The hormone cortisol increases in your body when you experience stress, state the authors of "Nature's Medicines: The Definitive Guide to Health Supplements." This hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, helps to repair tissues in your body. Some vitamins may help to control cortisol levels in your body. Always talk to your doctor before starting any new vitamin supplements.
Vitamin B-6
Vitmain B-6, or pyridoxine, helps to promote a healthy immune system and stabilize your nervous system. Vitamin B-6's chemical makeup helps to supply your body with stress relief, state the authors of "Nature's Medicines: The Definitive Guide to Health Supplements." As your body perceives less stressful situations, your internalized responses to stress will decrease.
Vitamin B-5
This B vitamin, also known as pantothenic acid, helps to stop feelings of fatigue attributed to increased amounts of stress. Your feelings of nervousness and panic decrease, lowering the chances of increased cortisol levels in your body, states Laurel Dewey in "Amazing Herbal Remedies." Your immunity levels become protected when you take this supplement to alter your stress levels.
Vitamin B-1
Your mental clarity, focus and cognition depend on vitamin B-1 or thiamine, report the authors of "Nature's Medicines: The Definitive Guide to Health Supplements." Vitamin B-1 affects your moods and your reaction to stress. Supplementing your daily food intake with B-1 will help reduce your anxiety levels. High anxiety increases your cortisol levels.
Vitamin B-9
Folic acid, or vitamin B-9, helps support normal lactate levels that help your body fight stress. Your reaction to stress can become lowered when you take this vitamin in your diet or as a supplement. Remember to talk to your physician before beginning a new supplement.
Vitamin B-3
This B vitamin, also known as niacin, helps to replenish your body's ability to absorb needed nutrients from healthy food sources in your diet. Healthy ingredients from food help to lower your stress level while providing another source of energy, note the authors of "Nature's Medicines: The Definitive Guide to Health Supplements."
Vitamin C
Vitamin C promotes wellness in your body by helping to decrease your stress levels. Not only does it influence your immune response to stress, it also helps to alleviate higher cortisol levels that occur with increased amounts of stress, reports "Amazing Herbal Remedies."
References
- MayoClinic.com; Stress Management; September 2010
- MedlinePlus; Cortisol Level; Ari S. Eckman, MD; November 2009
- "Amazing Herbal Remedies"; Laurel Dewey; 1997
- "Nature's Medicines: The Definitive Guide to Health Supplements"; Gale Maleskey, et al.; 1999
