HEALTHY FOOD · MARCH 2018
SHOULD YOU
BE TAKING AN
ANTI-AGING
SUPPLEMENT?
As we age, every part of
our bodies change. That’s
a fact of life. When we hit
our forties, we begin to
notice slight changes. Do
crow’s feet ring a bell for
anyone? In our thirties,
we might start to see a
sprig of gray hair.
You need to make a plan and take a good,
hard look at what you’re taking in. Is it
enough to give you a youth-boosting
Perhaps, we’ve lost a little of that spring in
jumpstart on your health? Chances are it’s
our step. No matter how big or small the
not. We may just need a supplement to help
change is, chances are we’ve taken notice of
it. We might not yet be ready to acknowledge get us over the hump, so to speak. Take it
from the experts; it’s difficult to get your
it, but it’s there. Once you learn to accept
daily intake of good-for-you nutrients. Life is
it, you can embrace the idea of doing
busy. It might take a little more effort than
something about it.
you’re willing to part with to get there, but if
your health is truly something you want to
Like your mother always told you, well-
improve, making changes doesn’t have to be
balanced nutrition is best. Start with what
difficult.
you eat to get your neurons firing, your
hormones working in your favor, and your
HERE’S WHAT THE
brain cells ready to attack and make you
EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY:
more alert, more in tune with your body,
and ready to face the day. That sounds easy
CoQ10 is the best choices to fight
enough, right? But that’s only the beginning
aging. It works by focusing on
of what you should do to optimize your
mitochondrial health and boosting cellular
health and well-being.
energy. It also protects the skin against
environmental stressors and those pesky
Of course, you want to eat your fruits and
free radicals.
vegetables. You want to limit salt, starches,
sugar, and fats. You want to avoid late-night
Curcumin is a super anti-
snacking and quit running to the vending
inflammatory ingredient that is
machine in the mid-afternoon, but how do
often found in turmeric. Some studies
you go about getting to the point that you
suggest it might also help reduce the risk of
can do all those things and not feel lousy?
Alzheimer's.
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By the time you reach your early to mid-
thirties, significant changes are happening
under the surface. To combat them before
they happen, your best course of action is to
do something now. Incorporate supplements
to get you on the right track. Consult your
physician or a nutritionist to help you make
the right decision and start to reap the
benefits of a healthy diet now and, hopefully,
ward off potential complications of aging
later in life.
Think about all it can do for both your
physical well-being, your outside appearance,
and deep down on a cellular level. You might
be surprised to know many supplements
have hidden benefits that could make
significant changes in your body. Why allow
your body to deteriorate when there are
products available – most natural – that
can help you continue to thrive and live
in the way you're accustomed to? A little
preventative care never hurts.
By Julianna Lowe