People of all ages need to focus on nutrition and consume more than 40 nutrients to stay healthy. Unfortunately, the old nutrition models don’t always work. Such issues such as environmental toxicity and GMO foods are huge wild cards in producing a good nutritional diet and lifestyle. Consequently, detox programs and nutrition aimed to removed poisons from the body are an important part of the process. With age, it becomes more important that diets contain enough calcium, fiber, iron, protein, and the vitamins A, C, D and Folacin. Reduce calories, select nutrient-dense foods, and enjoy smaller portions of foods high in fat, sugar and sodium. Because no one food or pill provides all of the nutrients, eat a variety of foods to get the full spectrum of nutrients. Nutrition sometimes depends on cultural and religious factors. The advantages of the Mediterranean diet are well known throughout the dietary world. These diets are actually higher in cholesterol but produce beneficial effects as cholesterol is the building blocks of many of the body’s hormones.  Vegetarians, for example, have different nutritional needs as a lack of animal protein is often difficult to make up. Older women often have higher protein needs as protein stores are quickly depleted and the body can draw on its lipid reserves affecting hormone production. This is particularly true of female athletics as they can quickly deplete their protein reserves.