Hormone Health Supplements: Reviews by Dr. Bell

Hormones run the body's signaling layer. They tell tissues when to build, when to break down, when to sleep, when to wake, when to store fat, when to burn it. When the signaling is off, the symptoms can show up almost anywhere — fatigue, weight gain, mood swings, low libido, irregular cycles, hair loss, sleep problems. The diagnosis is rarely clean because hormones do not work in isolation.

Supplement support here is more nuanced than other categories. The endocrine system is a web — thyroid affects adrenal, adrenal affects sex hormones, sex hormones affect insulin, insulin affects everything. The right product depends on the picture: women in perimenopause need different support than men with low testosterone, and both are different from someone with thyroid sluggishness or chronic adrenal fatigue.

This page collects every Designs for Health hormone support product I have reviewed — thyroid support, adrenal adaptogens, women's hormone balance products, men's hormone support, and foundational nutrients that hormones are built from. If you are on hormone replacement therapy, thyroid medication, or oral contraceptives, talk to your prescriber before adding hormone-modulating supplements; the interactions are real.

Featured Reviews

Reviews in this category are being added as Dr. Bell publishes them. Check back soon, or browse the full review library on the homepage.

• Adrenal Complex — A stimulant-free adrenal support formula with adrenal glandular, vitamin C, and B vitamins — for run-down, depleted resilience.
• Balance Her Out — DIM and calcium-d-glucarate for healthy estrogen metabolism and clearance, with chaste tree and black cohosh plus antioxidant support — a multi-angle women's formula for smoother cycles and skin.
• BroccoProtect — Broccoli-seed glucoraphanin paired with mustard-seed myrosinase to actually make sulforaphane — for detox, antioxidant defense, and healthy estrogen metabolism.
• Calcium D-Glucarate — Supports the liver's clearance pathways and healthy estrogen metabolism by slowing reabsorption of what the body tagged for removal.
• DHEA 25mg — Single-ingredient micronized DHEA — for adults over 40 with documented low DHEA-S, low energy, low libido, or slow recovery.
• DHEA 5 mg — A low, conservative 5 mg dose of micronized DHEA — a careful, work-with-your-doctor starting point for supporting energy, mood, and hormone balance when a test confirms you're low.
• DIM-Evail — Lipid-suspended diindolylmethane softgel — for hormonal acne, PMS, heavy periods, perimenopausal estrogen dominance, and elevated estrogen in men.
• FemGuard + Balance — Women's hormone-balancing blend with DIM, indole-3-carbinol, calcium d-glucarate, and chasteberry — for PMS, the estrogen-dominance pattern, and perimenopausal symptoms via healthy estrogen metabolism.
• FemGuard-HF — Phytoestrogens genistein and HMRlignan with gamma-oryzanol, DeltaGold tocotrienols, and taurine — a focused, hormone-free, black-cohosh-free option for mild menopausal hot flashes.
• LibidoStim-F — A women's-specific libido and vitality blend of standardized tribulus, damiana, horny goat weed, and ginkgo with a low dose of DHEA — multi-angle support for desire and energy that warrants provider guidance for the DHEA.
• LibidoStim-M — A men's formula pairing tribulus, tongkat ali (LJ100), and horny goat weed with DIM for hormone balance and ginkgo for circulation — natural support for midlife libido and vitality.
• Pregnenolone CRT — 30 mg of pregnenolone in a controlled-release tablet releasing over 10-12 hours — the upstream hormone precursor and neurosteroid. A test-and-monitor, professionally-guided supplement.
• Prostate Supreme — Men's prostate-support blend with saw palmetto, beta-sitosterol, pygeum, stinging nettle, zinc, and lycopene — for the mild-to-moderate urinary symptoms of BPH and aging prostate health.
• Prostect — A saw-palmetto-free prostate and urinary formula of cranberry, flower pollen, and pomegranate — supports prostate and bladder comfort without affecting DHT, for men who want hormone-neutral support.
• Thyroid Synergy — Multi-nutrient thyroid support with iodine, selenium, zinc, tyrosine, ashwagandha KSM-66, and forskohlii — for subclinical hypothyroidism, low free T3, and classic hypothyroid symptoms with normal TSH.
• Thyrommune — A disciplined two-ingredient thyroid formula — myo-inositol 600 mg + selenium 83 mcg (selenomethionine) — that supports thyroid function and a balanced immune response without iodine or botanicals (great for iodine-cautious or autoimmune pictures).