Vitamin deficiencies are common at all ages, but some are more common at specific ages. This is because our diets, lifestyles, and health in general are radically different through every decade of our lives, putting us at risk of different deficiencies.

Something many of us are aware of is that over the age of fifty most deficiencies are rather common. This is because of a change in how we eat, digest, and use vitamins.

As we grow older we are prone to putting on weight due to our metabolism slowing down, so we will often reduce how much food we are eating.

This can become a problem if we do not increase the nutritional quality of our foods, because now we are also eating fewer vitamins than before. Continue reading →

As we grow older, how our bodies look and work starts to concern us. We all want to look and feel younger than our years, but neither is possible without proper nutrition.

We can’t stop the passing of time, of course, but there are definitely ways of delaying and reducing the impact of time’s effects on our looks and health.

Many of us spend more time worrying about our looks than our health for most of our lives. We’re more likely to change our diet or lifestyle out of vanity than out of a desire to be fitter. Which is why anti-aging creams and serums are so popular.

We figure we can fight the effects of aging on the surface rather than worry about all that bothersome health rubbish. Continue reading →