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We invested in a university-led clinical trial to quantify the impact of Essential for Women.
GOLD STANDARD
University-Led
Placebo-Controlled
Double-Blind
12 Weeks
94 Women Ages 21-40
University-Led:
The trial was independently led by researchers at Auburn University.
Placebo-Controlled:
Participants were randomly assigned to take either two pills of Essential for Women or scent- and visually-matched pills with no active ingredients.
Double-Blind:
To prevent bias in the results, neither the participants nor the researchers knew who was receiving Essential for Women or a placebo.
12 Weeks:
After a literature review and discussion with experts, a duration of 12 weeks was selected to measure the product’s impact on healthy adult women.
94 Women, Ages 21-40:
A power analysis, which informs a suitable sample size to detect statistical significance, was performed to determine the number of participants. The age group was selected to match that of the women taking the product.
WHAT WE FOUND
In a clinical study, Essential for Women was shown to increase Vitamin D and Omega-3 DHA levels in 12 weeks.*
43%
Vitamin D
Significantly greater than placebo
41%
Omega-3 DHA
Significantly greater than placebo*
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Creating evidence-based products has always been in Ritual’s DNA. But our Essential for Women clinical trial took it a step further by measuring the effects of two commonly under-consumed key nutrients.
Dr. Mastaneh Sharafi, PhD, RD
Vegan-certified Vitamin D3
Essential for Women increased Vitamin D levels 43%*
- Placebo
- Essential for Women
† Sufficient cutoff levels selected based on Vitamin D council guideline of 40-80 ng/mL.
Vegan-certified Vitamin D3 helps support
- Normal Immune Function*
- Normal Muscle Function*
- Bone Health*
Omega-3 DHA from microalgae
Essential for Women was shown to increase Omega-3 DHA levels 41%*
- Placebo
- Essential for Women
95% of women aged 19-50 are not getting their recommended daily intake of key Omega-3s.†* †Key omega-3s = DHA+EPA. There is no established Daily Value but experts suggest 250 mg per day of DHA+EPA.*
Our Omega-3 DHA abstract was awarded at the 2019 American College of Nutrition conference. Read the abstract
Omega-3 DHA from microalgae helps support
- Brain Health*
- Eye Health*
- Heart Health*
Our Science Team
Here at Ritual, every ingredient, form, and formulation is obsessively researched by our in-house team of scientists and researchers.
Dr. Nima Alamdari, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
(Physiology)
Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD, CCN, CNS
(Biomedical Sciences)
Kevin Ewell, MPH
VP, Product Innovation
(Epidemiology)
Dr. Mastaneh Sharafi, PhD, RD
Senior Director, Scientific Affairs
(Nutritional Sciences)
Arianne Vance, MPH
Research Scientist
(Epidemiology)
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