Vitamin Deficiencies and Dysautonomia

It's no secret that a range of vitamins and other nutrients are required for optimal human health. Many vitamins, such as Vitamins E, B1 (thiamine), B3 (niacin) B6 (pyridoxine), and B12 are important for the proper functioning of nerves, and the nervous systems in general. Alcoholism commonly causes a deficiency in thiamine. B12 deficiencies often cause digestive problems for those with autonomic disorders such as dysautonomia syndrome, POTS, etc.

Maintaining good nervous system health is important for everyone, but much more important for those with autonomic disorders. And while vitamin deficiencies can usually be corrected by improving the diet and / or supplementing, finding out exactly what is needed through testing first is a much better approach because many people have very different nutrient needs that one multivitamin cannot cover accurately for everyone. This is one reason why there is so much debate over taking vitamins, multivitamins, etc, because for some they help, others it's not enough or too much of certain nutrients, which either doesn't help, or creates more trouble.

A hair analysis is one particularly good test because it can show many things about various metabolic processes in the body and point out deficiencies, excessive levels of certain things that might be bothering you.  Again, proper testing before supplementation is often the smarter approach and saves you money by keeping you from buying all sorts of vitamins that you may not need. Further, there is a body of compelling nutrient deficiency research from the Walsh Institute in Naperville Illinois showing that many people are prone to be deficient in certain nutrients more than others, due to genetics and other factors.

Those with dysautonomia or POTS typically have deficiencies or abnormal levels of vitamin c, zinc, pantethine, folic acid, b12, b1, b2, b3, pyridoxal 5 phosphate, as well as a variety of amino acids, fatty acids and minerals. An Organic Acids test is another good place to start for identifying nutritional deficiencies.The good news is that there is growing evidence that many illnesses, both mental and physical, can be been greatly improved or eliminated by testing and proper individualized supplementation.

Your best bet to find out if a vitamin deficiency could be a factor with your dysautonomia symptoms is to visit the doctors at Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Paula Moore and Dr. Susan Phillips bring more than 40 years of autonomic disorder experience and successful dysautonomia and POTS treatment history to you, with individualized treatment plans and the latest technology and research to help you get better, faster. No matter where you are located, call for an appointment today at 205-286-3200. Dr. Moore and Dr. Phillips provide help to patients in the Birmingham AL area, and nationwide.

Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC
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2470 Rocky Ridge Road Vestavia Hills, Alabama 35243
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