The Big 4 – Essential Supplements Over 50

Supplements for Over-50s

Lots of possibilities – 4 essentials

If you are over 50, there are the essential vitamins minerals and supplements you need in order to support health, then there are lots of other possibilities used to reduce inflammation and enhance your protection against life threatening illness.

This post is about the essential minimum 4 you need.

Curcumin - The Mellow Yellow Health Tool

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Some more detailed examination of the benefits of curcumin and the problems with formulation.

Why is this useful?

There are lots of necessary supplements for the over 50’s [protein, ‘Vitamin’ D, vitamins B12 and B9 [Folate], Magnesium, Zinc …] At this point if you have followed my recommendations, you are rattling and considering the expense.

So when it comes to other additional agents, they must be really beneficial.

Curcumin [one of the active ingredients in dietary turmeric -that golden spice that stains your kitchen yellow when you have a curry] should definitely be on your list.

But … eating more Curry is not the answer.

How old are you actually?

Well I was born on … 

It sounds like simple arithmetic, but your body is like a motor car, it isn’t the year it was made that matters … but how many miles it has done, how hard it has been driven and if it has been serviced and well maintained! Wear and tear is the critically issue. Let’s call this wear and tear your biological age in distinction to your chronological age – the years since you were born. Ideally your biological age is lower than your age at last birthday i.e. your body’s working parts are well maintained.