Healthy Aging : From Longevity to Quality of Life
Aging is accompanied by changes in host–microorganism homeostasis that determine, in part, the rate of physical and cognitive age-associated changes. A factor of aging is characterized by a decrease in beneficial bacteria. Lifestyle and environmental (diet, medication and social contact) effects on the microbiota can delay (healthy aging) or accelerate (unhealthy aging) decline.
World Health Organization defines Healthy Aging as: “The process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age”. While globally people may be living longer, it is not enough, and quality of life matters. Lifestyle choices are key in healthy aging, and it is a continuous journey that starts early in life in order to promote overall well-being as we age. Healthy aging extends beyond managing current or potential health challenges, it also focuses on empowering younger generations to adopt proactive habits for long-term quality of life. Dietary intervention with probiotics, synbiotics or postbiotics may help establish a more diverse and balanced microbiome to maintain gut-microbial composition as we age.
Lallemand Health Solutions dedicated offer includes solutions to support the various needs of the elderly, through supplements or beyond, including mobility, cardiovascular, and mental/cognitive health.
Cerenity™ by Lallemand is a combination recently demonstrated in a breakthrough clinical study to support mobility, strength and quality of life for healthy aging. Metabiotic™ is a two strains combination with demonstrated effect on cardiovascular and metabolic health and Cardiomeo™ was demonstrated to support cardiovascular health in elderly men. Another combination of these two strains demonstrated support via the gut-brain axis. L. rhamnosus HA-114 & B. longum Rosell®-175 are two probiotic strains studied separately with demonstrated effect on cognitive health and age-dependent neurodegeneration.