A
single multivitamin supplement a day. That makes things simple!
Not everyone likes to take a lot 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 described to assist with cognitive
decline and memory in older folks. Nutrition is important. Spine & Sports Rehab Center encourages our
Baton Rouge 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 simple
and yet quite effective. A new systematic research literature review on the effects
of high-dose, B-complex multivitamin supplementation showed backing the benefit of such supplementation in healthy and
at-risk participants in terms of mental (like felt
stress, concentration, overall mental health, reduced
anxiety), physical, and energy outcomes. (1) Daily multivitamin use compared
with placebo enhanced the memory
in older adults. At one-year follow-up, older multivitamin users demonstrated
significantly better immediate recall. The researchers approximated
that this multivitamin use boosted memory performance
by the equivalent of 3.1 years of aged-related memory change. That
is a worthwhile change! Further,
the researchers detailed that participants
still took the multivitamins on a routine
basis: 94.4% at 6 months and 91.8%
at 1 year. That is great! It’s essential
to take the multivitamin daily to get the most
benefit. Blood samples that were obtained from
a subset of participants found increases 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 better
than those who did not. (2) Another study reported
similar outcomes that taking a multivitamin for 3 years improved
episodic memory, global cognition, and executive function in older adults. Participants
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! Spine & Sports Rehab Center and you will have a chat
at your next Baton Rouge chiropractic visit about your
cognition, your age, your multivitamin supplement routine, your multivitamin
quality, and the positives of multivitamin
supplementation for you!
WHY B VITAMINS?
The body uses B vitamins to make
new cells, particularly 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 form of natural B9 folate. Look for these. A good multivitamin
with the B vitamins may be your friend! We can talk about yours.
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab 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 particular 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 Baton Rouge 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!