A woman's diet and nutrition before, during and after pregnancy is extremely important. It plays a critical role in the baby's overall development - not getting enough essential vitamins and minerals can sometimes have devastating effects on the mother and the baby. 

But just what is good nutrition and what are the essential nutrients women need at these keys stages in life? And do we really need to be taking supplements?

Melissa Snover is founder and CEO of Nourished, a customised nutrition product - a personalised 3D printed nutritional vitamin gummy which delivers a bespoke combination of supplements to each consumer. 

“Instead of trying to make a million different product combinations [I wanted] to allow the consumer to create their very own product.”

As an avid believer in supplementation and nutrition as medicine, Melissa realised that this space was badly in need of a shake up, and so created Nourished.

“[We] combine up to seven different elements that are completely unique for any individual person and create a unique product every five minutes.”

On today’s podcast:

• The bespoke nature of Nourished
• Why one prenatal vitamin doesn’t suit everybody
• The importance of B vitamins when trying to conceive
• The impact of Vitamin D on fertility
• Best practice for taking supplements

Links:

• https://get-nourished.com/