Vitamin B1 - Thiamine

Thiamine was the first vitamin to be identified & used therapeutically. High dietary B1 is found in wheat germ, rice brain, soy beans, yeast & organ meats.*

Vitamin B1 is particularly depleted by high carbohydrate intake, processed food diets, caffeine, sugar, alcohol, antibiotics, & other drugs, gastrointestinal disturbances, pregnancy & breast feeding, hyperthyroidism, diabetes. Other at risk groups are children, teenagers, the elderly, the mentally ill, those with high stress, & athletes.*

The functions of Vitamin B1 are:

• Helps maintain healthy carbohydrate levels*
• Helps maintain the healthy synthesis of acetylcholine.*
• Helps maintain healthy nerve conduction & transmission.*
• Helps maintain healthy energy levels.*
• Helps maintain healthy oxygen metabolism.*

"Normals" who took 50 mg B1 supplements became more clearheaded, self composed, energetic & had faster reaction times. In 35 patients 65 years or older 10 mg of B1 daily improved quality of life, decreased blood pressure, & benefited sleep & energy. Five hundred mg daily resolved weakness & unsteady gait during infections.*

SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY:

• Chronic fatigue & apathy*
• Headaches*
• Indigestion (especially constipation)*
• Abdominal pains*
• Nausea & vomiting*
• Shortness of breath*
• Circulation problems*
• Numbness & tingling or burning in hands & feet*
• Weak, sore muscles*
• Atrophy of leg muscles*
• Hypersensitivity to noise*
• Personality changes, including aggression*
• Increased sensitivity to pain*
• Heart palpitations & irregularities*
• Depression*
• Appetite loss*
• Insomnia*
• Anxiety & feelings of impending doom*
• Restlessness*
• Nerve degeneration*
• Psychosis*
• Heart failure*
• Coma*
• Irritability*
• Memory loss*
• Confusion*
• Emotional instability*
• Night terrors*

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DIRECTIONS: Take 1-2 daily with food as indicated.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the U.S.Food & Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.