Prenatal instead of a daily multivitamin
Taking a prenatal, but not pregnant or trying to conceive? Something to consider?
We think so, in fact, I always took a prenatal in lieu of a traditional women’s daily multivitamin. It was just a personal preference, I liked the added benefits, like stronger hair and nails. There’s nothing in a prenatal that would be a concern for the average women to take in place of her traditional multivitamin, but a lot of additional ingredients that provide added benefits.
In considering the Happy Stork prenatal gummy, there are several featured ingredient even those who are not pregnant and have no intention of becoming pregnant benefit from, including:
- Folate (not folic acid):
- Known for importance in neural tube development, folic acid is one of the key differentiators between a prenatal and a traditional daily multivitamin. Happy Stork’s methylfolate is the more bioavailable form of folic acid, this vitamin provides many benefits beyond supporting neural tube development for growing babies, including:
- Energy levels and helping with red blood cell production
- Producing neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine, which may help reduce risk of depression and assist with mental clarity
- Improve homocysteine regulation, which can in turn reduce risk factors for heart attacks and strokes
- Folate plays a vital role in DNA repair and cell division
- Help reduce risk of age-related diseases
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Note: It’s always a good idea to periodically check your nutrition levels through a blood test, our prenatal's amount per serving of l methyfolate is 600 mcf DFE (dietary folate equivalents). For those that consume a lot of leafy greens, legumes, and citrus, you may already be meeting your daily folate needs through your diet.
- Biotin
- This is the ingredient in a prenatal that can help improve your hair, skin and nail health. Biotin plays a role in keratin production (keratin is the protein our hair, skin and nails is made from). A deficiency in biotin can lead to brittle nails and hair that grow slowly. The range of benefits from biotin beyond pregnancy include:
- Better hair, skin and nail health, beyond supporting keratin production, biotin also help protect against dryness and irritation of the skin
- Energy and metabolism support, biotin helps convert what we eat into usable energy as well as possibly supporting healthy blood sugar levels
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Note: Our daily prenatal provides 35 mcg of biotin per serving, 100% of your daily biotin needs
- Inulin
- Inulin acts as a prebiotic, helping to support beneficial gut bacteria, as well as helping to regulate blood sugar levels to possibly avoid or reduce spikes in blood sugar
- DHA
- While important for the development of baby’s brain, DHA is also important for women’s everyday health.
- DHA is a major structural fat in the brain and nervous system. Adequate intake of DHA may support memory, focus and overall cognitive performance and help prevent cognitive decline.
- DHA is a key component of the retina, which helps support clear vision and possibly reduce risk of age-related ocular degeneration
- Additional benefits include helping with health/circulatory health, mood/mental well-being, skin health, anti-inflammatory support
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Note: DHA is naturally found in fatty fish and algae oil, our DHA is sourced from algae oil and contains 5mg of DHA.
Additional ingredients in our Happy Stork Prenatal Gummy provide even more benefits as a daily multivitamin for women regardless of their pregnancy status or plans to become pregnant.
Consider swapping out your women’s daily multivitamin for our prenatal for more health benefits without adding additional products to your supplement regimen.
