Thiamine The Overlooked Vitamin

The vitamin known as thiamine has been a very overlooked player in the role of energy and heart disease. Thiamine is also known as vitamin B one. Although it shows up in many vitamins that are purchased and is supposed to be in food, the reality is that many people are deficient. Dr. Al Sears points out why this is so and recommends high dose thiamine for energy regulation and heart protection.

Thiamine helps glucose or sugar to become energy and also turns fat and energy and also turns amino acids that we get from protein into energy. Thiamine cannot be stored well in the body. Furthermore, there are many things that rob thiamine including refined sugar and carbohydrates as found in many grains. This includes white flour, white rice, pasta, bread, crackers, cookies, and anything that adds sugar.

Additional attackers on thiamine include diuretics or water pills such as Lasix, but also the very common diabetic prescription known as metformin. acid blockers such as omeprazole, and even the milder H2 blockers also can interfere with the absorption of vitamin C. Antibiotics also disrupt the gut bacteria leading to absorption issues.

The heart and brain can particularly be challenged by this thiamine deficiency. Rhythm disturbance may occur along with weakened heart muscles. The brain cannot make its energy source without this. Although most doctors believe the brain deficiency connection with this vitamin to be the unique area of alcoholic disease the reality is that it occurs on a regular spectrum on a far less level. Thiamine deficiency also contributes to insulin resistance, which is one of the hardest factors on the body and aging.

 
Dr. Sears recommends anywhere from 100 to 300 mg daily unless there are signs of severe depletion at which time he advises 300 to 600 mg daily. also, there is a far more efficient and fat-soluble form, which is good for the brain known as BENTFOTIAMINE where he recommends 150 to 300 mg daily. Besides avoiding refined, carbohydrates and sugar, filtering your drinking water to remove chlorine and fluoride is important as is limiting intake of alcohol. Meanwhile, the Internet can give you a list of thiamine rich foods. Do beware that the cooking may destroy thiamine.