Top 10 anti-aging supplements

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Supplements are as their name suggests – they are in addition to a healthy lifestyle not instead of one. They are powerful aids to good health along with good nutrition. They will improve your health and longevity, but they can’t do it on their own. They should be part of a whole healthy life-style. 1) Alpha Lipoic Acid 2) Evening Primrose oil or Borage oil 3) Chromium 4) Magnesium 5) Omega-3 6) Gingko Biloba 7) Vitamin B complex 8) Vitamin E 9) Vitamin C 10) Zinc 1) Alpha Lipoic Acid has been hailed as the universal antioxidant. It is unusual in as much as it is both water-soluble and...

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Minerals – many people are short of them

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Minerals – some are needed by the body in larger amounts like calcium, phosphate, potassium and magnesium. Minerals needed in smaller amounts are iron, zinc, chromium, manganese, copper, iodine, selenium, fluoride, molydenum and cobalt. Minerals originate from the soil, they are taken up by the plants and then utilized by us, as the plant has converted them into a form that is bio-available to us (in a form we can break down and utilize). The same goes for animals they eat the plants, providing us with minerals in a form we can readily absorb. Unfortunately many nutrients are lost in food...

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