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What Are Vitamins and Why Are Vitamins Important?
No doubt you've seen people react to advertising and/or information about the vitamin or mineral content of various foods. They routinely purchase products that are labeled as high in this vitamin or that. The truth is that most people lack a clear understanding of what these nutrients are and what they can do for you.
Over the last 40 years or so, multitudes of laws have been passed that require labeling of products with nutritional content, recommended daily allowances (RDA) and of course that ever changing food pyramid. Reliance solely on others to tell us what vitamins we need and in what amount is all too common.
A basic understanding of vitamins and what they do is helpful in assuring a...
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Thiamin as a Natural Mosquito Repellent?
The following thiamine update addresses the question whether supplementing with Thiamine B1 is a Natural Mosquito Repellent alternative to common chemical applications. Due to allergies, sensitivity and hypersensitivity to some chemical applications and of course the potential adverse health and environmental effects, this application would be a shining alternative.
Blood Sucking Mosquitoes Thwarted By Thiamin?
Throughout the internet, ingesting Vitamin B1 (thiamine) has been popularly recommended as an organic systemic insect repellent against mosquitoes. It is thought that "in preparation" (approximately two weeks in advance) of being in mosquito ridden areas, one can reduce or eliminate mosquito attraction by beginning a daily regimen of 100 mg of B1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride). Since Thiamin is a water-soluble nutrient eliminated through urine and sweat, it is thought that the sweating out of thiamin, and the associated essence (cannot be smelled by humans) is offensive to the female mosquito.
Two weeks is an ample amount of time to saturate the sweat glands and tissue with thiamin. Human tissue will accumulate and store Thiamine at 2-3 times more than normal when the thiamin distribution exceeds the body's requirements. What is not stored is then eliminated through urine and sweat. A steady regimen of Thiamine intake is required to maintain Thiamin Vitamin B1 levels. And so, conversely, Thiamin concentrations in tissue will deplete when Thiamin intake falls below the body's requirement.
Natural Insect Repellent?
Thiamin Patch or Thiamin B1 100 mg Orally For Natural Mosquito Repellent.
More claims that thiamin Vitamin B1 is a Natural Mosquito Repellent come from several thiamin patch suppliers. The patches are thiamine enriched so that trans-dermal absorption of thiamine occurs through the skin. This is at least an easier way for those of us that can't remember to take our Vitamins. Ironically, an increase in Thiamine has been shown to increase brain function (memory).
However, a steady regimen of Vitamin B1 may be easier to control...
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Thiamine, The Vitamin B1
Thiamin or Vitamin B1 plays an important role in maintaining the energy level in your body. The body needs Thiamin, Thiamine, (AKA) Vitamin B1, mainly for breaking down and utilizing Carbohydrates and Fats. The main energy source for the body are Carbohydrates (Absorption, Glucose). Moreover, one finds that most nutrients are interrelated and interdependent of each other with respect to digestion and absorption.
If and when Thiamine is not available in the body, several of the body's organ systems are negatively effected by this deficiency.
- The body's gastrointestinal system contains cells in the smooth muscles and the glands that secrete juices facilitating digestion and glucose production. The digestive system will be starved (malnutrition) from this lack of glucose energy and fuel.
- The central nervous system requires glucose as its main source of energy in order to provide proper functioning. Without Thiamin or Vitamin B1 to break-down the Carbohydrates for glucose, cells of the nervous system (including the brain) get starved (malnutrition).
The daily requirement for Thiamin Vitamin B1 is measured with respect to the amount of calories eaten. This can fluctuate according to the amount of calories obtained from Carbohydrate to Glucose source. This is the case because Thiamine or Vitamin B1 aids in the breakdown of the Carbohydrates for energy from the glucose.
Thiamin or Vitamin B1 deficiencies have been observed in those with a limited variety of foods in their diet and especially those from highly processed and nutritionally lacking foods. Combine this with minimal protein consumption and you are setting yourself up. Today, of course, many highly processed foods have been fortified chemically. Just remember that naturally occurring vitamins in naturally available foods are always best.
If you can go outside to pick it, it's better. Remember that bagels do not grow on trees. We still like them though, so moderation is the key.
People who abuse alcohol are also subject to thiamin deficiency. The effects of alcohol abuse on the body can be devastating to the nervous system, digestive system and of course the kidneys. Alcohol is reported to cause malnutrition because of the weakened absorption of nutrients and the increasing loss of Thiamin Vitamin B1 in the urine.
For alcoholism, the body will require more and more nutrients because it is starved of the important nutrients to stay viable. This particular scenario becomes a vicious cycle that can or will adversely affect good health. Unfortunately this can eventually lead to brain damage or death.
Poor and Bad eating habits can have profound effects on the body's ability to absorb and utilize nutrients. Thiamine deficiency will lower the body's ability to process carbohydrates to glucose. Remember that foods high in fats and sugars are generally deficient in Thiamin, Vitamin B1. |
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The Following is an excerpt from Wikipedia about Thiamin, Thiamine, Vitamin B1
Thiamine or thiamin or vitamin B1 (pronounced /ˈθaɪ̯əmɨn/, THYE-ə-min), and named as the "thio-vitamine" ("sulfur-containing vitamin") is a water-soluble vitamin of the B complex. First named aneurin for the detrimental neurological effects of its lack in the diet, it was eventually assigned the generic descriptor name vitamin B1. Its phosphate derivatives are involved in many cellular processes. The best characterized form is thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), a coenzyme in the catabolism of sugars and amino acids. In yeast, ThDP is also required in the first step of alcoholic fermentation.
All living organisms use thiamine in their biochemistry, but it is synthesized in bacteria, fungi and plants. Animals must obtain it from their diet, and thus for them it is a vitamin. Insufficient intake in birds produces a characteristic polyneuritis, and in mammals results in a disease called beriberi affecting the peripheral nervous system (polyneuritis) and/or the cardiovascular system, with fatal outcome if not cured by thiamine administration.[1] In less severe deficiency, nonspecific signs include malaise, weight loss, irritability and confusion.[2] Today, there is still much work devoted to elucidating the exact mechanisms by which thiamine deficiency leads to the specific symptoms observed (see below). New thiamine phosphate derivatives have recently been discovered,[3] emphasizing the complexity of thiamine metabolism and the need for more research in the field.
A careful research of our ThiaminVitamin.com web site will discuss various aspects of the above Thiamine information. |
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