Abstract
Amrit is an elixir of immortality, which men has pursued for thousands years. Malignant tumor, cardiac disease, and cerebrovascular disease are three major cause of death in Japan, where is the world's top country for longevity. It is next to impossible to suppress physiological aging; preventing or retarding pathological aging improves people's quality of life. Not a few diseases, lifestyle related diseases including cancer, are caused by inappropriate dietary habit. Dietary supplements might play a certain role to prevent elderly people from lack of sufficient nourishment. Anti-oxidant activities, suppression of cell proliferation, inhibition of atherogenic action, and antidepressive effect have been reported as potencies of dietary supplements. Those mechanisms seem to be promising agents for the treatment of age-related diseases, whereas further clinical studies will be required to access the efficacy and safety for administration.
