Support Your Health

Women of every age, height and weight have one major thing in common. We all need to consume daily vitamins and minerals to function properly, especially ones that our body does not make. Naturally, as a woman matures, her eating habits, lifestyle and priorities change. As these changes occur, so does her health, skin and overall appearance. These changes should not be undesirably thought of as it’s a part of life; instead a woman should appreciate every stage of her life and be more conscious of her nutrition. Here we will be discussing the range of nutritional supplements which can be added alongside a healthy diet to boost overall female health or aid in symptoms associated to female health. 

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients as our body cannot produce this so it has to be obtained from our diets. A tremendous amount of scientific research has gone into these essential nutrients since they were discovered in the 1950's that consuming fish offered many benefits which were attributed to the omega-3 fatty acids. Omega- 3 fatty acids are recognised as an essential nutrient and currently the EU Commission authorised claims that ALA ccontributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels.

Barlean’s essential woman contains a blend of Organic unrefined flaxseed oil, Organic evening primrose oil and soy isoflavones which are plant phytoestrogens and can help support overall female health whilst relieving the symptoms of PMS and menopause.

Natures Answer Primrose oil can help aid PMS symptoms, many studies have demonstrated that supplementing with Gamma Linolenic acid in the form of evening primrose oil significantly reduces symptoms of PMS. Studies have shown that GLA may reduce breast pain, tenderness, painful periods and bloating.

Natures Answer Vitex (Agnus Castus) known as Chasteberry is a plant which has been used in herbal medicine, often taken as a remedy for women’s health problem. Vitex was traditionally used for a range of female conditions including PMS and menopausal symptoms. Although, there is a lack of large-scale clinical studies which have tested the effectiveness of vitex on female health. A study in 2013 found that vitex may be beneficial in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome; similarly in 2014 a study showed that taking vitex once a day for three menstrual cycles appeared to reduce symptoms such as bloating.