I firmly believe that a high-potency daily multivitamin is a cornerstone of good health. It fills gaps in our diets and prevents deficiencies by shoring up stores of protective nutrients. Moreover, as Bruce Ames, PhD, one of America’s best-known and well-respected scientists, also believes, a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement could provide crucial protection against age-related disease. He postulates in his “triage theory” that when micronutrients are in short supply, the body allocates scarce resources to activities necessary for short-term survival, such as energy production, blood circulation, and brain function. This leaves other, less vital processes—DNA and mitochondrial repair, for example—to bear the brunt of the deficiencies. Over time, Dr. Ames maintains, cumulative damage and disruptions in metabolism lead to diseases of aging.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:12:58 +0000