FOR WEEKS 28-40 OF PREGNANCY
 
Suitable for vegetarians
 
Three tablets a day of this supplement contain all the important nutrients your body needs to prepare for labour. It contains Zinc, an important element in hormone production, and extra Iron to safeguard your reserves and to meet the demands of your baby.

(90 tablets - 1 month's supply)

NEW FORMULA
The Third Trimester (28 - 40 weeks)

In the third trimester your blood volume increases by 40 percent, your pelvic joints expand and your breast tissue develops. Your baby is growing faster than at any other time in your pregnancy, doubling in size, increasing nerve cells, strengthening bones, maturing lungs, immune system and digestive tract, and laying down stores of fat, Iron, and Calcium. Brain cells are multiplying faster than at any other time in his or her life.

This new formulation of Vital Essence 3 is designed to meet all these needs and to help ensure you keep as fit and healthy as possible in preparation for labour, birth, and breast-feeding. See Countdown to Labour for more information on labour.

We recommend that you take Vital Essence 3 in conjunction with Vital DHA. 
 
The new, improved formula, contains increased levels of Calcium, to help with muscle growth and nerve and muscle functions, and increased levels of Magnesium to help support the development of the liver and heart and with the metabolism of carbohydrates and protein. Most of a baby's Calcium is deposited in this trimester as his or her bones and teeth harden. The foetus takes up Calcium at the rate of approximately 350mg a day during this stage of the pregnancy, so it is good to have a plentiful supply to prevent it being scavenged from your own skeleton.

We've added Phosphorus to the new formulation too, to help with skeletal growth and the proper utilisation of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. And there's plenty of Iron, to help with the manufacture of red blood cells in preparation for the birth, as well as good levels of Vitamin D and Vitamin B3. We've also included Choline to help with the production of healthy cell membranes, as well as Iodine, Co Q10 and Folic Acid. The formula also contains Beta Carotene, to help protect against possible Vitamin A deficiency and cell mutation, plus Lutein, Lycopene, Alpha-Lipoic Acid and Pomegranate and Grapeskin Extracts, to help protect against free-radical damage to cells.

Take one tablet (with or after food) three times a day.

Vital Essence 3 is suitable for vegetarians. It is free from artificial colours, preservatives and gluten and is certified non-GM. Contains yeast.

Ingredients

Three tablets a day typically provide:
 
                                                  
 Vitamin D   1000iu  25ug        500 RDA%
 Vitamin E    45iu  30mg TE  300 RDA%
 Vitamin C  180mg   300 RDA%
 Thiamin (Vitamin B1)  10mg  714 RDA%
 Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)  10mg  625 RDA%
 Niacin (Vitamin B3)  36mg NE  200 RDA%
 Vitamin B6  10mg  500 RDA%
 Folic Acid  400ug  200 RDA%
 Vitamin B12  20ug  2000 RDA%
 Biotin  200ug  133 RDA%
 Pantothenic Acid Vitamin B5)  25mg  417 RDA%
 Vitamin K  100ug  
 Calcium  500mg  62.5 RDA%
 Phosphorus  250mg  31 RDA%
 Iron  21mg  150 RDA%
 Magnesium  250mg  84 RDA%
 Zinc  15mg  100 RDA%
 Iodine  220ug  147 RDA%
 Manganese  1mg  
 Copper  1000ug  
 Selenium  100ug  
 Chromium  20ug  
 Beta Carotene  4mg  
 Lutein  1mg  
 Lycopene  1mg  
 Inositol  10mg  
 Coenzyme Q10  12mg  
 Choline Bitartrate  80mg  
 Alpha Lipoic Acid  33mg  
 N-Acetyl Cysteine  50mg  
 Pomegranate extract  60mg  
 Grapeskin extract  25mg  

    
 
Vital Essence 3 - Ingredients and their Benefits

Beta Carotene - helps protect, safely, against Vitamin A deficiency and cell mutation.
Biotin - essential for the healthy division of foetal cells, including those in the central nervous system. The concentration of biotin in breast milk is 15 times higher than in the mother's blood, which suggests that biotin is very important for a baby's growth and development.
Calcium - needed initially for the development of the nervous system and strong, healthy bones and teeth. Most of a baby's calcium is deposited in this trimester as its bones and teeth harden. The foetus takes up calcium at the rate of approx 350mg a day, so the mother needs a plentiful supply to prevent it being scavenged from her own skeleton. Now increased to 500mg a day.
Choline - an essential nutrient required by the body to make important compounds necessary for healthy cell membranes. Demand for choline during pregnancy is very high due to its transfer from the mother to the foetus. Increased intake of choline during pregnancy may help to lower the risk of neural tube defects.
Co-enzyme Q10 - a useful anti-oxidant, very good for boosting energy in the final stages of pregnancy when you are feeling tired and carrying extra weight. It improves the body’s ability to use oxygen and to utilise a steady flow of energy from food. Increased to 12mg for the 3rd trimester.
Folic Acid (folate) - increased evidence of benefit of Folic Acid for a range of cellular activities throughout pregnancy. Supplementation can be important as good supplies may be hard to find through food alone.
Fruit extracts - (pomegranate and grapeskin). Added, along with Alpha-Lipoic Acid and N-Aacetyl Cysteine, to provide a broader and more effective spectrum of anti-oxidants.
Inositol - needed for cell growth in the brain and spinal chord and to make the myelin sheath which protects the nerves.
Iodine - an essential micro-nutrient in the human diet, most particularly as a component of thyroid hormones, which play a vital role in the regulation of metabolic processes such as growth and energy expenditure.
Iron - needed to manufacture red blood cells. Adequate supply now can help to ensure healthy blood supplies and adequate oxygen supply to muscles during labour, as well as good resistance to infection after delivery.
Magnesium - adequate stores can help support a healthy labour. Also helps to support the development of the liver and the heart and with the metabolism of carbohydrates and protein. Now increased to 250 mg a day.
Phosphorus - plays an important role in the utilisation of carbohydrates, proteins and fats and is needed for your baby's bone development.
Selenium - essential for your baby’s brain development in the third trimester and an important anti-oxidant, helping to support your body's defences against infection.
Vitamin C - vital for hormone production and to aid the absorption of iron. It is antioxidant and anti-viral, helps to fight infection and promote healing after delivery, and keeps collagen (a protein found in connective tissue, needed for proper growth and for healthy skin, bones and teeth) healthy and resistant to penetration by viruses, drugs, and toxins.
Vitamin E - anti-oxidant, helps to speed up wound healing and to keep skin supple.
Vitamin K - an essential ingredient of prothrombin, which causes blood to clot. It is made naturally by bacteria in the gut, but a baby is born with a sterile gut and has to get vitamin K from its mother. New-borns deficient in Vitamin K can be at risk of internal bleeding. 
Zinc - essential for balancing hormones. Good zinc status is associated with improved birth-weight.

Source Ingredients:

Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Citrate, Magnesium Oxide, Calcium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid), Anti-caking agent: Silica, Crosslinked Cellulose Gum, Choline Bitartrate, Magnesium Stearate, Modified Tapioca Starch, Stablisers: Acacia Gum, Ferrous Fumerate, Hydroxpropyl Methyl Cellulose; Pomegranate Extract, N-Acetyl Cysteine, Zinc Citrate, Niacin (as Nicotinamide), Alpha Lipoic Acid, Vitamin E (as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) 1, Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate), Colour: Titanium Dioxide, Grapeskin Extract, Olive Oil, Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Thiamine (as Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1)), Coenzyme Q10, Sunflower Oil, Inositol, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Manganese Gluconate, Soya Oil 1, Glycerin, Beta Carotene, Copper Citrate, Lycopene, Lutein, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Antioxidants: Natural Mixed Tocopherols 1, Ascorbyl Palmitate; Sucrose, Vitamin K (as Phylloquinone), Chromium Chloride, Vitamin D (as Ergocalciferol), Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin). Allergen Information: 1 - From Soya
Allergen Information
From Soya: Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Soya Oil, Natural Mixed Tocopherols

All Zita West nutritional products have been approved by the HFMA (Health Food Manufacturers' Association) and have been formulated in accordance with Department of Health guidelines.