As a man or a woman ages the pH balances of the saliva and the stomach enzymes begin to change, while the gastric tissues go through some extensive transformations. As a result the entire function of digestion begins to be altered along and one of the results of  these changes is the inability of the GI tract to properly absorb all the nutrients, vitamins, minerals and electrolytes that are in the food and drink ingested. Eventually this often ends up causing some form of a vitamin deficiency.

Various complaints associated with aging are also commonly associated with vitamin deficiencies. In fact for researchers this poses a question of how much of the aging “symptoms” can be avoided with the right sort of body care. For example macular degenration, the leading cause of eyesight loss in aging and thickening skin with toughening cuticles can both be helped and even reversed with proper vitamin supplementation.  Research has shown that almost any vitamin deficiecy and many of the mineral deficiencies may, directly or not, lead to the symptoms of tinnitus.

So ideally taking a multivitamin daily should help stave off, and maybe even prevent some of the symptoms of aging. But herein lies the issue, the original deficiency was most likely caused by the poor absorption in the GI tract, which means that most of the supplements swallowed, or left under the tongue, will end up being literally flushed down the toilet, instead of within your body.   In fact some data reports say that up to 80%-90% of vitamin supplements taken end  up flushed out of the system without being absorbed by the body.  This ends up being extremely problematic for people seriously affected by these deficiencies, as supplementation becomes an almost losing battle.  Some deficiencies can be supplemented with subdermal and intervenous injections, but few people enjoy being a pincushion for syringes.

Fortunately there are a number of ways one can increase the absorption rate in his or her GI tract, but it often requires a change of diet and even lifestyle. Ingesting more fiber in the diet as well as prebiotic and probiotic enzymes is extremely benificial to digestion and absorption. Certain natural gut/colon cleansing techniques (NOT COLONICS!!) may as well be of help. However if you are going to begin a vitamin regiment*,  it is much more beneficial to find the types which contain natural “absorption-helpers”, such as in the TinnitusDX formula, which will boost the permiability and the pH in your GI tract without damaging the lining. Many individuals see great changes in the well being when they adress the problem of absorption, even without begining a vitamin regiment, as food becomes a nutricious substance for the body once again.

 * Be sure to communicate with your doctor before begining any new dietary and/or lifestyle changes