What Are the Vitamins Women Should Include in a Daily Diet?
By: Seomul Evans
Submitted: 2010-01-29 12:50:11 | Word Count: 738
Diet and Nutrition Tips for Women
Here are a few diet and nutrition tips for women that ll help you out in your effort to lose weight and be healthy. I m not going to be unrealistic here. I can give you a great diet that I know you won t use, but I won t do that. I m going to give you practical information that is easy for you to use immediately.
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Diet and Nutrition Tips for Women
1. Have a 12 ounce, 1/2 scoop protein shake with each meal
If you say no, then I urge you to use shaker bottles and pre fill them with 1/2 scoop of protein powder and 12 ounces of water. Bring 1 2 of them with you. They re small. Then when you re about to eat, take it out, shake it, and then drink with your meal.
Why do this? Because if you think about it, you re body is made of protein. It kinda needs it. Protein speeds up the metabolism and helps to dampen your appetite too. This is a no brainer. You can get a 2 pound jug of good protein powder at Wal Mart for about $14. This will last you almost 3 weeks if you used it as outlined above.
2. Eat a lot of low calorie yogurts
I ll go back to Wal Mart for this. At 33 cents a yogurt, you can load up on 80 calorie yogurts. These snacks are great and convenient. Minimum calories while filling you up pretty good. Heck, go nuts. Eat 3 of these a day. What is that, a WHOPPING 240 calories? Pfft. That s nothing. Yet it helps tide you over between meals.
How to Choose the Best Vitamins for Women
It s true that women need vitamins that are different from what men need. This is what makes choosing the right vitamins for women s health a very specific task. Women s special needs for vitamins have spawned a whole market specifically to cater to this segment. To figure out just what these needs are, read on.
Women need specific vitamins because at different stages of their lives, their bodies experience many drastic physiological changes that men don t experience. This means that their need for a good and nutritious diet and supplementation are basic to their good health.
Some of the body changes that women experience which may require choosing the right vitamins for women s health are discussed below:
PMS
When women go through PMS, they may experience mood swings, bloating, and irritability. At such a time, choosing the right vitamins for women s health is crucial. This is when she needs Vitamin B 6 in doses of about 50 100 mg which helps to keep both the depression and nausea at bay. Vitamin B 6 also helps if women experience memory loss, and heart disease, by producing hormones and brain chemicals that help strengthen their immunity.
Pregnancy
If women have upset stomachs due to pregnancy, they can take Vitamin B6 which helps with nausea. Many women and doctors have discovered that turning to this vitamin is oftentimes the only thing that helps morning sickness. Women can also take Folic Acid when pregnant, which prevents neural tube deficits.
Pregnant women can benefit greatly from taking cod liver oil, which is a great source of Vitamins A, D and K, and Vitamin B2 or Riboflavin. These nutrients found in cod liver oil can guard against preeclampsia, which can be fatal for both new mothers and their babies.
Breastfeeding
Once women have given birth, it s time to breastfeed their newborns. But though mother s milk is filled with an abundance of nutrition, it has been found to be deficient in Vitamin D. However, this can be offset by the mother taking cod liver oil during her pregnancy.
This helps in the baby s brain development and provides sufficient doses of Vitamin K which assists in bone building. At this time too, consuming the proper nutrients for women s health is absolutely critical since women now have the baby s health and development to worry about.
Menopause
As women get older and reach menopause, they need to be particular of their vitamin intake. Here, again, choosing the right vitamin for women s health involves taking additional nutrients such as Vitamin E. As an a antioxidant, Vitamin E counteracts the effects of DNA damage which can cause cells to age and guards against heart disease, cancer, memory loss, cataracts, and also improves immunity.
