This document discusses top supplements for seniors, including fish oil, calcium, probiotics, CoQ10/ubiquinol, and SAM-e. It provides details on the benefits of each supplement, such as fish oil's effects on heart health, calcium for bone strength, probiotics for digestive health, CoQ10/ubiquinol for energy and organ support, and SAM-e for depression and joint pain relief. The document emphasizes that these supplements can help seniors maintain health and independence as they age.
3. Growing old gracefully – or fighting back with supplements
Being a senior has never been better – or lasted longer
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4. Growing old gracefully – or fighting back with supplements
Being a senior has never been better – or lasted longer.
Seniors range in age from 55 to 116 years old, at present.
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5. Today, seniors are enjoying:
– Increased activity
– Better mobility
– Improved quality of life
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6. Today, seniors are enjoying:
– Increased activity
– Better mobility
– Improved quality of life
Improvements in lifestyle, medicine and
nutrition have helped seniors keep doing
the things they love for longer.
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7. Dietary supplements are a big factor in seniors’
improved health.
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8. Dietary supplements are a big factor in seniors’
improved health.
Supplements work offensively. They promote your body’s
ability to heal and work to its maximum potential.
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9. Dietary supplements are a big factor in seniors’
improved health.
Supplements work offensively. They promote your body’s
ability to heal and work to its maximum potential.
And supplements also work defensively.
They help ward off ailments, sickness and
disease... kind of like the body’s boxing gloves.TOP SUPPLEMENTS
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13. What follows is intended to help you cut through the noise
and choose what’s best for you.
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14. What follows is intended to help you cut through the noise
and choose what’s best for you.
These are the “Top Supplements for Seniors”.
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15. What follows is intended to help you cut through the noise
and choose what’s best for you.
These are the “Top Supplements for Seniors”.
This guide will help you step out of the supplement aisle and
step back into doing what you love.
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16. For heart disease, inflammatory
diseases, Alzheimer’s, women’s
health and more.
Fish Oil
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17. Fish oil helps with cardiovascular health and may lower
triglycerides.
Fish Oil
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18. Fish oil helps with cardiovascular health and may lower
triglycerides.
Triglycerides are cholesterol-related fats
that have been shown to lead to heart
disease and stroke.
Fish Oil
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19. Fish oil has also been shown to raise HDL cholesterol or
“good” cholesterol.
Fish Oil
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20. Fish oil has also been shown to raise HDL cholesterol or
“good” cholesterol.
By lowering triglycerides and raising HDL cholesterol, fish oil
attacks heart disease from a different—and complementary
angle—than other cholesterol medications, like statin drugs.
Fish Oil
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21. Fish oil has also been shown to raise HDL cholesterol or
“good” cholesterol.
By lowering triglycerides and raising HDL cholesterol, fish oil
attacks heart disease from a different—and complementary
angle—than other cholesterol medications, like statin drugs.
Fish oil can be taken with statins, although
you should always discuss supplements with
your doctor.
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22. A 2000 study observed the effects of fish oil in patients on
the statin, simvastatin, and found that triglycerides were
lowered even more than those who were on the statin alone.
Fish Oil
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23. A 2000 study observed the effects of fish oil in patients on
the statin, simvastatin, and found that triglycerides were
lowered even more than those who were on the statin alone.
Fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acids, including DHA.
Fish Oil
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24. A 2000 study observed the effects of fish oil in patients on
the statin, simvastatin, and found that triglycerides were
lowered even more than those who were on the statin alone.
Fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acids, including DHA.
DHA is an acid that is a primary structural
component of the brain and is central to the
brain’s functioning.
Fish Oil
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25. Fish oil also seems to help fight the effects of Azheimer’s
Disease.
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26. Fish oil also seems to help fight the effects of Azheimer’s
Disease.
A new study of 819 people published in the journal
Alzheimer’s & Dementia found that taking fish oil
supplements on a daily basis is associated with a significant
decrease in cognitive decline.
Fish Oil
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27. Lead author Lori Daiello: “…Fish oil use was associated with
better performance on standard tests of memory and
thinking abilities over time, compared to those who didn’t
take supplements.”
Fish Oil
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28. Lead author Lori Daiello: “…Fish oil use was associated with
better performance on standard tests of memory and
thinking abilities over time, compared to those who didn’t
take supplements.”
Fish oil also combats dryness in the eyes and skin and acts
as an anti-inflammatory in muscles and organs.
Fish Oil
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29. In summary, fish oil is a humdinger of a supplement. If any
of the above conditions apply to you, it might be a great
choice. Ask your doctor.
Fish Oil
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31. The fact is bones become more brittle as we age.
Calcium
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32. The fact is bones become more brittle as we age.
Most people know a senior who has suffered a broken
bone, maybe a wrist or an arm, a leg or a hip.
Calcium
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33. The fact is bones become more brittle as we age.
Most people know a senior who has suffered a broken
bone, maybe a wrist or an arm, a leg or a hip.
Or how about seniors who have osteoporosis?
Calcium
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34. Osteoporosis, a disease that causes deterioration of bones,
affects over 200 million people worldwide.
Calcium
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35. Osteoporosis, a disease that causes deterioration of bones,
affects over 200 million people worldwide.
And 80 percent of those are women.
Calcium
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36. Osteoporosis, a disease that causes deterioration of bones,
affects over 200 million people worldwide.
And 80 percent of those are women.
Calcium supplements help keep bones healthy and strong.
Calcium
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38. And calcium helps teeth, too!
Many of you who are parents might remember feeding your
young children milk – or even giving them calcium supplements.
Calcium
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39. And calcium helps teeth, too!
Many of you who are parents might remember feeding your
young children milk – or even giving them calcium supplements.
Well, seniors need almost as much calcium as children.
Calcium
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40. The National Institues of Health recommends 1,000 mg of
calcium every day for men aged 51 to 70.
Calcium
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41. The National Institues of Health recommends 1,000 mg of
calcium every day for men aged 51 to 70.
For women between the ages of 51 and 70, the daily
recommendation is 1,200 mg.
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42. The National Institues of Health recommends 1,000 mg of
calcium every day for men aged 51 to 70.
For women between the ages of 51 and 70, the daily
recommendation is 1,200 mg.
For both men and women over the age of 71,
the daily recommended dose is 1,200 mg.
Calcium
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44. There is such a thing as good bacteria.
Probiotics
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45. There is such a thing as good bacteria.
Probiotics are organisms that live in your intestines and aid
in digestion, bowel movements and other excretory function.
Probiotics
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46. There is such a thing as good bacteria.
Probiotics are organisms that live in your intestines and aid
in digestion, bowel movements and other excretory function.
Research also shows that probiotics help boost immune
system protection.
Probiotics
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47. Probiotics may also help regulate conditions such as eczema,
yeast infections and diarrhea.
Probiotics
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48. Probiotics may also help regulate conditions such as eczema,
yeast infections and diarrhea.
The problem is: Probiotics are found almost exclusively in
dairy products.
Probiotics
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49. Probiotics may also help regulate conditions such as eczema,
yeast infections and diarrhea.
The problem is: Probiotics are found almost exclusively in
dairy products.
If you are lactose-intolerant, dairy-adverse
or suffering from digestion problems,
supplemental probiotics may be a key
supplement.
Probiotics
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50. For heart health, energy and more.
CoQ10 and Ubiquinol
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51. Ubiquinol is the active, antioxidant form of CoQ10.
CoQ10 and Ubiquinol
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52. Ubiquinol is the active, antioxidant form of CoQ10.
Ubiquinol helps support the heart, the liver, the kidneys and
a host of other organs.
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53. Ubiquinol is the active, antioxidant form of CoQ10.
Ubiquinol helps support the heart, the liver, the kidneys and
a host of other organs.
It provides support for brain health and neurological function.
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54. Ubiquinol also aids in cellular energy production and
promotes healthy aging.
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55. Ubiquinol also aids in cellular energy production and
promotes healthy aging.
Conventional CoQ10 supplements come in the form of
ubiquinone, which is already oxidized.
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56. Ubiquinol also aids in cellular energy production and
promotes healthy aging.
Conventional CoQ10 supplements come in the form of
ubiquinone, which is already oxidized.
In order for the body to use ubiquinone, it
must first convert it to ubiquinol.
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57. Kaneka Ubiquinol is more bioavailable than traditional
CoQ10 supplements, so it is more easily absorbed by the body.
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58. Kaneka Ubiquinol is more bioavailable than traditional
CoQ10 supplements, so it is more easily absorbed by the body.
And Kaneka Ubiquinol is being used by an increasing number
of seniors.
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59. Kaneka Ubiquinol is more bioavailable than traditional
CoQ10 supplements, so it is more easily absorbed by the body.
And Kaneka Ubiquinol is being used by an increasing number
of seniors.
Ubiquinol is naturally present in the body, but
the body becomes less efficient at producing
and converting it around the age of 40.
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60. Ubiquinol has been shown to replenish CoQ10 levels that
have been depleted by statin medication use.
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61. Ubiquinol has been shown to replenish CoQ10 levels that
have been depleted by statin medication use.
Studies have also found the symptoms of patients with
congestive heart failure improved more on while taking
Kaneka Ubiquinol than CoQ10.
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62. Ubiquinol, an antioxidant like fish oil, helps prevent damage
from free radicals and allows cells to manufacture good,
natural energy –
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63. Ubiquinol, an antioxidant like fish oil, helps prevent damage
from free radicals and allows cells to manufacture good,
natural energy –
The energy that allows you to do what you love.
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65. Like CoQ10 and ubiquinol, SAM-e is naturally produced in
the body.
SAM-e
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66. Like CoQ10 and ubiquinol, SAM-e is naturally produced in
the body.
But levels may not be sufficient for SAM-e’s role in brain and
liver function, especially as we age.
SAM-e
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67. Like CoQ10 and ubiquinol, SAM-e is naturally produced in
the body.
But levels may not be sufficient for SAM-e’s role in brain and
liver function, especially as we age.
Researchers studying SAM-e in those with
depression accidentally discovered it may
also help with osteoarthritis.
SAM-e
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68. Participants in SAM-e clinical studies who had arthritis
reported improvement in their joint symptoms.
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69. Participants in SAM-e clinical studies who had arthritis
reported improvement in their joint symptoms.
And, for some reason, SAM-e seems to help alleviate depression.
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70. Participants in SAM-e clinical studies who had arthritis
reported improvement in their joint symptoms.
And, for some reason, SAM-e seems to help alleviate depression.
Although there is no consclusive evidence,
more than 40 clinical trials have found some
benefits for those who suffer from depression.
SAM-e
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71. More and more seniors are taking SAM-e to help restore
natural levels lost to aging.
SAM-e
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72. More and more seniors are taking SAM-e to help restore
natural levels lost to aging.
If you are aging – or are concerned about someone who is –
it might be time to lace up the boxing gloves and use these
dietary supplements in the fight against aging gracefully.
SAM-e
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73. Thank YouSome information was reprinted with permission from
Ubiquinol.org, which has additional resources about senior
health, heart health and important information about
overall nutrition, diet and exercise. Ubiquinol.org also
provides clinical studies, a buyer's guide and a product
finder to choose the supplement that is best for you.