Age-Friendly
THE 3 BEST VITAMINS FOR AGING Are You Getting the Nutrients You Need? As we age, it’s crucial we get specific vitamins and minerals to help keep our bodies healthy. But there are so many advertisements that claim specific vitamins will give us the nutrients we need that it’s hard to discern what is actually beneficial for us and what we could do without. To clear up the confusion, we asked doctors, “What are the three essential vitamins we need as we age?” Vitamin C Vitamin C is vital for collagen production, skin repair, and building strength in your bones. In addition to protecting your skin against sun damage, it can also repair existing damage that results in lines and wrinkles. While oranges are a great source of vitamin C, it can be found in a variety of foods including chili peppers, parsley, kale, kiwis, and This vitamin helps slow the breakdown of collagen, which helps give our skin its youthful appearance and elasticity. Vitamin A also helps keep your immune system and eyes strong and healthy, and it can be applied topically to help repair your skin. In fact, retinal, a form of this vitamin, is one of the only FDA-approved wrinkle treatments. It works inside cells, assisting receptors in functioning as if they were younger. If you need vitamin A, you can find it in sweet potatoes, kale, mangoes, and carrots. Vitamin E strawberries! Vitamin A
G SITUATIONS eliminate all doorway thresholds, as they’re easy to trip over and harder for wheelchairs to get over. Make sure at least one entryway into your house doesn’t require a step. If this isn’t possible, install a ramp at one of the entryways into your house. Consider Your Kitchen
Tile is hard to stand on for long periods of time, especially if you have lower back or hip pain. Vinyl, linoleum, wood, or cork flooring are much more forgiving. In addition to being slightly softer surfaces, these options also provide a little more grip, so you don’t have to worry as much about slipping when handling hot food. If you feel these options are a great start to making your home age- friendly, reach out to your doctor for other useful tips. They will know firsthand the best ways to make your home safer as you get older.
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Vitamin E is a great resource to keep your cells healthy as they fight damaging free radicals. Free radicals damage parts of our cells, including proteins, DNA, and cell membranes, and they are found in fried foods, alcohol, and tobacco smoke. Vitamin E also protects our skin from a degree of sun exposure and has anti-inflammatory benefits. Sunflower and soybean oils are excellent sources of Vitamin E along with nuts and seeds.
You should try to get an even mix of all these essential vitamins, but you don’t need to build your diet around them. If needed, you can find these in pill or chewable form at your nearest drug store! If you have any great diet recommendations where you get all your necessary vitamins, let me know next time you’re in the office! I’m always looking for ways to incorporate vitamins into my diet.
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