One multivitamin supplement a day. That makes things simple!
Not everyone likes to take a handful of pills, but taking
a multivitamin supplement makes a lot of sense. It is basic and
beneficial, especially in terms of getting B
vitamins which are described to assist with cognitive
decline and memory in older adults. Nutrition is important. New Roads Chiropractic Center encourages our
New Roads chiropractic patients to share with us their
daily multivitamin to be sure it has all the proper
minerals and vitamins!
MULTIVITAMIN BENEFIT
Multivitamin supplementation may be quite simple
and yet quite effective. A new systematic review
of research literature on the effects
of high-dose, B-complex multivitamin supplementation resulted in backing the advantage of such supplementation in healthy and
at-risk participants in terms of mental (like perceived
stress, concentration, general mental health, reduced
anxiety), physical, and energy outcomes. (1) Daily multivitamin use compared
with placebo boosted the memory
in older adults. At one-year follow-up, older multivitamin users showed
significantly better immediate recall. The researchers approximated
that this multivitamin use boosted memory performance
by the equivalent of 3.1 years of aged-related memory change. That’s a valuable change! Additionally,
the researchers recorded that participants
still used the multivitamins on a routine
basis: 94.4% at 6 months and 91.8%
at 1 year. Not bad! It’s essential
to take the multivitamin daily to get the most
benefit. Blood samples that were taken from
a subset of participants showed rises in folate,
vitamin B12 and serum 25(OH) vitamin D. One of the study’s co-authors at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston commented that “multivitamin
supplementation holds promise as a safe, accessible, and affordable approach to
protecting cognitive health in older adults.” Outcomes for participants with a history of cardiovascular disease were higher
than those who didn’t. (2) Another study reported
similar results that taking a multivitamin for 3 years increased
episodic memory, global cognition, and executive function in older adults. Those
with cardiovascular disease seemed to benefit more than those without. (3) This is encouraging of those with
cardiovascular disease to take a
multivitamin with B vitamins! New Roads Chiropractic Center and you will have a talk
at your next New Roads chiropractic appointment about your
cognition, your age, your multivitamin supplement routine, your multivitamin
quality, and the advantages of multivitamin
supplementation for you!
WHAT’S WITH B VITAMINS?
The body uses B vitamins to create
new cells, especially red blood cells. B9 is folate, the
natural form of B9 (in contrast to the synthetic version referred
to as folic acid) the body can use in circulation. Methyltetrahydrofolate
(5-MTHF) is a water-soluble type of natural B9 folate. Look for these. A good multivitamin
with the B vitamins may be your friend! We can talk about yours.
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes
the important role of B vitamins in a particular spinal
condition known as myelopathy and its neck and arm pain that may be treated
with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your New Roads chiropractic
appointment now. We’ll discuss how just one
multivitamin a day can help you in so many ways like with your memory
and cognition!