Bioclinic Naturals PreFoundation, 90 VCaps

Provides highly bioavailable forms and clinical doses of vitamins and minerals critical for optimal prenatal health
Contains vitamins D3, K2 (menaquinone-7), and folate as L-5-MTHF – key prenatal vitamins in forms shown to be superior to those typically used in prenatal formulas
Supplies citrate forms of key minerals, including magnesium, calcium, zinc, and copper, as well as 5’-phosphate forms of riboflavin and vitamin B6, and iron bisglycinate
Suitable for vegetarians
Feature Summary
PreFoundation provides a comprehensive prenatal multivitamin/mineral, with optimal dosing and bioavailable forms of each nutrient. Vitamin D3 has been shown to restore vitamin D levels more effectively than vitamin D2, with higher maternal levels of vitamin D linked to lower risk of ADHD, and supplementation linked to lower risk of childhood wheezing and greater birth weight/length.1–4 PreFoundation also provides L-5-MTHF, the bioactive form of folate, which bypasses the often impaired enzymatic step needed for folic acid activation. As a result, pregnant women supplementing with L-5-MTHF have been shown to have higher red blood cell folate levels than when supplementing with folic acid.5,6 Greater executive function in children whose mothers supplemented with 5-MTHF during pregnancy has also been observed.7

Potassium iodide provides an essential source of iodine, often deficient in women, but linked to cognitive development in children.8,9 Vitamin K2, as menaquinone-7, is known to have a longer half-life than other forms of vitamin K, and has been associated with greater osteocalcin carboxylation in children, key to optimal bone health.10 PreFoundation also provides highly bioavailable forms of other vitamins and minerals critical to prenatal health. This includes the bioavailable citrate forms of calcium, magnesium, zinc, and copper, as well as the bisglycinate form of iron, shown to be as effective during pregnancy as twice the dose of iron typically used.11 PreFoundation also provides superior forms of B vitamins, including vitamin B12 as methylcobalamin, and the 5’-phosphate forms of riboflavin and vitamin B6.

Medicinal Ingredients: Beta-Carotene 831.67 IU (499 mcg), Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) 1.6 mg, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin-5’-Phosphate Sodium) 1.6 mg, Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide) 10 mg, Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid / Calcium d-Pantothenate) 6.1 mg, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5’-Phosphate) 5 mg, Biotin 16.6 mcg, Folate (L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Calcium Salt) 333.33 mcg, Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin) 333.33 mcg, Choline (Dihydrogen Citrate) 25 mg, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 50 mg, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) 333 IU (8.325 mcg), Vitamin E (d-alpha Tocopheryl Acid Succinate) 16.6 IU (11.12 mg AT), Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone) (MK-7) (Natto Bean) 20 mcg, Calcium (Malate, Citrate) 66.6 mg, Chromium (Citrate) 33.3 mcg, Copper (Citrate) 600 mcg, Iodine (Potassium Iodide) 50 mcg, Iron (Bisglycinate) 15 mg, Magnesium (Citrate) 33.3 mg, Manganese (Citrate) 1.6 mg, Molybdenum (Citrate) 16.6 mcg, Selenium (Selenomethionine) 16.6 mcg, Zinc (Citrate) 8.3 mg.
Non-Medicinal Ingredients: Vegetarian capsule (carbohydrate gum [cellulose], purified water), vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant), silica, microcrystalline cellulose.

Recommended Adult Dose: 1 capsule 3 times per day with food or as directed by a health care practitioner.Take a few hours before or after taking other medications or natural health products, or as directed by a health care practitioner.