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Vital Essence 1 is a vitamin and mineral supplement for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The first three months of pregnancy are in many ways the most crucial stage of a baby’s development - the time when all of his or her organs and systems are forming, as well as hands, feet, and limbs. It is now recognised that a mother’s diet immediately before conception and in the first weeks of pregnancy can influence the way that the embryo develops.
Investing at this stage in the best nutrition will not only help to give your baby an exceptional start in life, it will also give you a better chance of a comfortable and healthy pregnancy. The formulation of Vital Essence 1 supplies all the necessary micro-nutrients to meet the demands of this rapid early development. One tablet taken three times a day (with or after food) contain everything you need, including the recommended amount of folate (folic acid).
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The first three months of pregnancy are in many ways the most crucial stage of a baby’s development – the time when all of his or her organs and systems are forming, as well as hands, feet, and limbs. It is now recognised that a mother’s diet immediately before conception and in the first weeks of pregnancy can influence the way that the embryo develops. Investing at this stage in the best nutrition may not only help support your baby’s start to life, but also give you a better chance of a healthy pregnancy.
The new formulation of Vital Essence 1 supplies all the micro-nutrients that are most important to meet the demands of early pregnancy, including 400ug of Folate (now in the superior L-Methylfolate form and useful for a whole range of cellular activities, not just for helping to minimise the risk of spina bifida) plus lots of protective ingredients such as Beta Carotene (a safe way to help support your intake of Vitamin A), Copper, Magnesium, Manganese and Zinc, all of which support normal cell division and help to protect DNA. Take one capsule, three times a day (with food), alongside a good quality diet, to help support the changing demands of your body during the first three months of your pregnancy.
We recommend that it should be taken in conjunction with Vital DHA for maximum benefit to your overall nutrition.
We also have supplements for the second (Vital Essence 2) and third (Vital Essence 3) trimesters
All Zita West products are developed in response to the very latest research and are regularly reviewed and reformulated to remain at the cutting-edge of clinical and nutritional thinking for optimum reproductive health.
Fertility: Important antioxidant which assists in protecting both partners' DNA from oxidative damage for healthy eggs and sperm. Also critical for the normal function of the immune system and helps with absorption of Iron
Pregnancy: Helps with the absorption of iron and supports the normal function of the nervous system and immune system
Fertility: Important antioxidant that helps to protect the egg as well as sperm DNA from damage
Pregnancy & Postnatal: Essential for metabolism and the development of the nervous system throughout pregnancy and if breastfeeding
Fertility: Important for the normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin, normal oxygen transport and the proper functioning of the immune system
Pregnancy: Makes haemoglobin, the substance which carries oxygen in the blood. Women can have low Iron status entering pregnancy because of menstrual blood loss and need to build up reserves in preparation for labour. Also important for normal function of the immune system, normal cognitive function and normal cell division of the growing baby
Female Fertility: Antioxidant that helps to protect maternal DNA, as well as proteins and lipids from oxidative damage. Also important for the normal functioning of the immune and thyroid systems
Male Fertility: Important for normal sperm production. Also helps protect DNA, and sperm membranes from oxidative damage, as well as supporting male thyroid function, which is very important for fertility
Pregnancy: A powerful antioxidant, especially important to help protect maternal DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage. Also important for the normal functioning of the mother’s immune and thyroid systems
Pregnancy: Important for the maintenance of cellular energy and the normal function of the nervous system.
Post Natal: The concentration of biotin in breast milk is 15 times higher than in the mother’s blood, which may suggest a link between Biotin and a baby’s growth and development
Female Fertility: Contributes to normal cell division, the normal functioning of the immune system and healthy inflammatory response, which is necessary for the fertilised egg to implant
Male Fertility: Contributes to normal cell division, the normal functioning of the immune system and healthy inflammatory response
Pregnancy: Helps your baby's bones, teeth, kidneys, heart and nervous system to develop
Post Natal: Important to help maintain a healthy inflammatory response and the normal functioning of the immune system
Female Fertility: Important for the synthesis of proteins and maintenance of a healthy maternal metabolism
Pregnancy: Essential for energy production, for normal neuro-transmission and for many major metabolic reactions
CoQ10 is a fat-soluble compound which is important to our overall health as it is present in almost every single cell in our body. Egg cells have many times the concentration of mitochondria (responsible for energy production) as regular cells.
CoQ10 helps produce ATP which is the energy for almost every biological process in our body.
There are two forms of CoQ10 (Ubiquinone and Ubiquinol), Ubiquinone needs to be converted by the body into Ubiquinol before it can be used, whereas Ubiquinol is already active and many times more potent, meaning that optimal levels of CoQ10 can be restored more quickly and efficiently.
Female Fertility: A good maternal store helps protect against cell mutation following conception. Safe form of delivery of extra Vitamin A as the body converts it on an "as needed" basis
Pregnancy: Helps protect, safely, against Vitamin A deficiency. Supports normal cell differentiation, normal function of the immune system as well as the normal metabolism of iron
Post Natal: Helps protect, safely, against Vitamin A deficiency and cell mutation. Supports normal function of the immune system as well as the normal metabolism of Iron. Passed on through mother’s milk
Female Fertility: Essential for many of the body’s functions, including normal cell division. Also supports normal cognitive function and the normal metabolism of fatty acids. Zinc deficiency is often found in women with fertility problems
and in long-term users of the contraceptive pill
Male Fertility: Very important for male fertility. Needed to make the outer layer and tail of the sperm. Zinc is lost in the semen, so needs to be replenished regularly
Female Fertility: Helps to maintain normal muscle function and neurotransmission. Also assists in maintaining a healthy digestion
Pregnancy: Needed initially for the development of the nervous system and strong healthy bones and teeth
Post Natal: Needed for the development of your baby’s nervous system and strong, healthy bones and teeth
An essential nutrient required by the body to make important compounds necessary for healthy cell membranes
| 3 capsules per day typically provide: | NRV% | |
| Beta Carotene | 4mg | 83 |
| Vitamin D3 1000iu | 25ug | 500 |
| Vitamin E | 9iu 6mg TE | 50 |
| Vitamin C | 240mg | 300 |
| Thiamin (Vitamin B1) | 10mg | 909 |
| Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) | 10mg | 714 |
| Niacin (Vitamin B3) | 36mg NE | 225 |
| Vitamin B6 | 20mg | 1429 |
| Folate (as 5-MTHF) | 400ug | 200 |
| Vitamin B12 | 20ug | 800 |
| Biotin | 200ug | 400 |
| Pantothenic Acid (Vit B5) | 25mg | 417 |
| Calcium | 180mg | 23 |
| Magnesium | 90mg | 24 |
| Iron | 14mg | 100 |
| Zinc | 15mg | 150 |
| Copper | 1000ug | 100 |
| Manganese | 1mg | 50 |
| Iodine | 150ug | 100 |
| Selenium | 100ug | 182 |
| Chromium | 10ug | 25 |
| Pomegranate extract | 60mg | |
| Choline | 50mg | |
| N-Acetyl Cysteine | 50mg | |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 33mg | |
| Grapeskin extract | 25mg | |
| Coenzyme Q10 | 12mg | |
| Inositol | 10mg | |
| Lycopene | 1mg | |
| Lutein | 1mg |
Calcium Citrate, Magnesium Citrate, Vegetarian Capsule Shells (Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Pomegranate Hull Extract (Punica granatum ), Choline Bitartrate, N-Acetyl Cysteine, Zinc Citrate, Ferrous Fumarate, Nicolinamide, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate (Vitamin 86), Calcium Pantothenate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Grape Skin Extract (Vitus vinifera ), Rice Hull Concentrate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Coenzyme Q10, Anti-caking Agents (Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide), Inositol, Riboflavin, D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate (Vitamin E), Sodium Alginate, Corn Starch, Modified Com Starch, Pea Starch, Beta Carotene, Manganese Citrate, Tapioca Maltodextrin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Acacia Gum, Copper Citrate, Lutein, Sucrose, Antioxidants (Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Ascorbyt Palmitate, DL-Alpha Tocopherol, Sodium Ascorbate), Fractionated Coconut Oil, Lycopene, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Quatrefolic® 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Glucosamine Salt, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Glucose Syrup, Sodium Selenite, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Chromium Picolinate, Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12)
In our experience, even if you have a healthy diet – which many people don’t these days, given missed, hurried or convenience meals – growing numbers of mothers-to-be want the added reassurance of knowing they are getting all the most important vitamins and minerals they need. Not least because intensive food production and processing has stripped many foods of a lot of their nourishment. In our opinion, a good multi vitamin and mineral supplement is essential during pregnancy, if only as an insurance policy.
It’s perfectly fine to keep on using Vital Essence 1 for a few weeks after the end of the 1st trimester, for example to finish off a bottle that you have only just started. The differences in the formulation of Vital Essence 2 are not huge, and have just been made in order to fine-tune the formulation to make it as specific as possible to the particular needs of your body as you move into this middle stage of pregnancy.
“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.
The first three months of pregnancy are in many ways the most crucial stage of a baby’s development – the time when all of his or her organs and systems are forming, as well as hands, feet, and limbs. It is now recognised that a mother’s diet immediately before conception and in the first weeks of pregnancy can influence the way that the embryo develops.
Alongside Zita West Vital Essence 1, we recommend taking Vital DHA for maximum benefit to your overall nutrition.
For those looking for a comprehensive range of supplements to support them in their first trimester, take a look at Zita West Newly Pregnant Trimester 1 Support Pack. The pack contains all of the supplements we recommend to support you throughout the first trimester
Yes, it is recommended that women take prenatal vitamins during early pregnancy to ensure that both the mother and the developing foetus receive adequate nutrition. Prenatal vitamins are specially formulated with higher amounts of certain vitamins and minerals that are important for foetal development, such as folic acid, iron, and calcium.
It is recommended to take a prenatal multivitamin and a folic acid supplement in the first trimester, as well as vitamin D.
Zita West Vital Essence 1 contains all of the vitamins and minerals recommended for the first trimester, as well as folic acid, in the more absorbable form of folate.
We also recommend taking Zita West Vital DHA, to support foetal development too.
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