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’s basic and
beneficial, specifically in terms of getting B
vitamins which are reported to assist with cognitive
decline and memory in older folks. Nutrition is important. Back And Neck Care Center encourages our
Severna Park chiropractic patients to share with us their
daily multivitamin to ensure that it has all the proper
minerals and vitamins!
MULTIVITAMIN BENEFIT
Multivitamin supplementation may be quite simple
and yet quite effective. A recent systematic research literature review on the effects
of high-dose, B-complex multivitamin supplementation showed support
for the advantage of such supplementation in healthy and
at-risk participants in terms of mental (like perceived
stress, concentration, general mental health, decreased
anxiety), physical, and energy outcomes. (1) Daily multivitamin use compared
with placebo enhanced the memory
in older adults. At 1-year follow-up, older multivitamin users demonstrated
significantly improved immediate recall. The researchers estimated
that this multivitamin use improved memory performance
by the equivalent of 3.1 years of aged-related memory change. That
is a worthy change! Additionally,
the researchers detailed that participants
still took the multivitamins routinely: 94.4% at 6 months and 91.8%
at 1 year. That is great! It’s important
to take the multivitamin daily to get the most
benefit. Blood samples that were obtained from
a subset of participants found 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 who
had a history of cardiovascular disease were greater
than those who didn’t. (2) Another study showed
similar results that taking a multivitamin for 3 years enhanced
episodic memory, global cognition, and executive function in older adults. Those
with cardiovascular disease seemed to benefit more than those who didn’t have
that. (3) This is encouraging of those with
cardiovascular disease to take a
multivitamin with B vitamins! Back And Neck Care Center and you will have a talk
at your next Severna Park chiropractic visit about your
cognition, your age, your multivitamin supplement routine, your multivitamin
quality, and the benefits of multivitamin
supplementation for you!
WHAT’S WITH B VITAMINS?
The body uses B vitamins to make
new cells, especially red blood cells. B9 is folate, the
natural form of B9 (as opposed 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 Back And Neck Care Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses
the important role of B vitamins in a specific 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 Severna Park chiropractic
appointment now. We’ll talk about how just one
multivitamin a day can help you in so many ways like with your memory
and cognition!