Nutritional Supplements for PCOS- How essential are they? Very, very important if your goal is to reduce your PCOS symptoms, improve your chances of conception and re-balance your hormone levels.

Healthy Origins Vitamin D3 - 2400 IU 120 soft gels

$6.64

It is virtually impossible to get all nutrients and minerals you need from your diet no matter how well you try. That is not to say you should eat unhealthy foods and hope to balance it by taking nutritional supplements.  You should by all means eat well but at the same time support your diet with well formulated nutritional supplements.

You should also bear in mind is that supplements may not instantly make you feel better but with consistent use, you should see a significant improvement in a short space of time:

There are many important supplements but we will be looking at the most important three:

1.     Vitamin D:

Vitamin D is crucial for calcium absorption and regulation, and a deficiency of this vitamin can be a contributing factor to insulin resistance and diabetes. It is therefore important that you have optimal levels of Vitamin D in your body, as it would reduce the various health risk associated with PCOS and Ovarian Cysts.

One way to increase your Vitamin D levels is by taking a good high quality multi-vitamin tablet that includes Vitamin D and by exposing yourself to more sunshine. Good food sources are low fat dairy products, fortified milk, and cereals.

Rainbow Light Calcium + - Food Based, 90 tab

$10.29

Please be aware that Vitamin D can be toxic in high doses and it is therefore crucial that you get your Vitamin D levels measured with a blood test, before deciding on the level of supplement you need.

There are several important nutritional supplements for pcos, and Vitamin D is definitely on the top list.

2.     Calcium:

In a recent study, people taking calcium supplements had reduced insulin levels and insulin activities as against those who didn’t.

The study also showed that extra calcium could help with weight loss. So if you are trying to lose weight, make sure you get enough calcium in your diet.

Good food sources of calcium include dairy foods e.g. milk, cheese, almonds, sesame seeds and Brazil nuts.

3.     Zinc:

Nature's Way Zinc 30 Mg - 100 caps

$3.85

Is one of those minerals that we need on a daily basis in our diets. Unfortunately, due to over farming, our planted foods contain very little zinc, if any.

To make matters worse, processing and refining of the food further strips out the little that is left. Bottom line- no matter how good your diet is, you are unlikely to be getting anywhere near the levels that you need.

Zinc is very important for appetite control and zinc deficiency is known to cause a loss of taste and smell. This creates a need to stronger tasting foods e.g. those that are saltier and more sugary, and this you could do without.

This mineral is also important for balancing blood sugar levels, correcting problem skin, eating disorders, and maintaining a healthy reproductive cycle.

You can supplement with 15mg capsule on a daily basis but be careful because high zinc levels may leave you susceptible to infections and poor health.

Would you like know about other Nutritional-Supplements For PCOS that help to reduce bloating, aid conception, and re-balance hormone levels? Then visit the Cure for PCOS website to find out more. Crystal Adeyemi. Article Source.