3 Reasons You Need Vitamin B1

B vitamins support adrenal function (the glands that produce hormones that play a role in controlling blood sugar, burning fat and protein, and regulating blood pressure), calm and maintain a healthy nervous system, promote key metabolic processes, and turn starch and sugar into energy (by acting as a cofactor for the metabolism of carbohydrates).

Vitamin B1, more commonly known as thiamin, influences a variety of physiological functions, including:

1. Nervous system and muscle functioning
2. Carbohydrate metabolism
3. Healthy digestion

Good dietary sources of thiamin include legumes (beans, lentils), pasture-raised beef and pork, brewer’s yeast, steel-cut or rolled oats, rice bran and wheat germ, whole milk, nuts, seeds and oranges.

Try these recipes that provide B1:

• Pink Lentil Curry
• White Beans and Fusilli

I recommend taking thiamin daily as part of a B-complex supplement that contains a full spectrum of B vitamins.

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