Discover IMCD's targeted solutions designed to support women and their health across their life stages
Women’s Longevity: Targeted ingredients to help women live and age better
- 1Hormonal Health Across Life Stages
- 2Supporting Women’s Inner Wellness and Everyday Vitality
Explore solutions designed to support women’s digestive wellness, energy and vitality across different life stages.
Gut Health as the Foundation of Women’s Inner Wellness
Women are more likely than men to experience digestive complaints (1), stress-related symptoms and mood disturbances (2). How well a woman feels day to day also shifts throughout her monthly cycle and across life stages. Hormonal fluctuations can influence digestive comfort, contributing to bloating, discomfort and irregularity (3).
As growing evidence highlights the close relationship between the gut microbiome and overall health, supporting digestive wellness has become an important foundation for helping women feel balanced and resilient every day.
Energy, Stress Resilience and Everyday Vitality
PMS, perimenopause and menopause are all associated with fatigue and metabolic changes to body composition (4)(5)(6). At the same time, iron deficiency remains highly prevalent among women of reproductive age due to menstrual blood loss, while chronic stress can further contribute to low energy and reduced resilience. As women increasingly seek proactive solutions to support their active lifestyles, energy, stamina and stress management have become some of the fastest-growing claims in women’s health products across APAC (7).
Stress management is particularly important for women. Research suggests that women feel and experience symptoms of stress more than men due to hormonal biological differences. This has important implications as higher long-term stress levels in women are linked to mood changes, digestive discomforts, metabolic-related changes, low energy levels and menstrual cycle issues (8)(9).
Supporting digestive comfort alongside sustained energy and stress resilience can therefore help women stay balanced, productive and active through every stage of life.
IMCD’s Solutions for Evolving Women’s Health Needs
As consumer demand for holistic wellness continues to grow, brands have an opportunity to develop solutions that support digestive health, sustained energy and everyday vitality. At IMCD, we offer clinically supported ingredients that address the interconnected needs of women’s health journey.
Discover IMCD’s nutraceutical solutions to support women’s inner wellness and everyday vitality.
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