Vitamin B1 is also popularly known as thiamine. It is one of the most significant B vitamins. It performs many important functions related to human health and may be combined with other vitamins so as to increase its potential benefits.
Vitamin B1 could be destroyed by heat element and salt.
Some Essential Functions of
Vitamin B1 are as follows:
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Conversion of glucose into energy.
- Promotion of normal human growth
- Helps in digestion of carbohydrates
- Stimulates brain cells, is vital for normal functioning of nervous system
- Promotes healthy blood circulation for good skin and lustrous hair
- Vitamin B1 may boost youth by reducing aging effects
- Vitamin B1 supplements may reduce certain heart ailments
Herbal sources of vitamin B1
This unique vitamin may be found in food products such as apricots, water melons, pineapples, legumes, grains, cow milk, green lentils, leafy veggies and brown rice.
In many countries the staple diet constitutes of white rice and this may form vitamin B1 deficiency, as white rice contains fewer amounts of B
vitamins. Even in western countries, many people have vitamin B1 deficiency due to their drinking habits.
Symptoms of vitamin B1 deficiency
Some of the main symptoms include fatigue, weakness, chronic headaches, lethargy, irritation and muscular pains.
Vitamin B1 deficiency may cause beriberi disease, which is highlighted by severe muscle pain, nerve degeneration and tingling sensation throughout the body. Alcoholics may suffer from rare disease called Wernicke-Korsakoff, which may cause eye problems, confused and staggering speech.
