Herbalife and Pregnancy

Can I take Herbalife before, during or after pregnancy?

Herbalife has a wide range of herbal products and supplements which are formulated for all life-styles or stages. The weight management products around meal-replacement are really just "food"; nutritional rich food which you take to replace or supplement a meal. As such, they can be taken before, during or after pregnancy without fear of any medical side-effects. This is true for anyone unless you have any medical conditions where you're told to avoid any particular ingredients.

Products in the QuickStart program are appropriate for all stages of a normal pregnancy since it comprises of mainly proteins, vitamins and minerals to complete a healthy meal. Thermo Complete (Total Control) can be avoided (not because it's harmful) as it's mainly to suppress your appetite and increase your metabolism; not necessary at a stage where you should be eating more. The Herbal Complex Tablet should also be avoided during the breast-feeding stage unless you like it to reduce your milk production.

The notice on the Formula 1 label concerning pregnant and lactating women consulting their physicians before using the products is a result of a concern that pregnant women not be on a weight loss program during pregnancy - since it is not advisable for pregnant women to lose weight during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a time when the focus should be on the health of the mother and the health of the baby. Prenatal vitamins and a healthy diet are an extremely important basis of prenatal care. Herbalife nutrition products (including Formulas 1, 2, 3) and the targeted nutrition products are not only safe for use during pregnancy, but are used by many pregnant women around the world as a source of great, healthy, nutritional supplementation in addition to a healthy diet.

You can safely use the Herbalife nutritional products (Formula 1/3/Protein Bars/Roasted Soy Nuts) as supplements while pregnant and breastfeeding, but it's not advised that you take the products to actively try and lose weight. When trying to lose weight on the products, we would normally advise you to replace two meals with our nutritious meal replacement shake. While pregnant or breastfeeding you can replace one meal with the shake or have the shake as a health drink snack to enhance your health.

When pregnant and breastfeeding you need extra calories to help your body grow and also produced the required amount of milk. The products can be safely used to enhance your health and to help the development of your baby either while pregnant or breastfeeding.



So suggestion would be to have a large shake:

"For lunch I would make a large shake with Formula 1, Protein Powder, soy milk with fruit and yogurt.

I always made sure I drank 8+ glasses of water each day, which is very important to ensure milk supply.

I had a second shake in the middle of the night for nutrition, energy and additional fluid.

So one large shake and one as a healthy snack.

Its possible to add Formula 1 to whatever you have for breakfast. Also use protein bars and roasted soy nuts as healthy snacks and as an alternative to carb based snacks


Impact of above

Get protein into every meal

Better balance of protein/carbs in diet incl evening meal

Good nutrition 3 times a day to promote a healthy metabolism

Find alternatives to carb based snacks

Drink more water.



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Alan

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