WOMEN’S HEALTH PACK II

Women have specific nutritional needs. Women need extra nutritional support during various physiological transitions such as puberty, monthly menstruation, pregnancy, lactation, and menopause. Women are also affected more than men by different health problems such as autoimmune diseases, arthritis, osteoporosis, and depression. It is not surprising that at different stages of life women benefit from properly selected micronutrients to assure the optimum function of cells building the nervous, immune, cardiovascular, and endocrine systems. Despite popular belief that heart disease is a problem for men only, one in four menopausal women die from heart disease making it the number one health concern. A woman’s requirements for specific micronutrients also increase during illness and stress, in smokers, and with the use oral contraceptives and other pharmaceutical drugs. Therefore, maintaining optimum balance between these demands and nutrient supply is critical to maintain a healthy life