Women in Haiti – Vitamin Angels 2009
As a founding supporter and platinum level sponsor of Vitamin Angels, Rainbow Light has donated over 15 million prenatal and children’s supplements to at-risk women and children worldwide. This support plays a vital role in improving maternal and infant survival rates, birth weights, and children’s physical and cognitive development, while reducing mortality and morbidity rates, birth defects and other ailments caused by nutritional deficiencies.
Malnutrition is a global concern, leading to the deaths of nearly 10 million children each year. 1 “Over the years, Rainbow Light has helped save the lives of tens of thousands of mothers and children because of their long-term humanitarian commitment,” noted Vitamin Angels Founder and President, Howard Schiffer.
Rainbow Light and Vitamin Angels’ goal is to help vulnerable children to thrive physically and cognitively, not just survive. Donations target pregnant and lactating women and their children in areas where the population is medically underserved and at special risk for vitamin deficiencies and related morbidity and mortality.
Your purchases of Prenatal One™, Prenatal Petite™, Complete Prenatal System™ and Kids’ One Multistars® multivitamins drive donations to Vitamin Angels. Together we are making a meaningful difference in the lives of women and children around the world.
Founded in 1994, Vitamin Angels is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization providing basic nutrition to areas of extreme poverty, catastrophic need and civil strife. Learn more at www.vitaminangels.org
1 Altafuller, Paul, and Grant Washington-Smith. “Malnutrition and Cognitive Function in Developing Countries.” Nutraceuticals World, October 2008.
The daily requirement for folic acid (folate) doubles in pregnancy, increasing to 800 mcg. This well-researched nutrient plays a critical role in preventing birth defects of the brain and spinal cord, called neural tube defects (NTDs). The neural tube is the embryonic structure that develops into the brain and spinal cord. It begins as a tiny ribbon of tissue and by the twenty-eighth day of your pregnancy, a spinal cord begins to form. When this process goes awry, NTDs result. Studies show that seventy percent of NTDs could be prevented with folic acid supplementation, which is why the March of Dimes and other health organizations recommend it.
Defects of the spinal cord originate in the first month of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. This is why all women of childbearing age should consume at least 400 mcg daily. Folic acid plays other important roles including helping you to produce additional blood cells, aiding in the growth of the placenta and fetus, and producing new DNA as cells multiply.
Food sources of folic acid include fortified breakfast cereals, dry beans, leafy greens and orange juice. A daily multivitamin can also help ensure you get the folic acid you and your baby need.
Rainbow Light’s Prenatal One™, Prenatal Petite™ Mini-Tabs and Complete Prenatal System™ multivitamins each provide the recommended 800 mcg or more of folic acid per day, along with a comprehensive range of nutrients you and your baby need. Choose the one that’s right for you at RainbowLight.com.
If you suffer from morning sickness during pregnancy, you may find it difficult to take your prenatal multivitamins. Certain nutrients like iron, B vitamins and calcium can contribute to nausea, yet doctors and health organizations like the March of Dimes emphasize the important of these and other key nutrients for healthy fetal development and maternal health. Rainbow Light prenatal products provide a simple solution for sensitive tummies, here’s why:
Certain nutrient forms are easier to digest and absorb than others, Rainbow Light products include bio-available and easily digestible nutrient forms plus added digestive support to be gentle on your stomach. For example, the amino acid chelated form of iron is easier on the stomach and does not cause constipation – another common discomfort during pregnancy.
Additionally, Rainbow Light’s prenatal multivitamins include enzymes and probiotics in every formula to help soothe digestion and fresh ginger juice is included for its well studied role in safely relieving morning sickness.
Calcium-rich foods such as dark green leafy vegetables and dairy products, in combination with your Rainbow Light multivitamin, can help you meet your daily prenatal requirement of 1,300 mg per day. For those who can’t stomach these foods, Rainbow Light’s Food-Based Calcium™ is a very gentle calcium product for prenatal use as it provides 500 mg of calcium per tablet.
Small, frequent meals which include protein can help stave off nausea as well. A tasty solution is Rainbow Light’s Whey Protein Energizer™ shake. When your stomach is feeling sensitive try taking your prenatal multivitamin and calcium supplement [...]
10 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy Over Age 35 – from Rainbow Light, the #1 Prenatal Multivitamin Brand
