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Do people over 85 absorb multivitamin and mineral supplements well?

Aging Well | Last Active: 5 hours ago | Replies (11)
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@botswana

Thank you for your comments. I have to smile though about your comment about the knowledge of primary care providers. They have limited knowledge about nutrition and vitamin supplements and other things as well. Research on google provided by AI is also a waste of time. I listen to my body tell me what it wants. I have lived a healthy life style all of my 86 years, no packaged foods, only good stuff, consumed lots of vitamins and red wine. Now I find myself getting tired more often and my energy level is not the same. It is hard for an A personality to accept. I know I have autoimmune disorders that doctors know very little about. I deal with it on my own terms. I am healthy, no morbidity, annual blood tests are good. Except for a daily low dose aspirin, I take no meds. I'll keep up with my multi vitamins and minerals even if my organs don't get the full benefit.
Wishing you the best of life.

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gloaming | @gloaming | Jan 2 6:17pm

I can't disagree with you, botswana. I had to have multiple diagnostics to see if I have ischemia before an electrophysiologist would agree to treat my heart arrhythmia. None of them showed ischemia, nor did they show atherosclerosis. I even had a Doppler ultrasound of my carotid arteries at my request, but they are/were clear. I still developed an arrhythmia, and it turns out that it was almost certainly due to what was ultimately diagnosed as severe sleep apnea. This in a fit man, a runner and cyclist, always healthy and engaged in many things, etc.

I went back to my cardiologist and asked him why I should be on a statin at my age with apparently clear arteries. He actually laughed and said that I most assuredly DO HAVE heart disease, it's just not the cause of my arrhythmia. So, I stay on a statin, and stay on CoQ10. They never tell you that you do not produce much, if any, of your own CoQ10 if you take a statin.

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