HEALTH
u can increase the amount of iron that’s absorbed from all food sources by consuming vitamin C-rich foods along with foods high in iron Good vitamin C choices include orange juice, red and green bell peppers, broccoli, strawberries, tomatoes and potatoe
Folic Acid: Folic acid is a member of the B complex and is often deficient in the diet. Folic acid helps protect the chromosomes and – is needed for the utilization of sugar and amino acids. It also – promotes healthier skin and helps protect the gastrointestinal tract. However, women thinking about getting pregnant have a greater need for this essential vitamin.
Folic acid is important for healthy growth of your unborn baby. It is essential to the normal development of your baby's spine, brain and skull, especially during the first four weeks of your pregnancy.
Calcium: For years, women have been told to add calcium to their diet to prevent a gradual thinning of the bones, but now this mineral is also being touted for its potential to promote weight loss, brain health and stress associated with premenstrual syndrome, support healthy blood pressure, and help protect a healthy heart. A pregnant woman needs to give her baby extra calcium to grow strong bones and teeth, a healthy heart, nerves, and muscles, and to develop normal heart rhythm and blood clotting abilities.
Every phase in a woman’s life can potentially bring a nutritional challenge, especially with every day stresses. Whether it’s nutrition for their own health or that of a mother to be, Essentials provides a complementary pack of nutrients for optimal health.
Today more than ever the demands of everyday life give women less time for themselves, and less time to focus on what the body is telling them. Every phase in a woman’s life can potentially bring a nutritional challenge, especially with every day stresses.
1. For women of any age – childbearing years, pre-pregnancy, prenatal, nursing, menopause and seniors
2. Pregnancy is often associated with increased susceptibility to oxidative stress or free radical damage – 3. Enhanced with extra folic acid – an important B-vitamin for all women
4. A “multi-vitamin” formula with added minerals are required specifically for women for healthy bones, teeth, heart and circulatory system support.
Correct posture
Is important so that the body is able to function naturally and with the minimum amount of muscular effort.
A simple test to determine if people can benefit is to observe their posture. .People frequently do not even stand correctly and this can encourage aches and pains if the body is unbalanced.It is incorrect to stand with round shoulders or to slouch.This often looks uncomfortable and discomfort may be felt.Sometimes people will hold themselves too erect and unbending,which again can have a bad effect.The correct posture for the body needs the atleast muscular effort but the body will be aligned correctly. The head should be balanced coorectly above the spine with the shoulders relaxed.
It is suggested that the weight of thebody should be felt being transferred from one foot to the other whilst walking.