How would you do that, rule anything out?
It depends. First I’d take a careful look at nutrition especially protein, vitamins and micro nutrients. With age these requirements change – what we got away with might not work as well. Best to get these from food sources and NOT from supplements. I’d say protein and B12 are the big two that are neglected among many active older adults. No need to go testing for a thousand different things……unless….
IMHO anti inflammatory substances are over sold unless one has known inflammatory conditions. For example, I know people that have psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis – very serious business. You’d know it if you had such a condition. If not you’d be wasting your money on supposed anti inflammatory “cures”. Turmeric (or it’s active ingredient curcumin) have been fashionable for some time now. No harm when used in small quantities as a cooking ingredient but it’s ridiculous taken in the mega dose capsules!
Normally inflammation is a good thing – it’s the body’s response to any insult to promote healing. No reason to suppress it.
Obviously this is a very complex set of topics of which I don’t even claim any real knowledge of. But I personally try making one tweak at a time and watch the effect over time before trying something else. My life is a series of experiments……..mostly unsuccessful. But I always learn something – it’s a problem solving and experimental mind set. There are no answers, only new questions.
