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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency: The "Great Imitator" of other Illnesses
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In this video, Dr. Berg talks about vitamin B deficiency. Transketolase is the enzyme for vitamin B deficiency test. Enzymes are the things that do the work in the body and B1 is involved in 5 different enzymes. Vitamin B1 deficiency is called Beri Beri and known as a great mimicker of disease. He also talks about several reasons to why you become deficient in B1.
B1 Functions:
• Making Energy
• Protection of cells and mitochondria against oxidation or free radicals
• Protects the cell against glycation
• Protects against amyloid plaquing in the brain (Alzheimer's disease)
• Helps prevent the damage or least the complications or the symptoms of high sugar
Cardiovascular / Respiratory System Symptoms
• Enlarged Heart
• Increase Pulse Rate
• Edema (Lower Ankles)
• Difficulty Breathing
• Microvascular Damage
Digestion
• Full Sensation Stomach
• Constipation
• Gastroparesis – A condition where the digestive system is very sluggish.
• GERD
• Low Hydrochloric Acid
Nervous System
• Neuritis
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Vertigo
Autonomic Nervous System
• Lack of Tears
• Excess Sweat
• No Sweat
• Anxiety
• Nervous Tension
• Brain Fog
• Exercise Intolerance
• Insomnia
• POTS – A condition where your ability to adapt to gravity and positional change is completely ruined.
• Sleep Apnea
Other
• Panic Attack
• Nightmare
• Lack of Stamina
• Buildup of Lactic Acid
• Recurrent Ear Infection
• Rids Excess Estradiol
• Lowers ROS – Free radical oxidation particle developed by the cells.
• Prevents Toxemia
• Beta Cells
• Stress – Highly irritable, edgy, low tolerance to stress
• SIDS – Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Causes of B1 Deficiency
• Refined Sugar
• Carbs – the more carbs you consume, the more B1 you need to metabolize those carbs.
• White Rice
• Alcohol
• Heat
• Aging
• Diabetes
• Polyphenols (Coffee, Tea, Wine)
• Gastric Bypass
• Sulfites
• Raw Fish
• Liver Damage
• Antiacids
• Antibiotics
• Caffeine
• Low Stomach Acid
• Vaccinations
Food Sources:
• Liver
• Yeast
• Pork
• Eggs
• Fish
• Sunflower Seeds
• Rice Hulls
• Squash
• Asparagus
• Sea Foods
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 2, 2022 5:48:43 GMT
The REAL Benefit of Nutritional Yeast is Anti-Anxiety
Dr. Eric Berg DC
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0:00 Introduction: The real benefits of nutritional yeast
2:33 The importance of vitamin B1
4:04 Vitamin B1 and the limbic system
6:15 How to use nutritional yeast
6:45 The benefits of nutritional yeast explained
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In this video, we’re going to talk about the real benefits of nutritional yeast.
Nutritional yeast is a fantastic source of B vitamins—particularly vitamin B1 (thiamine).
The problem is that many nutritional yeast products are fortified with synthetic vitamins. Synthetic vitamins do not work the same as natural vitamins. It’s always best to avoid artificial sources of vitamins and minerals—stick with food-based sources and natural supplements.
Keep in mind that consuming nutritional yeast will not cause a yeast infection.
Here are some of the important nutrients in nutritional yeast:
• B vitamins—especially vitamin B1
• Amino acids
• Selenium
• Zinc
• Copper
• Chromium
• Phosphorus
• Beta-glucan
The most crucial nutrient in nutritional yeast is vitamin B1. In fact, vitamin B1 is the most important water-soluble vitamin for the body. All the mitochondria (your body’s energy factories) in your cells need this nutrient.
When you’re on a high-carb diet, your requirement for vitamin B1 skyrockets. This is another reason why the Healthy Keto diet is great for your health.
The benefits of vitamin B1 include:
• Reduces stress
• Increases your tolerance to stress
• Provides energy
• Promotes homeostasis throughout the limbic system
• Reduces anxiety, panic, and nightmares
• Enhances sleep
• Supports healthy hair
• Helps with POTS symptoms
• Provides essential trace minerals, vitamins, and amino acids
• Supports the autonomic nervous system
• Supports healthy breathing
• Promotes normal hunger
• Helps reduce brain fog, confusion, and poor focus
The best time to take nutritional yeast is right before bed. Although it increases your energy, it also helps you feel calm and relaxed, so it doesn’t keep you up at night.
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 2, 2022 5:55:20 GMT
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Deficiency) and High Carb Diets - Dr.Berg
Dr. Eric Berg DC
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Thiamine deficiency can be caused by high carbohydrate diets .
Timestamps:
0:00 Thiamine deficiency can be caused by high carbohydrate diets
0:45 This is what thiamine does
5:35 B1 deficiency causes issues with your cardiovascular and respiratory functions
7:00 You can experience very weird symptoms from a thiamine deficiency
8:05 Take vitamin B1 as well as nutritional yeast
One of the nutrients that is most depleted by a high carbohydrate diet is thiamine (vitamin B1). Beriberi is the disease of severe thiamine deficiency. Many people have a subclinical level of thiamine deficiency. It’s called the great mimicker, because of its ability to mimic a variety of other diseases.
Vitamin B1 helps make the myelin sheath that protects your nerves. If you’re a diabetic, your high sugar level oxidizes the protective fatty layer around the cell. B1 helps protect this layer. If you develop peripheral neuropathy, you can take B1 to remedy it. I recommend the fat soluble form called benfotiamine. It’s excellent for neurological conditions.
Thiamine protects your cell’s mitochondria from high sugar damage. It works together with magnesium to help create energy for your body. When you’re deficient, you become fatigued. This has implications for remedying keto fatigue when you first go on a keto diet. Taking vitamin B1 along with other B vitamins will bring your energy up when you’re in keto adaptation.
B1 is considered a nerve vitamin because it creates so many problems with your nerves if you’re deficient.
The more carbohydrates you eat, the more B1 deficient you’re likely to be. If you don’t have enough B1, lactic acid builds up, changing your pH and your breathing. (Lactic acid buildup is also a side effect of metformin.) You’ll also experience issues with your cardiovascular and respiratory functions, such as enlarged heart and edema.
To detect a deficiency by lab test, you need a very specific one called a transketolase test. It’s expensive, and hard to get. Much easier to just take vitamin B1 supplements.
You can experience digestive system problems such as GERD, and a host of other weird symptoms. Take thiamine, and see if you feel better, or if these symptoms go away. I recommend you take nutritional yeast along with a supplement, in order to get a range of B vitamins. This will support both your autonomic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
I encourage you to remedy your thiamine deficiency to improve your health.
Dr Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 56, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
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NUTRITIONAL YEAST DANGERS TO BE AWARE OFnucific.com/nutritional-yeast-dangers/#:~:text=Red%20yeast%20rice%20is%20a%20traditional%20Chinese%20dish,contains%20compounds%20that%20can%20interfere%20with%20prescription%20medicine.
by Nucific Team | Apr 29, 2019
Nutritional yeast is a popular health food because it has so many vitamins and nutrients. If you use nutritional yeast in your cooking, you might wonder if it’s good for you. Are there nutritional yeast dangers you should be aware of?
Let’s take a closer look.
NUTRITIONAL YEAST: IT’S NOT LIKE OTHER YEASTS
You might know that yeast is used in breads and beers. If you’re unlucky, you may have gotten an infection from yeast in the past. Bread yeast, beer yeast, and infection-causing yeast are different kinds of yeast, but they all belong to the same family.
Yeast cells are classified as fungi. There are many kinds of yeast, but the three main types that you can eat all belong to the same species. There are other kinds of edible yeast, but they aren’t as common on grocery store shelves.1
The three main kinds of yeast you can eat are nutritional yeast, baker’s yeast, and brewer’s yeast. These three yeasts are used as ingredients in many foods to add flavor or nutrition. Baker’s yeast also makes bread rise.1
Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast, meaning the yeast is cooked, so the fungi are dead by the time you eat it. Nutritional yeast has a nutty or cheesy flavor. Vegans use nutritional yeast seasoning because it has a savory flavor and great health benefits.3,4
Brewer’s yeast is used to brew alcohol. It is still alive at the start of the brewing process. After it dies, you can eat it, just like nutritional yeast. In its deactivated form, it tastes bitter. This yeast has gluten, unlike nutritional or baker’s yeast, which are gluten-free.5
nutritional yeast dangers | NucificBaker’s yeast is used for baking bread and in other baked goods. The yeast is alive when it goes into the dough, but the cooking process kills it. You can find this yeast in bread and cheese.6
NUTRITIONAL YEAST – A SUPERFOOD
Nutritional yeast is a popular food with vegetarians and vegans. But even if you’re a meat-eater, you may find that nutritional yeast still has benefits you need in your diet. It’s full of healthy vitamins and minerals, plus it can help your health in surprising ways.
One of the biggest nutritional yeast benefits is its high protein content. This makes it popular with vegetarians, vegans, and others following plant-based diets.7
Just one tablespoon of nutritional yeast contains several minerals, including calcium, iron, and potassium. It also has vitamins like thiamin, riboflavin, and Vitamin D. Nutritional yeast is also a source of trace minerals like selenium, zinc, and magnesium.8
Nutritional yeast contains healthy carbohydrates that help boost the immune system and may also help regulate cholesterol levels. These carbohydrates are in oats and yeast, and both foods seem to have similar benefits.9,10
A small, two-tablespoon serving of nutritional yeast has only 40 calories. You can enjoy its savory flavor without needing to worry about weight gain.11
Nutritional yeast contains high levels of vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates. As it turns out, this food can be fortified with vitamin B12 to make it even better for you.
WHAT IS FORTIFIED NUTRITIONAL YEAST?
Nutritional yeast comes in two forms: fortified nutritional yeast and unfortified nutritional yeast. It is often touted as a powerhouse of B vitamins.
However, nutritional yeast does not naturally contain any vitamin B12. So this vitamin is often added to fortified nutritional yeast.
Vitamin B12 is actually a large and complicated vitamin. You need it to make new red blood cells.12 Your body can’t store vitamin B12, so you need to eat it every day. 13
Many people get their vitamin B12 from meat and other animal products. Vegetarians and vegans need to find other foods that have this vitamin. That’s why fortified nutritional yeast is so popular among those following a plant-based diet.14
As you age, your body loses its ability to absorb vitamin B12. If you’re over the age of 51, it’s especially important to find ways to eat more vitamin B12, like nutritional yeast.15
Everyone’s dietary needs are different. Your age and whether you eat meat play a role in whether you need your nutritional yeast to be fortified. There is no taste difference between fortified and unfortified yeast, so choose which one to eat based on your own vitamin B12 needs.
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WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF BREWER’S YEAST?
If you don’t like the taste of nutritional yeast, or if you just want to try something new, you have other options. However, bear in mind that different yeasts have different health benefits. For example, here are some of the benefits of eating brewer’s yeast.
Brewer’s yeast has many of the same nutrients as nutritional yeast, but in smaller amounts. For example, it has about half as much vitamin B5 and a tenth as much vitamin B6 compared to nutritional yeast.16
This type of yeast has minerals like iron, sodium, and magnesium. It also has vitamins like thiamin, riboflavin, and folic acid. Unlike nutritional yeast, brewer’s yeast does not have much calcium content.17
Yeast used in the brewing process might give you an energy boost.18
Brewer’s yeast is a good source of protein.19
Yeast used in alcohol brewing may help control blood sugar levels.20
If you’re a big beer fan, you may already be enjoying the benefits of this form of yeast without even realizing it. Otherwise, you can eat brewer’s yeast with your food. This yeast has a bitter taste, so you may want to stick with nutritional yeast for flavor.
BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH BAKER’S YEAST
The third main kind of yeast that you eat is baker’s yeast. This yeast, which helps bread rise, also offers a host of potentially healthy nutrients.
nutritional yeast dangers | NucificBaker’s yeast contains phosphorus, potassium, and folate. It has no sugar, and it’s low in fat.21
Baker’s yeast is also loaded with antioxidants, which help fight off free radicals. 22
B-glucan, an ingredient in baker’s yeast, may help children fight off respiratory infections.
Scientists believe that the nutrients in baker’s yeast help boost the immune system.23
The immune boost also helps adults. One study found that athletes and people experiencing stress enjoyed better health when they consumed baker’s yeast.24
A nutrient in baker’s yeast may help people who suffer from seasonal allergies.25
OTHER KINDS OF YEAST AND YEAST PRODUCTS
You may have noticed yeast supplements and other products that aren’t one of the three main types of yeast. Some of these products may give you a health boost, but others are actually dangerous. How can you tell the difference?
Red yeast rice is a traditional Chinese dish and health supplement. It’s made of rice and a different type of yeast than that used in nutritional yeast. Red yeast rice contains compounds that can interfere with prescription medicine. It can also have a deadly contaminant that causes kidney failure.26
Probiotics contain live good bacteria that can help boost humans’ digestive system. Probiotics like yeast help maintain the balance of good bacteria in your gut.27
Yeast can be enriched with chromium salt or selenium salt. When the yeast is ready to eat, it has high levels of these minerals. Look for products labeled “chromium yeast” and “selenium yeast.” 28
If you are sensitive to yeast, watch what you’re eating closely. You probably already know that breads and cheeses contain yeast. Other foods may also contain yeast, so read ingredient labels carefully.
WHAT IS THE RISK OF INFECTION WITH NUTRITIONAL YEAST IN DIET?
If you’ve ever had a yeast infection, you know how unpleasant it can be.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, EATING NUTRITIONAL YEAST DOESN’T CAUSE INFECTIONS.
A yeast strain called candida causes infections. This is a different strain from what is used to make nutritional yeast and other yeasts that you eat. The most common strain that leads to yeast infection is Candida albicans.29
Candida naturally lives in your digestive tract. Infections can happen when your body becomes overrun with this type of yeast.30
Again, candida yeast is not nutritional yeast. Nutritional yeast almost never causes candida overgrowth.31
ARE YEAST-BASED FOODS SAFE IF YOU SUFFER FROM CANDIDA OVERGROWTH?
Nutritional yeast doesn’t cause infections. But candida may feed on the simple sugars in nutritional yeast. If you have candida overgrowth, you may need to go on an anti-candida diet to keep your candida overgrowth in check.
An anti-candida diet means not eating food that helps candida grow. Hopefully, the candida will starve. You’ll need to stay away from sugars. Sugary foods to avoid include sweetened drinks and refined bread.
Don’t eat fungi on this diet. Edible yeast and peanuts have fungi in them.
nutritional yeast dangers | NucificCandida loves sugar and starchy foods, even fruits and vegetables. Stay away from corn, potatoes, and starchy vegetables. Don’t eat things like pineapple, banana, dried fruits, and fruit juices.
You can enjoy whole grains on this diet, so long as you only eat one serving of complex carbohydrates per day.
For protein, you can enjoy most meats, fish, and eggs. Vegan protein options are any kind of bean or legume. Most kinds of nuts are okay, except for peanuts or pistachios.
On this diet, you must not ingest alcohol or vinegar. Also, stay away from any foods that have these ingredients, like pickles. Use olive oil for flavoring.
You cannot drink regular cow’s milk on this diet. You can still enjoy unsweetened soy milk or other milk substitutes.
Avoid sweeteners like molasses, sugar, honey, and maple syrup. Only stevia can be used as a sweetener.32
Changing your diet is important to slow or stop bad candida overgrowth. You’ll see an improvement when you avoid yeast and simple sugars. Before starting any kind of special diet, always consult with your doctor.
HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH NUTRITIONAL YEAST
In some cases, you may find it best to avoid nutritional yeast altogether. If you eat yeast, you’ll want to do so in moderation.
Nutritional yeast is high in fiber. If you eat too much fiber, and your body isn’t used to it, you may get cramps, discomfort, or dehydration.33
This yeast contains a hormone called tyramine. Tyramine might cause headaches, as well as high blood pressure.34,35
Nutritional yeast also contains niacin. Consuming high amounts of niacin could cause facial flushing or, in extreme cases, liver damage.36-38
Nutritional yeast can trigger allergies or intolerances. A yeast allergy can be difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are similar to other, more common conditions.39,40
Yeast, including nutritional yeast, naturally contains monosodium glutamate, or MSG. If you are sensitive to MSG, you’ll need to avoid foods that are made with yeast.41
Some brands of nutritional yeast have detectable amounts of lead. The level is low, but pregnant women should still be careful about eating nutritional yeast.42
Nutritional yeast can be a beneficial addition to your diet, however, you should be aware of side effects. Be especially careful if you have allergies, or if you’re pregnant. Again, if you are concerned about nutritional yeast, or you’re making any dietary changes, talk to your doctor first.
ALTERNATIVES TO NUTRITIONAL YEAST
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If you can’t eat nutritional yeast, other nutrient-dense foods allow you to enjoy the same health benefits.
Eggs and yogurt have a lot of vitamin B12. Leafy greens, like spinach, and legumes, like beans or lentils, are also packed with B12.43,44
For a protein boost, eat more beans, nuts and seeds, eggs, meat and seafood, and soy products.45
You can find lots of antioxidants in most kinds of fruits and vegetables. You can also take antioxidant supplements. (Supplements don’t always have calcium or other nutrients you’d get from a plant-based diet.)46
Salmon, liver, and fortified breakfast foods are full of niacin and other beneficial minerals. They’re a good option if you can’t — or don’t want to — eat nutritional yeast.47
Leafy green vegetables are a good source of calcium. You’ll also find calcium in fortified tofu, fruit juice, and soy drinks.48
Your doctor can tell you which foods will work best for your body’s needs. For the best results, eat mostly fresh foods, especially fruits and vegetables. You can’t control what is in ready-made food.
MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON NUTRITIONAL YEAST
Life can be confusing, and following a healthy diet is no different. Nutritional yeast offers many well-known health benefits. But before you use that tablespoon of yeast in your cooking, know that there are some risks to eating nutritional yeast.
Talk to your doctor if you’re concerned about nutritional yeast. Together, you can decide what’s best for your diet and your health.
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 6, 2022 20:45:58 GMT
Brewer’s Yeast vs Nutritional Yeast: Which is Better for You?cleangreensimple.com/article/brewers-yeast-vs-nutritional-yeast/
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Confused about the difference between brewer’s yeast and nutritional yeast? You aren’t alone. We’ll talk you through how each is made, why they're good for you, and how to use them.
Nutritional yeast and brewer’s yeast are both popular health supplements. Both contain plenty of necessary macro and micronutrients. And both are made of the same strain of yeast called Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
So, what exactly is the difference between these two superfoods? And, maybe more importantly, which one is better for you?
To answer both of these questions, we’ll need to take a closer look at how these two products are made, what’s in them, and how they are used.
Primary Difference Between Nutritional Yeast and Brewer’s Yeast
Brewer’s yeast is a live active yeast used for making beer that is then heat-killed and turned into a dietary supplement. Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast grown solely for its nutritional content.
Both products are made using Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a type of single-celled fungus more commonly known as yeast. Unlike baker’s yeast, these microorganisms are both deactivated before being sold, which means there is no chance they can cause yeast overgrowth in the body.
Even though both nutritional and brewer’s yeast products are derived from the same species, they have surprisingly different nutritional profiles. The reason for this lies in how each product is made.
How Are They Made?
Propagating yeast of any kind requires creating a nutrient-dense, sugary medium that the yeast cells can grow and multiply on. As the cells break down glucose and other molecules, they bring about fermentation, causing the release of alcohol and carbon dioxide into the substrate.
Different kinds of yeast products are grown on different types of substrates.
Brewer’s Yeast
As you can guess from the name, brewer’s yeast generally grows on a medium of malted barley or other grains used to produce beer. Once the beer has completed fermentation, the yeast is separated from the liquid and dried using rollers. This process deactivates or “kills” the yeast cells.
Two stylish bearded men brewing beer in a craft microbrewery — FXQuadro|Shutterstock
Because of the substrate used, these yeast tend to taste more bitter than nutritional yeast. Many products go through a “debittering” process to make them more palatable. Brewer’s yeast is sold as a powder, as flakes, or in capsule form.
Nutritional Yeast
Unlike brewer’s yeast, nutritional yeast is always “primary grown,” which means it is created specifically for the purpose of producing a dietary supplement.
Nutritional yeast flakes on a wooden spoon — ©NedoB/Bigstock
The most common mediums for growing nutritional yeast are beet or cane sugar molasses. Both are cheap byproducts of the sugar industry and provide plenty of glucose for the yeast to eat.
Often, additional synthetic nutrients are added to the substrate to produce a more robust, nutritionally-dense final product.
Nutrition Profile
The vitamins and minerals present in yeast depend largely on the medium on which the yeast was grown. Because brewer’s and nutritional yeast are “fed” different diets, they each have something a little different to offer.
Brewer’s Yeast
Like all yeast, brewer’s yeast is high in certain B vitamins, including thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and folic acid. It’s also loaded with protein and fiber, with only trace amounts of fat.
While both brewer’s yeast and nutritional yeast naturally contain fair amounts of magnesium, overall, brewer’s yeast has a much higher concentration of many minerals. Both selenium and potassium are found in relatively high amounts, as is chromium, an important mineral for cell health and blood sugar regulation.
Nutritional Yeast
Nutritional yeast is also naturally high in some B vitamins, protein, and fiber. Products that are produced using simple glucose mediums are limited to these nutritional benefits.
However, most nutritional yeast supplements include the addition of synthetic nutrients to the growth substrate. Yeast grown this way have much higher amounts of certain vitamins and minerals.
The exact makeup of the added nutrients will determine the nutritional composition of the final product, but in general, these nutritional yeast products contain many of the minerals naturally found in brewer’s yeast.
Additionally, these fortified products contain B12, an essential vitamin that vegans can’t get in their diet unless they take a supplement. This important nutrient is not found in brewer’s yeast.
Health Benefits
Because each of these yeast products has a slightly different nutritional makeup, they each offer different health benefits.
Brewer’s Yeast
With plenty of naturally occurring chromium, brewer’s yeast can be beneficial for diabetics. Chromium helps lower blood sugar levels by enhancing insulin activity and improving insulin sensitivity.
Chromium is also likely one of the reasons brewer’s yeast has been shown to have positive effects on cholesterol levels. Supplementing with brewer’s yeast can help lower bad, LDL cholesterol while raising good, HDL cholesterol.
Other studies have shown that brewer’s yeast can have a positive impact on the immune system and help reduce the frequency of cold and flu bouts. It also appears to help with acne and may even reduce a person’s chance of developing skin cancer.
Nutritional Yeast
Like brewer’s yeast, nutritional yeast appears to help boost the immune system while improving cholesterol levels. Fortified products with high levels of chromium may have a similar effect on blood sugar as brewer’s yeast does.
Nutritional yeast also contains a high number of antioxidants, including glutathione and selenomethionine, which can help reduce oxidative stress in the body, reduce inflammation, and help eliminate heavy metals and toxins.
Fortified nutritional yeast products contain B12, an important vitamin for immunity, cell health, energy metabolism, and the creation of red blood cells.
If you suffer from chronic fatigue or other low-energy related issues, supplementing with nutritional yeast could reduce those issues and help you feel more energized.
How Are They Used?
Because they have different taste profiles, these two supplements are frequently used in different ways.
Brewer’s Yeast
Brewer’s yeast is often found in capsule form to be taken with water like any other traditional supplement. This type of product has typically not gone through the debittering process since the consumer doesn’t taste it.
Debittered products, on the other hand, are available in both fine powders and thin flakes. Both forms work well for adding to smoothies, juices, and protein shakes. But be warned, even these less bitter forms have a bit of a funky, “wet-grain” taste.
Using smaller servings or pairing these products with other overpowering flavors is recommended when mixing into drinks.
There are some products that come pre-sweetened and/or flavored that tend to be more appealing. But these products are not as pure and may not provide the same nutritional benefit.
Nutritional Yeast
While nutritional yeast can be added to smoothies and shakes for a nutrient boost, this product is most often used as an ingredient to make meals taste better.
Nutritional yeast has a cheesy, umami flavor which makes it the perfect replacement for dairy cheese in many recipes. When combined with cashews, garlic, and water, it creates the perfect cheese sauce for pasta and steamed veggies.
Many fans use it in place of parmesan and other shredded cheeses and sprinkle it on top of spaghetti, sauteed vegetables, and even salads. By including a teaspoon or two on or in your dinner each night, you can easily turn this supplement into a tasty condiment.
Which Is Better?
Now that you know how nutritional yeast and brewer’s yeast are different, the question still remains: which is better?
Pure brewer’s yeast products are always natural and contain no added synthetic vitamins or minerals. For those looking to avoid manufactured nutrients, this is a huge plus. It also means that the nutrients that are present all come prepackaged with the right enzymes and amino acids to help your body use them most effectively.
However, the fact that most nutritional yeasts contain B12 is also a big positive. If you are a vegan and you aren’t supplementing with B12, odds are, you aren’t getting enough in your diet to meet your body’s needs.
Your body stores B12 for years, which means you may be two years into your strict plant-based diet before you notice any issues. This timing means people often fail to blame their diet for their symptoms.
The bottom line is if you are eating a primarily vegan diet, you need to supplement with B12, and what better way than with a tasty, cheesy topper?
In the end, which product is better really depends on what you are hoping to get out of the supplement. Our recommendation? Use both!
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 7, 2022 9:24:35 GMT
What is Nutritional Yeast? Clearing Up Some Misconceptions
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Nutritional yeast is a form of dried deactivated yeast that is most well-known as a cheesy tasting food topping, particularly popular among those adhering to a vegan or vegetarian diet. But, what is nutritional yeast exactly and are all brands created the same way?
In this video, we will answer these and other commonly asked questions such as: Is nutritional yeast and brewer's yeast the same thing? Does nutritional yeast contain vitamin B12? What's the difference between fortified and unfortified? Does it contain MSG? Can nutritional yeast cause or promote a candida infection? Is it a good source of protein? Also, find out more about the best types of nutritional yeast varieties you might want to use over others.
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Anthonys Goods, Non-Fortified Nutritional Yeast Flakes, 10oz - bit.ly/3oHz7Bp
Foods Alive, Unfortified Nutritional Yeast Flakes, 6oz - goo.gl/thZhUo
Dr. Fuhrman's, Unfortified Nutritional Yeast, 4oz - goo.gl/UVxGtX
Druids Grove, Organic Unfortified Nutritional Yeast Flakes, 4oz - amzn.to/2Jj2mKO
Kal, Unfortified Brewer's Yeast Flakes, 7.4oz - amzn.to/3kINEKN
Kal, Fortified Nutritional Yeast Powder, 7.8oz - amzn.to/3jI7aG1
Starwest Botanicals, Fortified Organic Nutritional Yeast, 4oz-1lb - shrsl.com/2l3n9
Frontier Co-op, Nutritional Yeast Mini Flakes, Fortified 1lb - goo.gl/E3PQSc
Kevala, Organic Nutritional Yeast, Fortified, 8.5oz - goo.gl/8DX1ao
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