Women today find themselves bombarded with all types of daily stress. The stress to be wife, mother, breadwinner, and all around leader for the community leads many women to ignore their diets and put themselves in nutritional danger. Many ladies face the dangers of heart disease, cancer, joint problems, and a myriad of other problems mainly because they are not getting the right foods to help them keep up with the demands of their lives. Even those that do eat right may not be getting the enough nutrients because of the highly processed and refined foods that make up so much of the Western diet these days. Taking supplements either in individual form or combined into multivitamins can take some of the stress living out of your life.
The top supplements that women should be taking are:
A Quality Multivitamin
A high quality multivitamin that includes iron is the number one best supplement for a busy woman. It will provide most of the vitamins and minerals you need to protect yourself from the stresses of daily living. Make sure you choose a quality manufacturer where the source of the nutrients can be researched. You also want to find a vitamin that does not cause you gastric upset and is easily digested.
Omega-3 Fish Oil
Because of the high level of stress most women of today are under the next supplement we believe to be of importance are omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fish oil and contain EPA and DHA, which are the two building blocks for brain and heart health. Fish oil helps to reduce heart disease, lower triglycerides, control blood pressure, reduce chronic inflammation (which leads to many diseases and has been linked to breast cancer), reduce memory loss, fight age related macular degeneration, and lessen episodes of depression. Fish oil is almost a miracle supplement for women. The American Heart Association suggest taking 1 – 3 grams of fish oil per day to gain the maximum benefit.
Calcium Citrate
Women suffer from bone loss and age related osteoporosis more than any single group of people in the world. Taking calcium can help to stop this growing problem. Taking 1 gram of calcium citrate every day not helps to control bone loss but can also cut down on the physical and mental stress of your menstrual cycle according to the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Vitamin D
Getting a sufficient quantity of vitamin D in your diet is difficult so taking a supplement is your best bet. Vitamin D will help to fight many of the cancers such as breast, ovarian, and colon cancer.
Co enzyme Q-10
Many of the headaches that women are much more likely than men to get have been found to be less debilitating and less frequent in women taking co enzyme Q-10. 300 mg per day can stop the severity and regularity of these intense headaches.
Vitamin E and Grape Seed Extract
Grape seed extract and vitamin E are two of the most powerful antioxidants around. With all the oxidative stress put on women both inside and out, these two nutrients can help maintain the integrity of your skin and your internal organs. Clearing out all the free radicals that are formed each day these two antioxidants will help keep you looking and feeling younger all the time. They help to fight wrinkles, support collagen and elastin production in the body and help to dissipate the harmful effects of UV rays on your body.
Taking these supplements, along with a proper diet, should keep your body in top working condition. The daily stress of being a woman can be lessened with just a little bit of knowledge. Take the time to take care of yourself and your quality of life will improve tremendously.