A
single 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 adults. Nutrition is important. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka encourages our
Sitka chiropractic patients to show us their
daily multivitamin to be sure it has all the right
minerals and vitamins!
MULTIVITAMIN BENEFIT
Multivitamin supplementation may be quite minimal and easy
as well as quite effective. A recent systematic review
of research literature on the effects
of high-dose, B-complex multivitamin supplementation resulted in support
for the advantage of such supplementation in healthy and
at-risk participants in terms of mental (like sensed
stress, concentration, general mental health, reduced
anxiety), physical, and energy outcomes. (1) Daily multivitamin use compared
with placebo boosted the memory
in older adults. At one-year follow-up, older multivitamin users showed
significantly improved immediate recall. The researchers estimated
that this multivitamin use enhanced memory performance
by the equivalent of 3.1 years of aged-related memory change. That’s a valuable change! Further,
the researchers recorded that participants
still used the multivitamins routinely: 94.4% at 6 months and 91.8%
at 1 year. Not bad! It’s important
to take the multivitamin on a daily basis 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 said that “multivitamin
supplementation holds promise as a safe, accessible, and affordable approach to
protecting cognitive health in older adults.” Outcomes for participants with a history of cardiovascular disease were higher
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 promising for those with
cardiovascular disease to make a daily routine of taking a
multivitamin with B vitamins! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka and you will have a talk
at your next Sitka chiropractic appointment about your
cognition, your age, your multivitamin supplement routine, your multivitamin
quality, and the gains of multivitamin
supplementation for you!
WHY B VITAMINS?
The body utilizes B vitamins to make
new cells, especially red blood cells. B9 is folate, the
natural form of B9 (in contrast 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 Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
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.
Make your Sitka chiropractic
appointment soon. We’ll discuss how just one
multivitamin a day can benefit you in so many ways like with your memory
and cognition!