As we age (after 50) our bodies begin to make less of everything, including our hormones. For women, it’s mainly estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and one called dehydroepiandosterone (abbreviated DHEA). For men, it’s mainly testosterone and DHEA. So, what’s the big deal? Well, hormones are like a tank of gas. When full,…
Brain stuff for the over 50 crowd
As we age, all our systems begin to decline, including our brain functions. So, here is some advice as well as some supplements you can try. Keep your brain active in some way other than watching TV (e.g., reading, play music, engage conversations rather than text). If you don’t use…
Supplements for the Over 50 crowd
High-Potency Multivitamin/Mineral Your body needs many vitamins and minerals to function properly. Obviously, many of us don’t get as many vitamins and minerals as we need in food anymore because of lousy diets, so try using a high-potency vitamin product (meaning it has higher concentrations of vitamins and minerals than your typical “big…
Healthy Living for the over 50 crowd
Over the next few blogs we will be looking at steps the over-50 crowd can take toward healthy living. For most of us, once we hit 50 years old, our health begins to take a little more importance in our daily lives. And there’s a good reason for this, our…