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Amino Acids Help Muscle Health in the Elderly

Researchers recently found that elderly patients who took 22 g of essentail amino acids plus 1.1 g of arginine per day for 16 weeks gained an average of 3.1 lbs. of muscile and had a 22% increase in muscle strength.

CoQ10 May Offer Help for Fatigue During Exercise

In a study of 17 healthy patients, those who took 300 mg of CoQ10 per day for eight days and who exercised two hours on a stationary bike twice a day reported 22% less fatigue than those who did not take CoQ10.

Selenium Improves Muscle Health in Elderly

A recent study of 900 elderly patients in Italy found that those with the lowest blood selenium levels were more likely to have less hip, knee, and grip strength than those with the highest selenium levels.