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Can Prenatal Vitamins Be Taken By An Elderly Woman?

My mom is 80 yrs old, and I am 57(today) lol. Anyways, she was told by her grand daughter to take prenatal vitamins for her nails, hair and skin as her nails peel and split. I told her to check with her doctor about that as it has IRON and I wasn t sure how much Iron is too much for her or my age. And the vitamins for over 50 don t have Iron at all and thought there may be a reason for that, what can you tell us about taking extra iron like that
Thu, 7 Sep 2017
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instead of taking prenatal or antenatal vitamins go for simple multivitamins.
broad range of multivitamins are available now a days.Intake of calcium and vitamin D supplements are more important for your mother.
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Can Prenatal Vitamins Be Taken By An Elderly Woman?

instead of taking prenatal or antenatal vitamins go for simple multivitamins. broad range of multivitamins are available now a days.Intake of calcium and vitamin D supplements are more important for your mother.