Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
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Thiamine (Vitamin B1) is a chemical substance which is soluble, that is it will dissolve in water, but it is insoluble in alcohol. Thiamine (vitamin B1) separates into constituent parts or elements when heat is applied to it. Thiamine (vitamin B1) was discovered by a Japanese scientist by the name of Dr. Umetaro Suzuk . He discovered thiamine (vitamin B1) while he was researching for an answer as to why rice bran seemed to be an almost magical cure for his patients who were inflicted with an ailment of the nervous system known as Beriberi He named it aberic acid and was able to procure patent rights to it. Aberic acid later became known as thiamine (vitamin B1)
Two other eminent scientists also could lay claim to at least playing a significant part in the discovery of thiamine (vitamin B1). These scientists were Dr. Christiaan Linkman , from Holland , who discovered that chickens who developed a disorder similar to Beriberi when fed only white rice, began to show signs of an almost instantaneous cure when fed some of the husks of the rice grains and Dr. Casimir Funk, a Polish biochemist, who is given the credit for first forming the idea of vitamins. He called them vital amines which means organic compounds which are essential for the maintenance of life.
While most foods contain some amount of thiamine (vitamin B1), those which are noted for supplying it in larger amounts are pork, rice, wheat germ, whole grain cereals, enriched cereals, bran, brewer's yeast and blackstrap molasses.
Some doctors and health care professionals believe that the increase of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the diet can have a positive influence as a treatment for certain kinds of brain disorders, certain kinds of visual impairments, certain kinds of serious injuries to the skin which cause a substantial amount of micronutrients normally found in the skin to be lost. and certain kinds of heart disorders. Some studies indicate that thiamine (vitamin B1) may also help to alleviate certain forms of depression.
As with anything taken with the idea of curing or contributing to the alleviation of the effects of some sort of health related problem, it is important that a person does not start taking thiamine (vitamin B1) without talking with his or her doctor or health care professional first and formulating with the help of that person some sort of a balanced program for the proper use of thiamine (vitamin B1) in order to prevent its having some sort of an adverse effect upon the body or condition rather than a positive one.
