Which vitamins/supplements are most beneficial for a physically fit person in their 40’s?

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Leslie Bonci, RD, CSSD · Answer

Hey, Jeff. Great question about which vitamins are the ones that are recommended for people that are physically fit in there for days. So first of all, the purpose of taking supplements, station micronutrients vitamins and minerals is really to help correct the deficiency. If there is one present, they are not a replacement for food. They are a complement to what it is that we eat. So if you think about your eating overall vitamin D, may not be such a bad thing. Especially a blood work indicates that it low Omega-3. Fatty acids Also may be beneficial if you don't regularly consume fatty fish or other foods that contain the Omega-3s. And then when you think above and beyond that, you know what your calcium intake like and your diet, what's your magnesium intake, like in your diet? What's your vitamin C intake? Like in your diet? And again that doesn't mean just going shopping at the supplement store instead of the grocery store, but it's really trying to compliment both of those things together. Ideally its food first, but it may not be food only. So, Using those supplements to fill in the gaps can help to optimize what it is that you eat every single day. Do a diary take a look at what it is. You're doing currently and then shop around smartly to pick what might work best for you.

Dr.Shawn Talbott · Answer

Which vitamins or supplements are most beneficial for a physically fit person in their 40s. So, I'm going to recommend something to you. So, being an athlete that is a little bit past my 40s. One of the things you're going to want to want to consider whether you're a man, or a woman, is hormone balance and specifically testosterone balance because men and women both have testosterone when it drops in a woman who has about 10 times less testosterone, it's going to be really noticeable and what men and women will notice, when their testosterone drops is they're going to get a little bit of Rain fog. They're going to start gaining weight around the midsection, they're going to lose a little bit of muscle mass. Their energy levels are going to go down there, mood might drop. And so we want to make sure we keep those testosterone levels up. They'll start dropping around age 30, but by around age, 40 or age 45, they'll become noticeable. And some of the supplements we know that can help keep testosterone levels, normal. They're not testosterone boosters but they certainly can take a low testosterone back. Up to normal levels are things like cordyceps Rhodiola. Le and Tong. Get Ali. Our laboratory is studied each of those separately but when we put them together in the same formulation, they work in slightly different ways to keep testosterone levels from dropping or if they've already dropped to bring them back up to those normal levels, but we do not see them go above normal levels, these supplements will also help you access your free testosterone. That's the bioavailable active form of testosterone and that'll help get your energy levels back and your and your physical performance back.

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