Active vs Inactive B vitamins (and why you should read the labels)

Of the 13 essential vitamins that our bodies need to maintain good health, eight of them are B vitamins (also known as B complex or B-group vitamins).

B vitamins help with a range of internal processes that allow our bodies to extract energy from foods, for essential cell production, to transport oxygen, and name new DNA.

What else does it do?

• Increased maternal energy 
• Stabilises blood sugar levels 
• Boosts immune system
• Decreased the risk of birth defects 
• Can support breast milk production 
• Supports baby’s brain and nervous system development 
• Improved digestion 
• Can ease morning sickness 

Inactive B vitamins are cheaper, highly synthesised versions of those naturally occurring in our bodies.

These vitamins typically need to undergo a series of complex conversion processes to be activated by the liver and/or the kidneys. Only then can they be absorbed within the digestive tract before being used by the body.

Activated B vitamins are readily available to be absorbed by the body because they don’t have to be activated through internal processes before being utilised. This ready-to-absorb state is also referred to as increased ‘bioavailability’, something you may have heard us talking about a lot :)

We think it is important to give your bodies everything they need for this highly demanding phase in the optimal doses to be useful. What’s the point of taking a multivitamin otherwise?

To do this our experts have taken great time and care sourcing the highest quality, readily available ingredients your body (and your bubba) are going to love!