April Product of the Month

By Tory Wegner, LAc

?Our featured product this month is Pregnitude. Pregnitude is a great product for our fertility patients, and our patients seeking hormonal balance. It's made up of 2 ingredients: 2,000mg of inositol and 200mcg of folic acid (b vitamin). There has been some recent research involving inositol for various diseases; the main one being Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). When a woman has PCOS she may have one or more of the following: irregular menstrual cycles and ovulation, cysts on her ovaries, insulin resistance, high testosterone levels, hair growth, and weight gain. This can lead to many health problems such as type II diabetes and can be a contributing factor in infertility. Pregnitude helps the body manage insulin levels which contributes to a better hormone balance and resolution of the aforementioned symptoms. It is also safe and easy to take. It's easy to take, with 2 packets to dissolve one in water, you drink one in the morning and one at night.

?Since women’s health and infertility is something we treat often at the clinic, we are always watching for new research on supplements and treatments. Recently, in a double blind, placebo controlled trial, 136 women were given 100 mg of inositol twice daily, while 147 were given placebo. Over a period of 14 weeks, participants given inositol showed improvements in ovulation frequency as compared to those given the placebo. Benefits were also seen in terms of weight loss and lower cholesterol levels. A subsequent study of 94 PCOS patients had similar results.

?Ask your practitioner if pregnitude might be right for you. For the month of April, Pregnitude is 25% off!