How to live longer: The 'most useful' supplements to help fight signs of ageing
An expert shared the best supplements to help with ageing
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Supplements can give the body an extra boost where the diet lacks.
Experts have shared the best supplements to take for healthy ageing.
Speaking exclusively to GB News, the technical advisor at Bio-Kult Kim Plaza shared her advice.
She explained the vitamins that become more important in supporting the body in the later years.
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Kim explained: "Healthy ageing can be achieved through maintaining good social connections, nutrition and physical activity.
"Supplements may help to play a role and here are some of the most useful to consider.
"Our joints, skin, cognitive abilities and immune function could perhaps benefit from a daily antioxidant supplement, which contains a blend of vitamins, such as A, C, E, and D, as well as minerals zinc, selenium and magnesium."
These vitamins are important for health and we can get them through what we eat and drink.
Supplements can also help when Britons are not getting enough of these through diet. This could help with age-related health problems.
The expert added the gut plays a big part in general health and it is important to take care of this.
She continued: "Many age-related complaints are also associated with imbalances of the gut microbiota.
"As we age, the composition, diversity and function of our gut bacteria changes, with fewer beneficial Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli species.
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"This is most likely due to a combination of diet and lifestyle habits and also natural changes in the body’s metabolic processes as we age.
"Research indicates that the gut microbiota can have a powerful impact on ageing, due to its influence on the immune system, inflammation, metabolic processes and nutrient absorption."
Gut-friendly supplements, such as Bio-Kult Everyday, are recommended to support the gut, Kim added.
The expert also shared the best foods to eat to support the body at each stage of life.