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Did you know that heart disease
is the number one killer of women in America today? According
to the College of American Pathologists, more women die of
heart disease than any other disease. Cancer is next on the
list of killers for women, with lung cancer as the most common
type and breast cancer coming in second. These are issues you
can’t afford to ignore.1 Check out the cancer and
heart disease sections for more information on how our vitamin
will help you reduce your risk for these diseases.
Now let’s take a look at some
health issues relating specifically to women. According to
the Mayo Clinic, as many as 75% of women suffer from some sort
of premenstrual symptoms. Even more dramatic are the
statistics that 30-40% of women have symptoms severe enough to
disrupt their daily activities. 2
Our vitamins are prepared to
help nutritionally support many of the common symptoms that
women experience. Calcium was shown to reduce the physical
and psychological symptoms of PMS by nearly 50% in a study
published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
in 1998.3 Magnesium was shown to reduce bloating,
water retention, and breast tenderness by 40% in a 1998 study
in the Journal of Women’s Health.4 The Mayo Clinic
records that vitamin E is thought to help regulate the
production of prostaglandins.5 Prostaglandins are
a hormone that can help to alleviate cramps and breast
tenderness.
Let’s not forget the mood
swings and depression with which many women suffer. In a
study published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine in
June of 1987, a connection was shown between vitamin B6 and
PMS.6 Thiamine has been shown to improve mood as
well.7
Another issue for women is the
onset of perimenopause (the period of time before cessation of
ovulation when symptoms first occur) and menopause. Vitamin E
comes to the rescue again in alleviating the discomfort of hot
flashes.8 Wild yam (due to their containing
progesterone type substances) and licorice are also beneficial
to relieving the symptoms that come with menopause.9
One of the unsung heroes in the nutrient division is essential
fatty acids or EFA's. EFA's help the body create and balance
hormone levels according to numerous studies.10
So where do you go when you
are looking for these nutrients to support women's health and
you are concerned about getting the right forms? Look no
further than The Greatest Vitamin in the World. The
vitamins in our formula are whole food based and absorbed much
better than the competition's synthetics (see vitamin section
for research). The minerals in our formula are patented and
absorbed better than any other kind (see mineral section for
amazing study graphs showing this). The EFA source in our
formula is second to none because of the CLA oil and
proprietary form of fatty acids in lecithin. All of this in a
formula that also gives you 100% of the essential nutrients
your body needs daily.
Check out some of the other
exciting information in our website.
1.
www.cap.org/health_and_wellness/w-health.html
2.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
6. Stewart, A. (June 1987) "Clinical and biochemical effects
of nutritional supplementation on the premenstrual syndrome."
Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 32(6): 435-41.
7. Benton, D., et al. (Jan 1997). "Thiamine supplementation
improves mood and cognitive functioning." Psychotherapy
(Berlin) 129:66-72.
8.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
9. Ibid.
10.Ibid.
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