The benefits of multivitamins
9 Oct 2022

Benefits of taking a multivitamin

3 mins to read
Taking a multivitamin that contains a carefully chosen combination of vitamins and minerals can be particularly beneficial if you’re wanting to support your general health and wellbeing. Learn why and how to choose the right multivitamin for you.


Supplements containing one or two key ingredients can be ideal in certain circumstances. For example, when you know your diet’s lacking in omega-3s or you’re after the health benefits that a higher dose of them can help deliver, you might choose to take a fish oil supplement. Or, if you’ve been advised to top your iron or vitamin D levels up, taking an iron-only formula or a vitamin-D supplement can work a treat.

But in other situations, choosing a multivitamin can be a smart move. Here’s a handful of reasons when it might be the right choice for you – and why.

1. If your diet isn’t well balanced.

Taking a multivitamin has been shown to increase the amount of key nutrients you get each day. While you should still strive to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet, for some, diet alone does not provide enough vitamins and minerals. For example people following a low-kilojoule or a strict vegetarian or vegan diet, might consider taking a multivitamin. Plus, it’s also worth remembering that in Australia, even among people without dietary restrictions, only one in two adults eat sufficient serves of fruit. And only seven per cent of us eat enough vegetables.

Multivitamins for men 

Blackmores Multivitamins for Men is a comprehensive blend of 23 nutrients, designed to support men’s health and wellbeing. Specifically, it supports:

  • A healthy stress response
  • Energy production
  • Healthy sexual function and reproductive system health
  • Immune system health
  • Cognitive function
  • Nutrient levels in the body

Always read the label and follow the directions for use

Multivitamins for women 

Blackmores Multivitamins for Women is a comprehensive blend of 24 nutrients, designed to support women’s health and wellbeing. Specifically, it:

  • Supports the body’s metabolism
  • Supports immune system health
  • Reduces mental fatigue
  • Relieves tiredness
  • Maintains energy levels
  • Supports a healthy response to stress in the body
  • Supports nutrient levels in the body
  • Helps reduce free radical damage to body cells

Always read the label and follow the directions for use

2. If you’re pregnant or planning to be.

A range of vitamins and minerals are considered essential when you’re trying to get pregnant or already are. While all women who are planning a pregnancy or are already pregnant are advised to supplement some specific nutrients for a certain amount of time, other women may benefit from taking a multivitamin supplement. Pregnancy and preconception multivitamins are formulated to meet nutritional requirements.

Pregnancy Breastfeeding Gold 

Blackmores Pregnancy & Breast-Feeding Gold provides an ideal dose of 20 important nutrients to support mum and baby’s healthy development. Specifically, it:

  • Supports a healthy pregnancy and maternal health
  • Supports healthy foetal development
  • Supports the healthy development of the foetal central nervous system and brain
  • Helps to prevent neural tube defects
  • Supports maternal health in breastfeeding women

Always read the label and follow the directions for use

Conceive well gold 

Blackmores Conceive Well Gold Provides essential nutrients to support pre-conception health in women. Specifically, it:

  • Supplies nutrients that support the female reproductive system and pre-conception health
  • Provides nutrients to support healthy foetal development

Always read the label and follow the directions for use

4. If you feel like your hair, skin and nails could do with a pep.

A number of different vitamins and minerals can play a role in hair health, and they’re often the same ones that can help to support your skin and nails, too. Taking a supplement that combines the nutrients that can help to support all three makes things simple.

Nails hair skin 

Blackmores Nails, Hair & Skin provides essential nutrients for healthy nails, hair and skin. Specifically it supports:

  • Collagen formation
  • Skin integrity
  • Hair health
  • Nail strength
  • Always read the label and follow the directions for use

    5. Or if you just feel like you need a bit of extra …. something. But you can’t quite put your finger on what.

    The beauty of multivitamins is that they’re often formulated for specific life stages, bearing in mind that requirements for certain nutrients shift depending on both age and gender. So, being able to take a multivitamin that’s been specifically formulated for women or men, teenage boys or girls, or people who’ve celebrated their 50th birthday, can help you hit your nutrient targets in a once-a-day tablet.  

    Multivitamins for teen boys 

    Blackmores Multivitamins for Teen Boys is formulated with essential nutrients to support healthy growth and development for teenage boys. Specifically, it supports

    • Brain development & cognitive function
    • Healthy stress response in the body
    • Energy production
    • Immune function
    • Bone development
    • Muscle health & function
    • Skin health
    • General health & wellbeing

    Always read the label and follow the directions for use

    Multivitamins for teen girls 

    Blackmores Multivitamins for Teen Girls is formulated with essential nutrients to support healthy growth and development for teenage girls. Specifically, it supports:

    • General health and wellbeing
    • Brain development and cognitive function
    • A healthy stress response in the body
    • Energy production
    • Healthy immune system function
    • Healthy bone development
    • Skin health

    Always read the label and follow the directions for use

    Still not sure if a multivitamin is right for you? To find out, ask a Blackmores naturopath for free, personalised advice. 



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