All year long, moms put others first. Often, they’re so focused on keeping everyone else happy and healthy, they forget to take care of themselves.

Mother’s Day is the perfect time to change that. This Mother’s Day, resolve to give your mom – or yourself – the gift of nutritional support for physical and emotional wellness. To help you find the best gifts for Mother’s Day this year (and many years to come!), we’ve compiled a list of healthy gifts for moms of all ages and life stages.

TLC for moms-to-be

Whether already pregnant or working on family planning, Thorne has you covered. Support your fertility and family planning goals with Thorne’s Ovarian Care, a formula that helps balance your body’s hormones and supports menstrual regularity.* This health solution includes two forms of inositol to support insulin sensitivity.*1 If the body begins to be insulin resistant, problems can arise, including hormone imbalance and menstrual irregularity.

Pregnancy is a critical time for optimizing health and nutrition, both for mother and baby. Overall nutritional and caloric needs are greatly increased during pregnancy and breastfeeding, so it’s important to prepare your body for the journey.

Vitamins and more

A quality prenatal multi-vitamin/mineral supplement helps expecting mothers get the nutritional foundation they need. And Thorne’s Basic Prenatal is no different – there’s a lot to love about our formula.

Made from the purest possible ingredients, Basic Prenatal has essential nutrients, including vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin K – nutrients found to benefit women who suffer from “morning sickness.”*

Basic Prenatal also contains well-absorbed nutrients, including iron bisglycinate, which is easy on the stomach and has less of a tendency to cause constipation.

Basic Prenatal also contains the bioactive, tissue-ready form of folate – 5-MTHF. Adequate folate intake is known to reduce the risk of having a child with a birth defect of the brain or spinal cord.*

Omega-3s

Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, especially DHA, are omega-3 fatty acid that are important during pregnancy – particularly for the healthy development of the baby’s brain, nerves, and eyes.* But because the human body doesn’t make DHA or EPA efficiently on its own, consuming foods and nutritional supplements that contain these essential nutrients is the only practical way to increase their levels in the body. Per serving, Thorne’s Prenatal DHA combines 650 mg of DHA with 200 mg of EPA. Rosemary and mint help ensure this supplement is gentle on the stomach by decreasing the risk for fish burps – for mothers who experience pregnancy-related nausea.*

Both the Basic Prenatal and Prenatal DHA formulas are part of Thorne’s Fertility Bundle – a trio of supplements that promote fertility.*

Help for moms with growing children

Thorne’s Rhodiola helps balance important brain neurotransmitters to enhance mood, sleep, and mental focus, in addition to helping moms better cope with stress.*

The adaptogenic properties of Rhodiola help maintain neurotransmitter balance without causing drowsiness or fatigue.*

Focus on gastrointestinal health

Many health-care practitioners consider healthy gut function and maintenance of a healthy balance of gut flora – the microorganisms that live in the digestive tract – to be a key component to overall health.

Many situations can contribute to an imbalance in the microbial flora of a woman’s digestive tract, including an unhealthy diet, inadequate digestive enzymes, oral contraceptives, antibiotics, and the use of other prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Optimal gastrointestinal tract functioning is vital to the absorption of nutrients, elimination of waste, and proper immune function.* For a mom who is curious about her GI health, Thorne’s at-home Gut Health Test provides a detailed analysis of the gut’s microbiome. All results come with a personalized dietary, lifestyle, and supplement plan based on mom’s unique situation.

Vaginal health

Increasing recognition is also being given to the relationship between gut flora and vaginal flora: A healthy balance of gut flora has corresponding benefit to the vaginal flora.

Thorne’s Undecylenic Acid supports a healthy vaginal flora and its active ingredient is six times more effective than caprylic acid.*

If you’re looking to further support the microbiome that goes beyond gut health, then Thorne’s Women’s Daily Probiotic is a great option. This daily probiotic helps establish and maintain a balanced microbial population in both the vaginal and urinary tracts.*

Designed for women of all ages, Women’s Daily Probiotic supports beneficial vaginal bacterial strains, whether taken alone or in conjunction with antibiotic use.2 Research shows the various Lactobacillus strains can reduce unwanted bacterial strains or yeast (like from Candida) in the vagina and urinary tract, mitigating issues associated with vaginal bacterial imbalance like discharge and odor.*3

Support for moms of grownup kids

Just as pregnancy puts special demands on a woman’s body, perimenopause and postmenopause also create special nutritional needs. Moms at these life stages need vitamins and minerals for bone and cardiovascular health, as well as specific nutritional support for the hormonal changes she is experiencing.

Thorne’s Meta-Balance supports a balanced cycle in perimenopausal women and addresses the unpleasant aspects of menopause, such as hot flashes and mood swings.* It also promotes healthy bone density and healthy urinary tract function.*

For insights into hormonal changes that occur during menopause, Thorne’s Menopause Test provides physician-reviewed results derived from a simple at-home saliva test. All results include a personalized wellness plan.

In addition to a healthy diet and lifestyle, a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement for mom can be an investment in wellness. Thorne’s Women’s Multi 50+ is a comprehensive daily multi-vitamin/mineral supplement formulated for postmenopausal women to support a healthy, active lifestyle.*

Health and wellness is a gift every mother deserves

Let’s use the day when we celebrate and honor our moms to rededicate ourselves to women’s health and wellness. There’s no better way to show you care about your mom – or yourself.

References

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  2. Vujic G, Jajac Knez A, Despot Stefanovic V, et al. Efficacy of orally applied probiotic capsules . . . : a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2013 May;168(1):75-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.12.031.
  3. Martinez RC, Franceschini SA, Patta MC, et al. Improved . . . vulvovaginal candidiasis with fluconazole plus probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14. Lett Appl Microbiol 2009;48(3):269-274. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02477.x.