Certain vitamins play a crucial role in managing aging and age related conditions. NUYU contains a specific blend to help combat aging.
Vitamin C also know as ascorbic acid is a water-soluble nutrient your body uses to form blood vessels, cartilage, muscle and collagen in bones. Vitamin C is also vital to your body's healing process.Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps protect your cells against the effects of free radicals — molecules produced when your body breaks down food or is exposed to tobacco smoke and radiation from the sun, X-rays or other sources. Free radicals might play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases. Vitamin C also helps your body absorb and store iron. Because your body doesn't produce vitamin C, you need to get it from your diet. Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits, berries, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and spinach.
Vitamin C is proven to help neutralize the free radicals in our body that lead to oxidative stress. This helps to prevent premature skin aging and delay the visible signs of biological skin aging. Oxidative stress leads to dull, tired-looking skin and Vitamin C gives it the boost it needs to look younger and fresher.
The Roles of Vitamin C in Skin Health
Dietary nutrient intakes and skin-aging appearance among middle-aged American women
Vitamin D3 also known as cholecalciferol is a fat-soluble vitamin that helps your body absorb calcium and phosphorus. Having the right amount of vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus is important for building and keeping strong bones. Vitamin D is used to treat and prevent bone disorders (such as rickets, osteomalacia). Vitamin D is made by the body when skin is exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D with calcium is used to treat or prevent bone loss (osteoporosis). Vitamin D is also used with other medications to treat low levels of calcium or phosphate caused by certain disorders (such as hypoparathyroidism, pseudohypoparathyroidism, familial hypophosphatemia). It may be used in kidney disease to keep calcium levels normal and allow normal bone growth. Vitamin D is understood to help with fine lines and wrinkles through its ability to work as an antioxidant and may help in healthy weight regulation. As you age, your telomeres (the part of human cells that affect how our cells age) shorten. Some research papers have reported that low vitamin D levels were associated with shorter telomeres.
Vitamin D as a Shield against Aging
Vitamin D in the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoarthritis: From Clinical Interventions to Cellular Evidence
The Association between Body Mass Index and Vitamin D Supplement Use among Adults in the United States
Vitamin K2-MK7 also known as menaquinone-7 has been shown to be essential for bone- and cardiovascular-health support. It can be found in fermented foods like natto (fermented soybeans) and sauerkrout. Besides its proven role in bone and cardiovascular health, new research has linked how K2 delivers heart benefits to impacting new health areas and conditions. In fact, vitamin K2 may be the missing link between diet and several chronic conditions.
Natural Vitamin K2 is part of the K family of vitamins, a group of fat-soluble compounds playing a role in blood clotting, calcium metabolism, and antioxidant activities. They have a common chemical structure, the recognized function group (methylated naphthoquinone ring), but differ for the different aliphatic side chains that influence absorption, transport, tissue distribution, and bioavailability. Vitamin K2 as long-chain Menaquinone-7 (MK-7) shows higher activity in humans than vitamin K2 as MK-4. The higher efficacy of MK-7 is attributed to its better bioavailability and longer half-life compared to other homologs. Both Vitamin K2 as MK-4 and MK-7 are nearly completely absorbed, with peak serum concentration at 2 hours for MK-4 and 4 hours for MK-7 after intake. As skin ages, it loses both collagen and elastin, and its ability to produce matrix-GLA protein. Studies reveal that elastin is calcified due to the lack of vitamin K2 activated GLA protein. Vitamin K2 could help maintain youthful skin by activating matrix-GLA protein and prevent calcification of elastin
Vitamin K2: The Secret To Anti-Ageing
Proper Calcium Use: Vitamin K2 as a Promoter of Bone and Cardiovascular Health
Vitamins K1 and K2: The Emerging Group of Vitamins Required for Human Health
The Inhibitory Roles of Vitamin K in Progression of Vascular Calcification
Vitamin K2 Holds Promise for Alzheimer’s Prevention and Treatment
Vitamin B5 also known as pantothenic acid is one of 8 B vitamins. All B vitamins help the body convert food (carbohydrates) into fuel (glucose), which the body uses to produce energy. These B vitamins, often referred to as B complex vitamins, also help the body use fats and protein. B complex vitamins are needed for healthy skin, hair, eyes, and liver. They also help the nervous system function properly. All B vitamins are water-soluble, meaning that the body does not store them. The combination of B6, B12 and folic acid (B9) also plays a role in lowering homocysteine through a different pathway than TMG. In addition to playing a role in the breakdown of fats and carbohydrates for energy, vitamin B5 is critical to the manufacture of red blood cells, as well as sex and stress-related hormones produced in the adrenal glands, small glands that sit atop the kidneys. Vitamin B5 is also important in maintaining a healthy digestive tract, and it helps the body use other vitamins. It is used to make coenzyme A (CoA), a chemical compound that helps enzymes to build and break down fatty acids as well as perform other metabolic functions, and acyl carrier protein, which is also involved in building fats. Studies have revealed that vitamin B5 has moisturizing effects on the skin, enhances the healing process of skin wounds, and reduces the number of acne-related facial blemishes when taken as a dietary supplement.
Biological Properties of Vitamins of the B-Complex, Part 1: Vitamins B1, B2, B3, and B5
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of a Novel Pantothenic Acid-Based Dietary Supplement in Subjects with Mild to Moderate Facial Acne
Royal Jelly and Its Components Including Pantothenic Acid Promote Healthy Aging and Longevity: From Animal Models to Humans
Vitamin B6 also known as pyridoxine is important for normal brain development and for keeping the nervous system and immune system healthy. Food sources of vitamin B-6 include poultry, fish, potatoes, chickpeas, bananas and fortified cereals. Vitamin B6 is needed for the proper function of sugars, fats, and proteins in the body. It's also necessary for the development of the brain, nerves, skin, and many other parts of the body. The body needs vitamin B6 for more than 100 enzyme reactions involved in metabolism. Vitamin B6 plays an important role in mood regulation. This is partly because this vitamin is necessary for creating neurotransmitters that regulate emotions, including serotonin, dopamine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Vitamin B6 also plays a role in decreasing high blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine, which have been linked to depression, Alzheimer’s and other psychiatric issues. Due to its role in hemoglobin production, vitamin B6 may be helpful in preventing and treating anemia caused by deficiency. Vitamin B6 may play a role in preventing eye diseases, especially a type of vision loss that affects older adults called age-related macular degeneration (AMD). A seven-year study in over 5,400 female health professionals found that taking a daily supplement of vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid (B9) significantly reduced AMD risk by 35–40%, compared to a placebo.
The effect of vitamin B6 on cognition
Folic Acid, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12 in Combination and Age-related Macular Degeneration in a Randomized Trial of Women
Homocysteine as a predictor of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
Vitamin B9 also known as folate is important in red blood cell formation and for healthy cell growth and function, meaning folate helps your hair and nails grow longer and stronger. The nutrient is crucial during early pregnancy to reduce the risk of birth defects of the brain and spine. Folate is found mainly in dark green leafy vegetables, beans, peas and nuts. Fruits rich in folate include oranges, lemons, bananas, melons and strawberries. The synthetic form of folate is folic acid. It's in an essential component of prenatal vitamins and is in many fortified foods such as cereals and pastas. In addition to working with other B vitamins to regulate homocysteine, Vitamin B9 also aids in the production of DNA and RNA, the body's genetic material, and is especially important when cells and tissues are growing rapidly, such as in infancy, adolescence, and pregnancy. Folic acid also works closely with vitamin B12 to help make red blood cells and help iron work properly in the body. Vitamin B9 is necessary for the health of the liver, skin, hair and eyes, and to keep your nervous system working properly. Folic Acid aids overall cell function, cell growth, and the development of new cells, helping reduce signs of aging.
Folic acid, ageing, depression, and dementia
B Vitamins and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults: Review
Vitamin B12 also known as cobalamin is an essential vitamin that your body needs but cannot produce. Dietary sources include animal livers, red meat, cheese and milk. Cobalamin is a cofactor in cellular methylation processes. It helps keep your body's blood and nerve cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all of your cells. Vitamin B12 also helps prevent megaloblastic anemia, a blood condition that makes people tired and weak. Vitamin B12 deficiency has been associated with memory loss, especially in older adults. One study in 110 people with celiac disease found that low levels of vitamin B12 were linked to decreased bone mineral density in the femur and hips in males. Given vitamin B12’s role in cell production, adequate levels of this vitamin are needed to promote healthy hair, skin, and nails. In fact, low vitamin B12 levels can cause various dermatologic symptoms, including hyperpigmentation, nail discoloration, hair changes, vitiligo (the loss of skin color in patches), and angular stomatitis (inflamed and cracked mouth corners)
Vitamin B group levels and supplementations in dermatology
Hyperpigmentation as a Primary Symptom of Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A Case Report
Hair, Nails, and Skin: Differentiating Cutaneous Manifestations of Micronutrient Deficiency
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status Enhances the Prevention of Cognitive Decline by B Vitamins in Mild Cognitive Impairment
B-vitamin status in relation to bone mineral density in treated celiac disease patients
