Modern Healthspan: How a Simple Daily Multivitamin Slows Your Biological Clock

Key Takeaways

• Take a daily multivitamin (like Centrum Silver) – the COSMOS trial showed it slowed biological aging in older adults when taken for 2+ years
• Prioritize multivitamins over cocoa extract – while both were tested, only multivitamins showed significant epigenetic age-slowing effects
• Start earlier if you have accelerated aging – benefits were more pronounced in participants with existing health risks or faster biological aging
• Track with epigenetic clocks – GrimAge and PhenoAge were most responsive to multivitamin intervention in the study

Supplements & Protocols Mentioned

• Centrum Silver multivitamin – exact dosage not specified, but taken daily
• Cocoa extract supplement – tested but showed minimal effects on epigenetic aging

Notable Quotes

“We found that multivitamins delayed the increase in the second generation of clocks, the GrimAge and the PhenoAge” – Dr. Sidong Li

“The findings were much stronger and more compelling for the multivitamin intervention relative to the cocoa extract intervention” – Dr. Howard Sesso

Bottom Line

Take a daily multivitamin (like Centrum Silver) for at least 2 years to measurably slow biological aging, especially if you have existing health risks or accelerated aging markers.

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