Only Mother Nurture:

A mother has a special need for good nutrition since pregnancy, breastfeeding, and stress quickly drain vital nutrients from her body unless she is replenishing them at a rapid rate. For many reasons (see chapter 4 of Mother Nurture), we think a mother needs more than than the minimal amounts of nutrients established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prevent disease. (Click to see our Mother's Suggested Daily Values (MSDVs).)

Ideally, you'd get all those nutrients from your diet alone, but for most busy moms, that's just not an option because of the time it would take to prepare every meal from fresh (and ideally, organic) foods with a great emphasis on vegetables.

Therefore, we take a handful of supplements each day to make up for the nutritional deficiencies that are widespread in the standard American diet, and to gain the disease-fighting benefits that researchers have found in many nutrients. For your convenience, we've created four options from products that are both very high quality and reasonably priced. (Of course, you can buy individual vitamins or other nutrients from The Supplement Warehouse below.) Every time you take one of these supplements, you'll be improving your vitality, preventing disease, saving money on future medical bills, and setting a good example of healthy self-care for your children. To your health!

The options are:

• The Complete Package

• The Streamlined Package

• The Minimalist Package

• The Prenatal Package

Many mothers suffer mild to serious bodily conditions, many of which seem rooted in or worsened by the stress and depletion of raising a family.

Obviously, your first step should be to consult with your doctor, and none of the offerings here is meant to be medical advice for any specific health problem. In particular, if you are breastfeeding or are currently (or might soon be) pregnant, absolutely check with a licensed health care practitioner before using any supplement. Please also take a look at our Business Policies for more information.

To augment the care of your licensed health care providers, we've pulled together nutrients that seem to have a generally beneficial effect on these important systems in your body (please see chapter 5 of Mother Nurture for a discussion of the research on these nutrients):

• Your Nervous System

• Your Gastrointestinal System

• Your Endocrine System

• Your Immune System