Basic Prenatal 90 Vegetarian Capsules

This Basic Prenatal Supplement by Thorne Research was designed to be a complete vitamin and mineral supplement for pregnant and lactating women. In this multi vitamin and mineral supplement, you’ll find the purest and highest quality ingredients available on the market in their most well-absorbed and highly bioavailable forms (so as to reduce the risk of stomach upset).

One of the most crucial vitamins for a healthy pregnancy is folate. Insufficient intake of folic acid during pregnancy has been shown to cause neural tube defects in infants. This Basic Prenatal supplement by Thorne Research provides the active forms of folic acid (L-5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate and folinic acid) in a balanced 1:1 ratio to help ensure that your body absorbs as much of this crucial vitamin as possible.  As iron is also important in pregnancy, but it sometimes can cause constipation, these Basic Prenatal capsules contain iron in the form of picolinate, which is easier on the stomach.

Pregnancy and Nutrition

During pregnancy, women need more calories and more nutrition to support themselves and a growing baby. Even after pregnancy, if the woman breastfeeds, her nutritional and caloric needs remain elevated. However, some women have trouble getting the appropriate amount of calories and nutrition from food, especially during their first trimester of pregnancy when many women suffer from morning sickness. Actually, some nutrients, such as those found in this Basic Prenatal capsules, can help benefit women who suffer from morning sickness. Such vitamins are vitamin B6, C and K.

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommend that all women of childbearing age supplement with folic acid. This is because many pregnancies are not discovered until well into the first trimester, and this time is crucial for neural development of the fetus. Studies have shown that women who eat healthy diets, rich in folate, may reduce their risk of having a child born with a defect of the spinal cord or brain. Even though folate is extremely essential, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Experts recommend that your folate intake not exceed 250 percent of the government’s recommended daily value – which equates to about 1,000 micrograms.

The Thorne Research Difference

As you may expect from Thorne Research, you will not find any of the additives or coatings that you might find in mainstream prenatal vitamin and mineral supplements. Basic Prenatal is formulated with only the purest and most bioavailable nutrients.

Many women have trouble digesting the high-potency prenatal vitamin and mineral supplements that are often needed during pregnancy – again, it is more of an issue during the first trimester when a woman is more susceptible to morning sickness. It is for this reason that Thorne Research does not include high volumes of the vitamins and minerals that are more likely to be harsh on the stomach. But, that doesn’t mean you’ll miss out on them. Thorne only includes the most bioavailable forms of vitamins B6, B2, folinic acid, L-5MTHF, adenosylcobalamin and B12 – so you’ll get more out of a smaller dose than you would with many mainstream vitamin and mineral supplements.