Resveratrol Safety and Pregnancy
I have received this question the most so I felt a post is in order. First off – this is a decision between you and your doctor. I do not give medical advice only opinion. I have to get that out there so you know that pregnancy is very important process for a woman and the decisions you make affect both you and your little one growing inside of you.
Let’s first tackle the question of natural supplements versus synthetic supplements.
Do not underestimate this question as it is crucial you understand the difference. This is not some kind of marketing ploy to get you to purchase more expensive products. This is real and you need to be very concerned about what you are doing to your body.
Shaklee did research into this question by bringing together many different scientist and they conducted a study of people who have taken natural supplements, a multivitamin and people who did not take any supplementation for the past 25 years.
The reason I point to them is that I am unaware of any other natural vitamin company who has done this level of research over this period of time. The study concluded that natural supplementation was the best way to go. They also found that people who took a generic vitamin had worse biometrics than people who did not take anything at all!
Here is the report http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-6-30.pdf
If you think about it, it kind of makes sense. Our bodies know how to break down vitamin C and all these other vitamins and minerals that occur naturally in our environment. Makers of these cheap vitamins create them synthetically.
It’s a lot cheaper to create vitamin C in a lab as opposed to buying the raw materials (food), shipping them to your lab, extract the vitamins, create the pill, running test to make sure they are of high quality, and shipping them to your door.
That’s why you can go out and get a $5 per month multivitamin at your local store. Never mind that it is putting you in danger. Let’s all take up smoking and get it over with.
If you plan to take supplements, always go with the “all natural” products!
Now for the pregnancy part…I do not see a reason to not take a good all natural multivitamin and take a product that has resveratrol…after the pregnancy and breast feeding is done.
There has not been enough testing of resveratrol and the long term effects because it is new science. I do believe resveratrol is a great supplement to add to your daily regimen but I think it would be unwise to take during pregnancy.
The woman’s body is really different in the stages of pregnancy. There are so many changes that happen through this wonderful process that adding something in high doses might not do you good. It could have opposite results.
God built woman with the ability to birth and gave your body the tools to make sure your child will be the best it can be. You have all the tools to have a wonderful healthy child. This is a short time in your life.
Honestly 9 months plus another 6 months to a year for nursing is a short time in a 70 plus year lifespan. Adding something like resveratrol can be done later.
Of course, during pregnancy I would suggest taking a good “all natural” vitamin. This will help in so many ways and you can feel confident you are doing the best thing for yourself and more importantly…your child.
Do not take any supplements that are not all natural!!!
Remember that your eating decisions affect both you and your child.
Shaklee does have a resveratrol product that is very high in concentration and is in liquid form. I have tried it and it does a great job. Fill out the form below and I will share that information with you along with other really good all natural resveratrol products and updates as this new science changes.
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