Anti-Aging Vitamins and Supplements

 

7. Vitamin C

Vitamin C functions as a powerful antioxidant in your body, helping to protect cells from oxidative damage. It also plays important roles in immune function, inflammation regulation, and many other processes that are essential to healthy aging.

This is why you should maintain an optimal intake of this vitamin to support health and protect against age-related conditions.

For example, in a study in 80 adults with an average age of 60, those with higher blood levels of vitamin C performed better on tasks involving attention, focus, memory, decision-making, recall, and recognition.

Vitamin C is also essential for skin health. Supplementing may improve skin hydration, stimulate collagen production, and safeguard against wrinkle development and premature aging due to sun exposure.

What’s more, some evidence suggests that supplementing with vitamin C improves immune function in older adults.

As older adults have a higher risk of suboptimal or deficient vitamin C levels than middle-aged or younger adults, they may want to consider taking supplements — especially if their diet is low in vitamin C-rich foods like fruits and vegetables.

SUMMARYVitamin C levels are commonly low in older adults. Having too little may harm health and contribute to premature aging.

8. Vitamin E

Vitamin E plays important roles in immune function and the regulation of inflammation.

Some evidence suggests that older adults need more of this vitamin than younger adults to maintain health during the aging process.