In response to a question about a nutritional supplement, Eda Caglayan writes:

"Hello,
I am curious to know why she was prescribed this nutritional supplement, and from what kind of practitioner? 
A lot of the ingredients are some form of a vitamin or they seem to be antioxidants. So, I would suggest instead 
of this why not take the usual prenatal vitamins that would have more safe levels of vitamins for her and eat 
lots of variety of raw veggies and fruits for antioxidants and vitamin boost. Or just include the raw fruits 
and veggies with all meals. Would be much healthier to get these ingredients from food which it seems she could do."
Eda Caglayan, MS, RD, CLC

I have several thoughts here:
First, Eda--the prenatal vitamins women are prescribed are run the gamut IMO from useless to dangerous. 
We understand that our bodies do not use synthetic milk in the same way as human milk, yet we think synthetic vitamins
are just as good as food-based vitamins. They are not. Folic acid, for example, is downright dangerous and should not 
be ingested by pregnant or nursing women, who need folate. So, I have to wonder at your suggestion that the mother 
simply take a prenatal and eat food for the balance of her nutrients. 

We have no idea what this mother's diet is like. Or why this supplement was recommended. Which brings me to another 
issue--shouldn't the person prescribing or recommending the supplement know the answer to that question? 

I do not have enough info to have an opinion on this supplement, although I know it is an anti-aging product 
(anti-inflamamtory)and might be used to treat someone with hyperinsulinemia, based on some of the ingredients. But, that's
just a guess. Personally, I prefer foods, superfoods or food based supplements. 


Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, France
Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC
 
The original post is here:


"Hello wise women!

Permission to post:  a co-worker has been prescribed this supplement and is
wondering if it is compatible with breastfeeding.  Infant Risk Center had no
data, and it doesn't fall into the category of an herb (so can't check any
of my usual references).  Where do you all look for information on
nutritional supplements?  Thanks so much in advance for all of your amazing
assistance!

>> It is called Mitochondrial Energy Optimizer with BioPQQ The company is
>> LifeExtension
>> Ingredients:
>> vitB6 as pyidoxal 5'-phosphate 100mg
>> Calcium 175mg
>> sodium 25mg
>> carnosine 1000mg
>> ArginoCarn Acetyl-L-carnitine arginate dihydrochloride 675mg
>> Benfotiamine 150mg
>> R-Lipoic Acid (as microencapsulated bio-enhanced stabilized Na-RALA
>> sodium R-lipoate) 150mg
>> BioPQQ Pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt 10mg
>> Luteolin (high purity luteolin as Pureolin) 8mg
>> other ingredients:gelatin,vegetable stearate, silica

Warmly,
Jeanette

 



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