The Role of Vitamins in Hormonal Balance
Hormones and Vitamins
Let’s talk about hormone optimization and how vitamins can play a role. Maintaining homeostasis is crucial to your health. Achieving hormonal balance can seem like a daunting task—but it can be the missing link to living life to the fullest! Entering peri-menopause (as many of us in our 40s are starting to experience) can make us feel moody, fatigued, have low libido, hot flashes, difficulty sleeping, brain fog, and more. These symptoms can profoundly affect daily life, causing discomfort and distress. At Rapha, we take a holistic approach by addressing the entire patient, utilizing various modalities including bioidentical hormone replacement and vitamin support.
Hormones are chemical messengers produced by the glands in your endocrine system, working together to regulate virtually every bodily function. When your production of these hormones decreases due to age or disease, your entire body feels it! Vitamins can play a critical role in supporting hormone balance by aiding various metabolic processes and supporting your endocrine function. While vitamins alone won’t fully restore hormonal balance, they can complement our other approaches. One of my favorite vitamin support treatments at Rapha is IV Vitamin C. Let's discuss how Vitamin C supports our bodies.
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant. It helps support the adrenals and regulates cortisol, particularly during stress. It also helps protect against cellular damage.
Additionally, Vitamin C helps reduce inflammation markers like IL-10. This vitamin is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect the brain from mental fogginess. These compounds help neutralize free radicals so they don't cause oxidative stress that can interfere with brain function.
What to Expect During a Functional Consult for Hormonal Imbalances, Adrenal Fatigue, or Other Hormone-Related Symptoms:
Meet with our provider to discuss current symptoms in depth.
Decide together what testing may be best for you.
Collect tests.
May add a supplement or two to help address debilitating symptoms, if needed, until testing results are returned.
We will plan a follow-up after results are back to discuss in-depth a personalized plan made just for you, which may include medication, supplements, IV therapy, a nutritional plan, self-care, and close follow-up with one of our patient advocates.
If you are struggling with symptoms that may be hormone-related, call us today! We’d love to help :)
