Poor coordination
- Severe weight loss
- Tingling sensations
- Weak and sore muscles
Health Concerns – What Thiamine/B-1 is used for:
Prevents and treats impaired mental function in the elderly, in Alzheimer’s patients, and in epileptics being treated with Dilantin (phenytoin)
What Thiamine Does:
- Acts as an antioxidant, protecting the body from the degenerative effects of aging, alcohol consumption and smoking
- Beneficial in the treatment of neurological disease and improve people’s mental agility
- Enhances circulation and assists in blood formation
- Helps to convert sugar to energy in the muscles and the bones
- May help to treat anemia
- Optimizes cognitive activity and brain function
- Repels mosquitoes
- Useful in the treatment of herpes and infections
- Useful in treating heart disease
FOOD SOURCES of Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)
- Asparagus
- Barley
- Beans, pinto & red
- Broccoli
- Brown rice
- Brussels sprouts
- Dried prunes
- Egg yolks
- Fish
- Legumes
- Liver
- Meat
- Milk
- Most nuts
- Oatmeal
- Organ meats
- Peanuts
- Peas
- Plums
- Pork
- Poultry
- Raisins
- Rice bran
- Seafood
- Soybeans
- Sunflower seeds
- Watercress
- Wheat germ
- Whole grains
- Yeast, brewers & torula
Herb Sources of Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)
- Alfalfa
- Bladderwrack
- Burdock root
- Catnip
- Cayenne
- Chamomile
- Chickweed
- Eyebright
- Fennel seed
- Fenugreek
- Hops
- Nettle
- Oat straw
- Parsley
- Peppermint
- Raspberry leaf
- Red clover
- Rose hips
- Sage
- Spirulina
- Yarrow
- Yellow dock
Other Sources of Vitamin B-1– Name Brands
- Cataplex B– Standard Process whole-food based vitamins