Vitamins for Hormonal Balance

WHAT ARE HORMONES AND WHAT DO THEY DO

Hormones control every organ in your body so that they function correctly. Without hormones, nothing works properly. When your hormones are not in balance, it can make you feel terrible. Some of the symptoms of hormonal imbalance are: insomnia, fatigue, hot flashes, mood swings, foggy thinking and weight gain due to estrogen dominance. To help alleviate these symptoms, vitamins can be used. If hormonal imbalance is left untreated, it can lead to a decline in your health and disease.

MAGNESIUM

Estrogen dominance causes a magnesium deficiency. A magnesium deficiency can cause chocolate cravings. Chocolate is high in magnesium, so by taking magnesium there will be no chocolate cravings because the body will have the magnesium it needs.

When taking magnesium supplements, it is best to get a chelated magnesium. A chelated magnesium is just a magnesium that has an amino acid wrapped around it for easy absorption. The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) is 400 mg per day.

Some good sources of magnesium are: spinach, halibut, brazil nuts, pine nuts, white and black beans, almonds and unrefined whole grains.

Magnesium helps with:

• Insomnia


• Muscle cramps or spasms


• Constipation


• Headaches


• Menstrual cramps


• Heart palpitations


• Cold hands and cold feet


• Blood sugar regulation


• Keeping bones strong


• Maintaining normal blood pressure


• Nervousness and irritability


• Energy metabolism

VITAMIN B COMPLEX

Helps to regulate your nervous system by keeping the adrenal glands' hormone secretion in balance. If you have an adrenal gland deficiency, you may feel irritable, light-headed and hypoglycemic.

B vitamin Complex helps with:

• Energy production


• The digestion of protein and carbohydrates


• Healing wounds


• Proper brain function


• Healthy skin


• Regulating the nervous system

IODINE

If you are deficient in Iodine, you should take Iodine. Iodine is a trace mineral that is necessary for the production of thyroid hormones. Our bodies do not produce iodine. We have to get it from seafood, iodized salt or a supplement like Iodoral, Lugol or kelp. The thyroid needs iodine to produce hormones.

There is some evidence that iodine plays a role in preventing and/or treating cancer in the thyroid gland, breasts, prostate, ovaries and uterus. The recommended dietary allowance is 150 mcg. If you have trouble absorbing the iodine, take 200 mcg selenium with the iodine to help the body absorb the iodine.

VITAMIN E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects the body from free radical scavengers. Free radicals are thought to cause aging. Vitamin E also keeps the immune system strong. It also seems to help with progesterone production.

Foods that are high in Vitamin E are: olives, blueberries, spinach, sunflower seeds and almonds.

Vitamin E helps:

• Acts as an antioxidant for the skin


• Regulating Vitamin A


• Reducing wrinkles


• Protecting the skin from skin cancer


• Protecting the skin from sunburns


• Protecting the brain from Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases


• Menstrual pain


• Low sperm count

VITAMIN C

Vitamin C regulates the production of the thyroid hormone. Vitamin C is also an antioxidant, an antihistamine, it boosts the immune system, and it helps with stress and colds.

Foods high in vitamin C are: bell peppers, guava, melons, strawberries, broccoli, strawberries, citrus fruit, tomatoes and cauliflower.

Vitamin C helps with:

• Stress


• Colds and Flu


• Stroke and hypertension


• Skin aging


• Allergies


• Cataracts


• Immunity


• Blood vessels

VITAMIN D

Vitamin D is actually a precursor hormone which is the building block of a powerful steroid hormone in your body called calcitriol. Vitamin D is not made by the body. You can get Vitamin D from exposure to the sun.

Foods to eat that are high in Vitamin D are: mackerel, sardines, eggs, liver, fortified dairy products, mushrooms, fortified soy products and oysters.

Vitamin D helps with:

• Bone Health


• Balancing hormones


• Protects against cancers


• Helps with menopause and osteoporosis


• Helps with weight loss


• Blood regulation


• Hypertension


• Essential to our immune system