Vitamen

Vitamen - 30 capsules (1 month's supply)

NEW ONE-A-DAY FORMULATION
 
Nutrition for conception

Vitamen is a new and clever combination of the vitamins and minerals that are most important for healthy sperm. All packed within an easy to remember and easy to use, one-a-day capsule. Its unique formulation is the result of our many years of experience in helping thousands of men get into the best possible nutritional shape prior to conception.

Vitamen contains Selenium and Zinc which research shows are vital for healthy spermatogenesis and sperm motility. Zinc, in particular, is found in high concentrations in sperm and is a key building-block for both its tail and outer-layer. The new formulation contains lots of other micro-nutrients that are important for sperm health too, such as Vitamin D (which is essential for healthy cell division) and Folic Acid and Vitamin B6 (which help to support the male partner's immune system). The formulation also contains naturally powerful antioxidants, such as Vitamins E and C, both of which help to protect paternal DNA from oxidative damage.

As common sense would suggest, healthy parents tend to produce healthy babies. And healthy babies, in general, grow into healthy children and adults. Much emphasis is given to the importance of a woman’s health and nutritional status before and during pregnancy. But the male partner plays an equally crucial role at conception. The creation of a healthy baby requires not just a healthy egg but a good supply of properly formed mobile sperm as well. Over the past few years we have seen an increase in the number of men with low sperm counts. Recent research suggests that of the one in four couples who take longer than the average to conceive, the cause, in around 40% of cases, lies with the male partner. Other research has indicated that up to eighty percent of birth defects are caused by defective male sperm.
But don't worry - there is a lot that can be done simply by making changes in nutrition and lifestyle. Poor sperm health, whether it be a low count, poor motility or malformations, can generally be improved by optimising the father’s overall health and nutritional status. But it is sensible to start this process as soon as possible. Sperm take ten weeks to develop sufficiently to leave the body, so planning for a pregnancy should start at least four months before conception takes place. That means giving up smoking, alcohol and social/recreational drugs, checking for genito-urinary infections, avoiding hot baths and tight clothing, eating healthily and taking supplementation, when necessary, to help redress nutritional imbalances. Drinking plenty of water is also important - at least 2 litres a day. Water is a large component of sperm, so a good, regular supply is vital in the process of production.

Directions For Use:

One capsule to be taken once a day with food, ideally for at least 3 months prior to conception. Should only be taken on a full stomach. Vitamen is suitable for vegetarians. It is free from artificial colours, preservatives, gluten and yeast. Non-GM.
 
If under medical supervision, seek guidance from your medical practitioner before using this product.

Good News For Our Clients:

As with any supplementation, we strongly recommend that you continue with all our nutritional products for at least three to four months. As you would expect, it can take several months to bring your body back into optimum nutritional balance, plus a sustained effort from then on to keep it that way.

Many of our clients have told us that they find the process of reordering each month a chore, which we can well understand. In response to this we have introduced an Automatic Reordering Service for all our nutritional range.

If you would like to take advantage of this service, either tick the box, as indicated, when completing your purchase on our 'Shopping' page or, if you prefer, give our sales line a call on 0800.0480.046, and we'll arrange it for you. We'll then send you a bottle of whatever you've ordered to reach you before your existing supply runs out. We'll only charge your credit card for the new delivery when we have despatched it, just as if you had e.mailed or called us yourself. Whenever you want to amend or cancel the order, simply call us, or send an e.mail to customerservice@zitawestproducts.com, and we'll arrange this for you immediately.

Alternatively, you may prefer to buy a few month's supply in one go. We can now offer a 10% reduction (ex p&p) when you buy three or more bottles of Vitamen. If you choose to place your order via the web-site, the system will calculate your discount for you, automatically.

Don't worry if you order a number of products and then decide not to use any of them (if you get pregnant for example). Simply return them to us, unopened, and we will be happy to refund what you paid.

The Zita West Clinic - Male Health Programme:

You may be interested in knowing that the Zita West Clinic now offers a range of services specifically for men, including the very latest tests to measure sperm quantity, quality and motility, and a range of treatments to help improve all of these, should this be required.

Male infertility is a multifactorial disease process with a number of potential contributing causes. The majority of male infertility cases are due to deficient sperm production of unknown origin. Environmental and nutritional factors must be evaluated, along with occupational risk factors, including exposure to heat, chemicals, and heavy metals. Lifestyle and dietary choices, pesticide residues, and xeno-estrogens can also adversely affect spermatogenesis.

Various nutritional strategies have been presented which have a beneficial impact on sperm count, motility, and ultimately, fertility. Spermatogenesis is an energetically-demanding process which requires an optimal intake of antioxidants, minerals, and nutrients.

Is it purely coincidence that sperm quality has diminished markedly over the last 50 years, while ever increasing amounts of synthetic chemicals and hormones have been introduced to the environment and food supply? Perhaps we should consider decreased fertility in men as a physiological early warning system - a 'canary in the coal mine,' so to speak - which is acting as a sensitive indicator of environmental disruptions and nutritional imbalances.

One capsule a day typically provides:

Vitamen - Ingredients and Their Benefits

• Folic Acid – vitally important for the normal functioning of the immune system and for normal cell division.
• Selenium – important for normal spermatogenesis. Also helps protect DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage, as well as supporting the normal function of the immune system and male thyroid function.
  
• Vitamin B12 – helps to maintain the normal synthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones, Vitamin D and important neurotransmitters.
• Vitamin C – contributes to further protection of male DNA and the maintenance of normal metabolic functions. Particularly important if the diet is low in fresh fruit and vegetables.
• Vitamin E – helps to protect a man's DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage.
• Zinc – needed to make the outer layer and tail of the sperm. Zinc is lost with each ejaculation, so an active sex life and a low zinc diet can place a man at risk.  Highly important for normal fertility and reproduction.

Source Ingredients:

L-Arginine Hydrochloride, Vitamin E (as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate) 1, N-Acetyl Carnitine Hydrochloride, Taurine, Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid), Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Zinc Citrate, Coenzyme Q10, Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Anti-caking agent: Silicon Dioxide; Acacia Gum, Magnesium Stearate, Colour: Titanium Dioxide; Sucrose, Sunflower Oil, Corn Starch, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin), Vitamin D3 (as Cholecalciferol). Allergen Information: - 1 From Soya

Derived from Soya: Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate)

Will Vitamen improve my partner’s sperm count?

Research has shown that vitamins and minerals used in Vitamen help with sperm health. Sperm health includes mobility, motility, formation, and sperm count.

Should my partner be doing anything else to improve the health of his sperm?

There are a lot of lifestyle changes that can be made productively. Click here for more information.

What is "RDA" and why are so many of the ingredients in Vitamen higher than 100%?

"RDA" is an abbreviation of "Recommended Daily Allowance." The RDA was devised by the Dept of Health in the UK in 1979 to provide guidance on the intake of a limited number of specific vitamins and minerals that an average adult should have daily in order to avoid a deficiency that may lead to disease or general ill-health. Whereas this was, and remains, a useful benchmark for judging the contribution that any supplement may make to reaching those minimum requirements, it wasn't intended to represent an indication of optimum intake. You will probably have noticed that many supplements, particularly premium priced ones such as our own, contain daily levels that are frequently many times higher than the RDA, sometimes substantially so. This is because the vitamins and minerals concerned have been set at therapeutic levels in an attempt to boost the body's store of the nutrients concerned, often for a particular and limited period of time, the need for which can of course vary depending on factors such as general health, age etc. It is universally recognised that pregnancy, and preparing for pregnancy, for example, benefit from special attention to nutrition on the part of both partners. All of the formulations within the Zita West range are well within the Government's guidelines for what represents the upper safe limit (USL) for long term daily supplementation of any given nutrient.

Can I take Vitamen Boost instead of Vitamen?

NO. We usually recommend that all our clients who are trying to get pregnant consider taking, as a first nutritional step, a good quality multivitamin and mineral supplement, like Vitamen, to help support their everyday diet. Vitamen has been specifically developed to help protect a man's daily intake of those micro-nutrients that we believe are the most important for all- round pre-conceptual health.  Vitamen Boost has been developed as a companion product to Vitamen for those of our clients who might also benefit from boosting their intake of antioxidants to help further protect their paternal DNA from oxidative stress. Research suggests that oxidative stress may be associated with an increased incidence of sub-fertility, recurrent miscarriage and IVF failure. Which is why we recommend the product specifically for couples who are finding it difficult to conceive rather than those who are just about to try. Because it has been designed as a companion product to Vitamen, it does not duplicate many of the important vitamins and minerals that can be found in Vitamen and it isn't suitable, therefore, as a substitute for it.