Monday, September 17, 2007

The Calming Vitamins

A) Vitamin B1/Thiamine.
Deficient will cause:
  1. Increased nervousness
  2. Increased level of adrenalin
  3. Sleep disturbance
Sources:
  • Fish , whole grain, wheat germ, peanut and meat.
B) Niacin/Niacinamide(Vitamin B3)

Functions:
Maintaining healthy nerve function
Niacin: vessel dialator.
Niacinamide: Can decrease anxiety symptoms

Sources:
Whole grain, Peanut, fish, meat, yeast.

C) Choline.

Functions:
It is a component of acetylcholine, a primary transmitter of nerve impulse in parasympathetic nervous system.
So it helps to calm the body down.
Sources:
Wheat germ, egg yolk, oatmeal, cabbage, and cauliflower.

D) Riboflavin or Vitamin B2
Functions:
Help to assimilate amino acids.
Sources:
Eggs, meat, dairy products and green leafy vegetables.

E) Vitamin B6/Pyridoxine
  • Helping the synthesis of serotonin, which help a person to relax; Melatonin which help a person to sleep and dopamine, which give a person a feeling of happiness.
  • Helps in the formation of neurotransmitters which regulate mood.
  • Help amino acids to transmit signals between nerve cells
Sources:
potatoes, bananas, raisin, bran cereal, tuna.

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