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Stay Healthy and Fit as You Age
Aging is the process of becoming older, a process that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated. You can change how you think, feel and act when you are older simply by changing how you think, feel and act now. Staying healthy, fit and active are the keys to successful aging.
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Aging & Dietary Supplements:
"Dietary supplements" used to make you think only of vitamins and minerals . But, today this big business makes and sells many different types of dietary supplements that have vitamins, minerals, fiber, amino acids, herbs, or hormones in them. Supplements come in the form of pills, capsules, powders, gel tabs, extracts, or liquids. Sometimes you find them added to drinks or energy bars. They might be used to add nutrients to your diet or to prevent health problems. You don't even need a prescription from your doctor to buy dietary supplements.
Do I Need a Dietary Supplement?
Ads for supplements seem to promise to make you feel better, keep you from getting sick, or even help you live longer. Often there is little, if any, scientific support for these claims. In fact, some supplements can hurt you. Others are a waste of money because they don't give you any health benefits.
So, should you take a supplement? You might want to talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian to answer that question. A friend or neighbor, or someone on a commercial shouldn't be suggesting a supplement for you.
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