Anti-Aging Health Alert: Vitamins Alter Aging
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that multivitamins can keep you younger, longer. It shows that people who take a daily multivitamin had younger DNA.
Humble vitamin C has a secret life that nobody knows about. A Japanese study tested vitamin C’s effect on telomeres and found that raising the level of vitamin C in the cells could slow down the loss of telomeres up to 62%.
What Are Telomeres?
Telomeres are the key to aging. And it’s not just your life span that’s affected… Short telomeres dramatically boost your risk of serious diseases.
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One study of 60 to 75 year olds showed those with short telomeres had a 300% higher death rate from heart disease and an 800% higher death rate from infectious diseases.
Worse, when your telomeres completely run down, cell division stops. And that’s bad news. Because when new cells no longer replace damaged ones, you die. Or looking at the glass half-full—if you can lengthen your telomeres, you’ll be healthier and live better longer.
And now this new study shows that you can take a significant step toward doing that with vitamin supplements. But you can’t take just any. There are specific vitamins that lengthen telomeres that your formula needs to have.
Telomere length is a key indicator of your overall health. The latest evidence from the most highly regarded sources keeps mounting...
· Aging/Los Angeles Times
Your risk of heart attack increases the faster your telomeres break down. Scientists looked at people in perfect health . . . who later died from heart disease. They found the death rate from heart attack was three times higher for men whose telomeres got short the fastest. The death rate for women was 2.3 times higher. (2009)
Your risk of heart attack increases the faster your telomeres break down. Scientists looked at people in perfect health . . . who later died from heart disease. They found the death rate from heart attack was three times higher for men whose telomeres got short the fastest. The death rate for women was 2.3 times higher. (2009)
· Journals of Gerontology
100 year olds in good health had “significantly longer” telomeres than those with health problems. (2008)
100 year olds in good health had “significantly longer” telomeres than those with health problems. (2008)
· American Heart Association
People with shorter telomeres in their immune cells had twice the risk of death from heart failure as patients with the longest telomeres. The study, published in one of its key journals, looked at over 750 people with heart disease. The highest-risk group had telomeres half the length of the lowest-risk group. (2008)
People with shorter telomeres in their immune cells had twice the risk of death from heart failure as patients with the longest telomeres. The study, published in one of its key journals, looked at over 750 people with heart disease. The highest-risk group had telomeres half the length of the lowest-risk group. (2008)
· Psychosomatic Medicine
Women with shorter telomeres are more likely to be overweight and insulin resistant. (2008)
Women with shorter telomeres are more likely to be overweight and insulin resistant. (2008)
· American Association for Cancer Research8
One of its flagship journals published a potential link between telomere length and colon cancer. (2006)
One of its flagship journals published a potential link between telomere length and colon cancer. (2006)
· Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
People with short telomeres are more likely to suffer from weaker immune systems and greater heart disease risk. (2004)
People with short telomeres are more likely to suffer from weaker immune systems and greater heart disease risk. (2004)
How to Keep Your Telomeres Longer With Nutrients
The study was full of good news. It turns out that vitamin B12 supplements increase telomere length. And vitamins C and E prevent telomere shortening, increasing the life span of cells.
Why are B12, C, and E so effective at maintaining telomere length? It’s their powerful antioxidant activity. Your telomeres are extremely vulnerable to oxidative stress … and that’s exactly what antioxidants protect you against. This helps keep your telomeres long. And that, in turn, will help you live a longer and healthier life.
These vitamins can be easily – and inexpensively – added to your supplement regimen. Plus, it’s always a good idea to start with a diet that is full of foods that give you as many of the vitamins and minerals that keep you healthy. Here’s a list of good food sources of telomere supporting vitamins B12, C, and E.
Foods Sources of Vitamins B12, C, and E Vitamin B12 | Vitamin C | Vitamin E |
Beef (Grass-fed) | Kiwi | Turnip Greens |
Beef Liver | Strawberry | Spinach |
Salmon | Orange | Broccoli |
Haddock | Grapefruit | Almonds |
Tuna | Mango | Peanuts |
Trout | Red & Green Bell Peppers | Olive Oil |
Milk | Raspberries | Kiwi |
