Prenatal Formula

FORM: 100 Tablets

Prenatal nutrition is getting a tremendous amount of press lately. Mostly because of the research that has been done that shows there is scientific evidence to suggest that Folic Acid may prevent other birth defects including cleft palate, congenital heart defects, limb-reduction defects and urinary tract defects. In conjunction with the research done on Folate, overall prenatal nutrition has been shown to have a significant effect on the birth weight and well being of a child at the time of birth.

A mother’s diet while she is pregnant is of extreme importance, because what ever the mother takes into her body while she is carrying her child directly affects the baby’s health. And what we need to take into account and remember is that food isn’t what it once was a hundred years ago. Today the nutrient content in foods varies greatly, and in many cases there can be extreme deficiencies in the over all nutrient intake if an individual eats the same foods all the time. And let’s not forget, and remember the kind of snaking that goes on during this period, this can make the deficit even worse!

It is imperative that the nutrition needs of the mother and child be met during this period of time, and science has shown us that taking a supplement may just be the insurance policy we are looking for to ensure a healthy pregnancy. †

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