The importance of vitamins and supplements for women
Supporting female health is essential at all stages of a woman's life, and different life stages will have different nutritional needs.
It’s important to understand the changes to a woman’s nutritional status, and therefore her nutritional requirements, when looking for appropriate nutritional supplements
Many women will experience a time when they feel they need to support their health with a female-specific supplement to increase their nutrient intake. However, it is important to ensure that the nutrients are appropriate for a woman’s current requirements and needs.
About our women’s supplements
We offer a range of female-specific supplements to support optimal health with products to support optimal wellness through all life-stages, and suitable for all women’s health concerns.
Women’s multivitamins
Women's Wholefood Multi is a broad-spectrum wholefood multi containing 10mg of iron. This is appropriate for all women of reproductive age, from the teenage years, where growth and development needs support, up until the menopause. At menopause, the requirement for iron reduces so we would recommend Wholefood Multi, unless iron deficiency is diagnosed.
Preconception and pregnancy vitamins
Our wholefood pregnancy multivitamin and mineral Pregna-Plan is meticulously formulated to provide support for women who are considering pregnancy, or who want to support their reproductive function, pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Pregna-Plan provides excellent nutrient levels - 11mg of iron, 400ug of folate in the bioeffective active methylfolate form, 334mg of wholefood calcium form calcified seaweed and vitamins D3 and K2, as well as optimal levels of other essential vitamins and minerals.
Post menopause multivitamin supplements
Both CoQ10 multi and 50+ are wholefood multivitamin and mineral formulations appropriate for post-menopausal women, as they have lower iron levels. They also contain 80mg of CoQ10, important for energy production and cognitive and cardiovascular function. CoQ10 levels naturally deplete with age, so supplementing with this important nutrient is recommended.
Supplements for supporting hormones, reproductive and genito-urinary health
We understand that women also have unique needs when it comes to supporting hormone regulation, reproductive health, and the genito-urinary tract.
To address these concerns, we offer a comprehensive range of evidence-based formulations that are supported by research. These include herbal and botanical women's supplements associated with female reproductive health, such as our Agnus Castus tincture, and phyto-oestrogens from soy isoflavones, found in Menopause Support.
We also understand the unique and delicate microbiome that is associated with the female genito-urinary tract. We developed Women’s Biotic; a well-researched 8-strain probiotic supplement specifically designed to support the health of the female microbiome. It contains the strain Lactobacillus Helveticas, which is associated with supporting female health and is appropriate for all women, including during preconception, pregnancy and menopause.
What are the best multivitamins for women?
It is essential that multivitamin and mineral supplements provide optimum levels of all nutrients to bridge the nutrition gap and that they are in a bioeffective form, such as in our Food State and Wholefood supplements.
The most appropriate multivitamin and mineral will depend on the life stage of a woman.
During her reproductive years, while she is menstruating, it is important for a woman to obtain good maintenance levels of iron, as well as optimum levels of all nutrients including folate (as methylfolate) vitamins D3 and K2, zinc,selenium and iodine. Our most appropriate multivitamin for women during this time is Women's Wholefood Multi.
When planning a family, nutrients including iron, calcium, folate (as methylfolate) as well as optimum levels of all other nutrients are incredibly important. Our wholefood formulation, Pregna-Plan is specifically formulated to support women during preconception, pregnancy, and breastfeeding.
After menopause, when menstruation stops, a woman’s requirement for iron is much lower and the production of certain compounds, including CoQ10 which is essential for energy, cognition, and cardiovascular health, begins to decline. Therefore, our CoQ10 multi is an excellent choice for women after menopause.
What are the best supplements for women?
In order to support overall wellness, it is essential that women are obtaining optimal levels of nutrients. We therefore recommend a high-quality multivitamin and mineral which aims to elevate nutrient intake to optimum levels.
Our safe, gentle, and effective food-based nutrients are designed to bridge the nutrition gap and we provide appropriate multivitamins and minerals designed for all stages of a woman's life, including:
- Growth, development and general health during reproductive years (teenage to perimenopause) - Women's Wholefood Multi (high in iron and providing optimal levels of all nutrients)
- Preconception, pregnancy, breastfeeding and postnatal recovery – Pregna-Plan (appropriate levels of iron, methylfolate (the active form of folate), and calcium as well as optimum levels of all nutrients)
- Post-menopause - CoQ10 Multi (lower in iron providing optimum levels of all nutrients including CoQ10)
It is also helpful for women to ensure a good intake of omega 3 fatty acids and support the gut microbiome in order to maintain wellness and healthy hormone regulation.
Our Vegan Omega 3 and Women's Biotic are excellent choices for this.
What are the best supplements for women over 40?
Around the early 40s, mild perimenopause symptoms can start to appear. With perimenopause often comes mood swings, brain fog and heightened anxiety.
There are many suitable supplements in our Women's Health range that can help to support this, including our herb and botanical formulations such as Menopause Support and Agnus Castus.
During this time, it is also important to support the gut and liver which are responsible for the detoxification of oestrogen. A probiotic such as Women's Biotic can be supportive for this.
It is fundamentally important to ensure optimum levels of all nutrients to support female health, and therefore a high quality, bioeffective food-based multi vitamin and mineral is recommended. For women who are still menstruating, Women's Wholefood Multi is ideal and for those who are post-menopause, CoQ10 Multi is recommended.
Additionally, our gut microbiome begins to change after the age of 40 with a decline in the Bifidobacterium species. Therefore, a live bacteria probiotic supplement is advised; Women's Biotic or Fos-a-Dophilus are appropriate for women over 40.
