Research has discovered that as we age, our diets and our need for dietary supplements change.  Doctors are increasingly concerned about boosting the levels of vitamins and minerals that we need as we grow older.  
 
As most people get older, they tend to eat less due to a loss of appetite.  As a result, many elderly individuals do not take in adequate amounts of vitamins and other nutrients as they did when they were younger.  Other factors that can affect appetite and the inadequate uptake of vital nutrients are medications, medical complications, certain disabilities, diabetes, changes in the digestive system and even the changes in our skin as we age.  One study estimates that one-third of the elderly are alarmingly low on important vitamins and minerals.  Another study indicates that two thirds of the elderly patients admitted to a hospital are mal-nourished, resulting in low levels of vital nutrients.  When a person is vitamin and mineral deficient, he or she is more susceptible to illness and infections.  It is estimated that deaths due to infections are ten times more likely in the elderly.... read the entire article by going to the link below
 
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Thomas Day, Director
National Care Planning Council
P.O. Box 1118
Centerville, UT 84014
800-989-8137