AGING GRACEFULLY ANTI-AGING

Many of us want to live to a ripe old age and our preference is to do be able to age gracefully with a level of vitality and alertness which will allow us to move around and remember our children. Traditional signs of aging are the the outcome of life choices experienced over many years. These choices may allow changes in our bodies to occur that can enhance factors for joint pain, arthritis, allergies, headaches, diabetes, fatigue, irritability and many other miscellaneous symptoms that we attribute to aging.

More and more we are beginning to understand that these initial warning signs may be caused by sub-optimal nutrient intake. Eating processed foods which destroy or eliminate much of the nutritional value of food makes it difficult for any of us to consume the identified vitamin and mineral Recommended Daily Allowance, RDA. The RDA's are not set to track optimum health. They are set to track the bare minimum needed to prevent such serious nutritional deficiencies such as scurvy.

FEED YOUR BODY AND MIND FOR YOUR FUTURE!

Adding vitamin and mineral supplements to your daily routine is the most solid method of addressing nutritional deficiencies. A good daily multi-vitamin supplement is a wise added insurance. Making sure that your daily multi-vitamin is formulated for persons over 50 years of age, will help ensure the nutritional challenges we face moving into our later 1/3rd of our lives are addressed.

In addition, supplementing with additional anti-oxidants such as E, C, Selenium is a good way to ensure the damaging effects of free radicals is limited. Vitamin E is an excellent way to support your heart and arteries. The two Dr. Shute brothers used Vitamin E extensively in prevention and rehabilitation of heart attacks. If you are taking an anti-coagulant medication and add Vitamin E to your daily regime, be sure to monitor your medication levels with your doctor as you may be able to reduce your medication levels. Vitamin C not only aids your immune systems, but also helps repair and build collagen.

Also, as we age, most of us begin to have difficulty getting enough B vitamins. Deficiencies in Vitamin B can appear very similar to Alzheimer's Disease with increased forgetfulness and signs of confusion. Our stomachs begin to slow and the process of extracting B vitamins becomes impaired. Adding a good B complex is a great way to help increase assimilation.

Our understanding of aging is changing and nutrition is playing a larger and larger role in helping us maintain our vitality. The nutrition we receive as children sets the foundation for our future. At any time we can change and improve the course of our lives.

To view products which can be easily assimilated in our bodies, please click on the vitamin and mineral products link to the left.