Vitamins and supplements play an important role in the success of any healthy aging program. Over the last 50 years, our food sources have changed drastically with the increase of processed food, nutrient-depleted soil, and a variety of pesticides. In today's society, eating well, along with exercise and proper vitamin and supplement intake, is more important than ever. In fact, some vitamins and supplements have anti-aging properties - the ability to delay the biology of the aging process.

Clinical, epidemiological, and immunological evidence suggest that enteric microbiota extensively and profoundly influences the gut-brain relationship (ie, mental state, emotional regulation, neuromuscular function, and regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis).