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
It is generally recommend taking thiamin daily as part of a B-complex supplement that contains a full spectrum of all of the B vitamins as opposed to taking a single B