These Are the 7 Vitamins Every Woman Age 40 (and Beyond!) Needs to Support Healthy Aging, According to Dietitians

for 2.4 mg per day (the current recommended intake), though there’s no need to worry about taking too much, she added—because it’s a water-soluble vitamin, you pee out what you don’t need.

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Calcium
This nutrient plays a role in maintaining bone health, according to Kirkpatrick, and is needed for other basic body functions like muscle contraction and good nerve and heart function.

Most women can get the calcium they need (1,000 mg a day for women 40 to 50, and 1,200 mg for