What it is:
- Thiamine, or Vitamin B1, is a water-soluble vitamin essential for metabolism, nerve function, and energy production.
- Your body cannot make it, so you need to get it from food or supplements.
Uses:
- Dietary Supplement: To fill gaps when your diet lacks enough thiamine.
- Treat Deficiency: For conditions like beriberi (numbness, muscle loss) or Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (memory loss, confusion) caused by low levels.
- Support Body Functions: Helps turn carbs into energy, crucial for cell growth, development, muscles, and heart health.
Who might need it:
- People with alcohol dependence, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, malabsorption issues, or who’ve had bariatric surgery.
- Pregnant women have increased needs for their baby’s brain development.
How to take:
- Follow package directions or your doctor’s advice.
- Can be taken with or without food, usually once a day.
- Take at regular intervals; don’t double doses.
