Complete nourishment is key in conception to prepare for the healthiest pregnancy possible. Prep your body with these essential nutrients!
Pregnancy and Prenatal Nutrition For Moms
1. Increases Pregnancy Chances
Protein helps you to maintain an optimum body weight, one of the key determinants in maintaining normal hormones level crucial to:
Increase implantation chance.
Maintain production of healthy egg and sperm.
TIP! Consume 65g protein or 2-3 servings of protein, daily.
2. Prevent Birth Defects
Not only B vitamins and folic acid helpful in increasing pregnancy chances, they are also helpful in:
Improving the success rate of fertility treatment.
Reducing risk of neural tube defects in the baby.
TIP! Consume 400mcg of Folic Acid once you’re planning of starting a family.
3. Healthier Hormone Levels
Acting as an antioxidant, vitamin C helps reduce damage in your body due to free radicals and helps in promoting:
Healthier ovary function.
An optimum level of hormones that promotes healthy uterine thickening to prepare for pregnancy.
4. Improve Fertility
A study done among women showed that high intake of seafood and/or consumption of omega-3 fatty acids supplement helps to:
Improve egg’s quality and ovulation rate.
Improve fertility rate among women more than 35 years old.
5. Prepares for Fertilization
Calcium plays a crucial role in the preconception stage as it:
Triggers the embryo’s growth process.
Creates a conducive environment for fertilization.
6. Nourish the Body
A study done among women who have ovulation infertility showed that regular consumption of multivitamins and iron helps to:
Reduce risk of failure in ovulation.
Promote healthy ovulation cycle.
7. Healthier Cells for Healthier FUNCTIONS
Acting as antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and even anti-ageing properties, growing evidence showed that polyphenols are beneficial in improving ovarian function by:
Promoting production of healthy and mature ovum.
Protecting the ovary and eggs against free radical damage.
Vita-Lea® Women: High-potency multivitamin and multi-mineral for women*. Vita-Lea Women is great as a prenatal/postnatal vitamin, providing 800 mcg of folic acid, 200 mcg of iodine and 18 mg of iron.
Vitalizer™ Women: Advanced nutrition. Based on 12 clinical studies. Imagine feeling healthier every day. Vitalizer provides advanced nutrition with a full spectrum of clinically supported vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics, and more in one convenient Vita-Strip®. With a patented delivery system specially designed to enhance absorption of key nutrients in the body.
Vitalizer Women is also excellent as a prenatal/postnatal multivitamin.
Shaklee Meology: Offers customizable prenatal vitamin packs and supplements for pregnancy: Now that you have a baby on board, nutrition is more important than ever. With 23 essential vitamins and minerals, including folic acid, iron, and iodine, plus omega-3s and choline, Meology Prenatal supports your hardworking body's journey into motherhood as well as the normal growth and development of your baby. Meology Prenatal can be customized to address your unique needs, including occasional morning sickness, leg cramps, indigestion, sleep disturbances, and constipation.*
Nutrition For Dads
1. Power Boost for Sperms
Well known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, polyphenols help to:
Increase sperm concentration.
Increase sperm motility.
2. Increases Sperm Energy
Coenzyme Q10 boosts energy in sperm which consequently leads to:
Increase in healthy sperm count.
Increase in sperm movement.
3. Enhance Healthy Sperms
Needed in a small amount, zinc plays huge role in male’s fertility as it works to:
Maintain healthy testosterone levels for healthy sperm production.
Promote production of normal sperms.
Wishing you a long healthy life - Mom and Dad's need to prepare for pregnancy months before conceiving. Watch the food you eat, the fluids you drink, and the choices you make - Theresa Carlstedt
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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