Nutraceuticals.

The elderly, their natural audience.

The term "nutraceutical" refers to those products of oral intake, of vegetable origin and without the form of food, the objective of which is to provide a beneficial effect to the body and contribute to the physical well-being of people.

Nutraceuticals are part of food supplements (also known as supplements or dietary supplements), being able to give the latter the same definition as the former, but with the particularity that a supplement may include synthetic substances approved for the purpose for which it is intended. managed. Nutraceuticals, on the other hand, are exclusively of natural origin, the plant kingdom being the usual source of their ingredients.

They come in the form of tablets, capsules, vials or granular solutions to be dissolved in liquids. And they are formed by the active components of the source from which they come. For example, those substances that are part of a plant and exercise a healthy function in the human body.

Functions they perform:

Nutraceuticals have beneficial effects but they are not a medicine, therefore, their range of action is between:

• Prevent or alleviate common and serious illnesses.
• Delay the signs of biological aging.
• Stop or reduce the negative impact of certain external factors (solar radiation, pollution, tobacco, etc.).

The explanation of these effects and, consequently, the effectiveness of nutraceuticals is logical if we consider that these actions are those of the active ingredients that make up the supplement.

Source:

Nutexa - www.nutexa.com