Life stages
PCOS and Fertility: Why Early Diagnosis Matters
PCOS does not rule out pregnancy. Many women conceive naturally or with help, and an early diagnosis lets you check ovulation and plan before you try.
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Life stages, when nutrition needs change
Needs change at different points in life, from a parent past 50 to someone hoping to conceive. These guides answer what should change on a parent's plate after 50, including calcium and B12, and what an early PCOS diagnosis means for someone planning a pregnancy.
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Life stages
What Changes in Your Nutrition After 50?
Calcium rises to 1,200 mg a day after menopause, and B12 from food is harder to absorb. What else changes after 50, with a calcium day in Indian portions.
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For the eating basics that hold at every age, read How Much Protein Do You Need a Day?, which also covers protein later in life.
Eating after 50
Most daily needs stay at the adult level after 50. Calcium is 1,000 mg a day, or 1,200 mg for women after menopause, vitamin D goes up, and B12 from food becomes harder to absorb. What Changes in Your Nutrition After 50? plans a calcium day in Indian portions, says where Herbalife Calcium Tablets fit when food falls short, and covers what to do when a parent eats very little.
PCOS and planning a pregnancy
PCOS affects an estimated 10 to 13% of women of reproductive age, and many have never been diagnosed. PCOS and Fertility explains how it changes ovulation, why it does not rule out pregnancy, and how a diagnosis is made, including lean PCOS in Indian women.
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