Vitamin B9 (folate) plays a critical role in healthy aging, supporting DNA production, red blood cell formation, and heart and brain health. Because folate stores are limited and can decline more quickly with age, maintaining proper balance — especially alongside Vitamin B12 — becomes increasingly important for seniors.
Get to Know Your Vitamin Series: Vitamin B
Vitamin B12 plays a critical role in healthy aging, supporting energy levels, brain function, nerve health, and mobility. As we age, changes in digestion can make B12 harder to absorb—making deficiency more common and often overlooked in seniors.
Get to Know Your Vitamin Series: Vitamin K2
Vitamin K2 is often overlooked, yet it plays a critical role in healthy aging. As the partner to Vitamin D3, K2 helps guide calcium to the bones while keeping it out of the arteries—supporting bone strength, heart health, and overall longevity as we age.
Get to Know Your Vitamin Series: Vitamin D
Vitamin D plays a unique and essential role in healthy aging, influencing bone strength, muscle function, immune resilience, and overall cellular health. In this article, we explore why Vitamin D needs change with age, why deficiency is so common, how to manage intake safely, and why it works best as part of a powerful partnership with Vitamin K2.
Get to Know Your Vitamin Series: Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a foundational nutrient for healthy aging, playing a critical role in immune defense, skin and connective tissue health, brain function, and nutrient absorption. In this first article of our Get to Know Your Vitamins series, we explore why Vitamin C becomes increasingly important with age, the best food sources, recommended intake for seniors, and key safety considerations.
