Thiamin (Vitamin B-1)

What is it? Thiamin is a coenzyme essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates by helping allow pyruvic acid to enter the citric acid cycle, a process by which cells release energy. It also functions as a coenzyme in the synthesis of the sugar ribose, which is part of the nucleic acid RNA. The need for thiamine is increased during times of stress. Thiamin can be found in brown rice, legumes, peanuts, peas, rice bran, wheat germ, whole grains, lean meats such as pork, liver, fish, and poultry, egg yolks, most sea vegetables, bee pollen, royal jelly, chlorella, and spirulina. It can also be found in some herbs: agrimony, aloe vera, black walnut, cayenne, corn silk, cranberry, elder berries, garlic, gentian, Siberian ginseng, licorice root, nettles, oat, Oregon grape root, red clover, slippery elm, uva ursi, and yarrow. Antibiotics, sulfa drugs, and oral contraceptives may decrease the levels of thiamin in the body. Also, because thiamine functions in the metabolism of carbohydrates, a diet high in carbohydrates may increase the need for thiamin.

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