Brain Supplements
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Brain Booster in a Bottle? Don’t Bother
Attention all consumers seeking to protect brain health: You can save hundreds of dollars a year and enhance the health of your brain and body by ignoring the myriad unproven claims for anti-dementia supplements and instead focusing on a lifestyle long linked to better mental and physical well-being.
How many of these purported brain boosters have you already tried — Ginkgo biloba, coenzyme Q10, huperzine A, caprylic acid and coconut oil, coral calcium, among others? The Alzheimer’s Association says that, with the possible exception of omega-3 fatty acids, all that were properly tested thus far have been found wanting.
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Beware "Pseudomedicine" Claims Made To Sell Brain-Health Supplements, Warn Neurologists
If you've spent time scanning the shelves at a vitamin and supplement store, you’ve probably seen them – "brain-boosting” supplements claiming to improve memory and other cognitive functions. As fears about Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are exploding, willingness to buy the pitch that brain health can come in a pill is rising as well.
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Eat your way to a better brain.
The all-too-understandable urge to buy a better brain
Another wave of nootropic supplements is hitting the market, promising to make us smarter, more focused, more relaxed, more in control.
Best Brain Supplements for Cognitive Enhancement
You won’t find a real-life limitless pill out there. No such drug exists that turns you into a genius or a millionaire overnight. But, there are many supplements and brain pills that can increase cognitive function. These brain boosters may be enough to kickstart your new path to success. Enhance your focus, energy, and motivation. Improve your memory retention, mood, and more with our list of nootropics...
Can Taking Creatine Help Your Brain?
“A lot of brain-related diseases, like Parkinson’s, have Impaired brain-energy metabolism where decreased creatine transport is implicated. So it stands to reason that creatine supplementation may alleviate symptoms related to energy dysregulation,” says Trevor Kashey, a nutrition scientist and consultant. “But I’m not entirely convinced this is how it plays out in real life.”
FDA curbs unfounded memory supplement claim
I must have seen the commercial for Prevagen 50 times. Perhaps you’ve seen it, too: “You might take something for your heart… your joints… your digestion. So why wouldn’t you take something for the most important part of you… your brain? With an ingredient originally found in jellyfish! Healthier brain, better life!”
Ginkgo Biloba? Forget About It
A history of the top-selling brain enhancer.
New research finds unapproved drugs in brain-boosting supplements
“Not only did we detect unapproved drugs in these products, we also detected several drugs that were not mentioned on the labels, and we found doses of unapproved drugs that were as much as four times higher than what would be considered a typical dose,” Cohen added.
Nootropic or Not? Brain-Booster Business Raises Concerns
But certain supplements marketed as nootropics in the U.S. may be considered prescription drugs in other countries, raising concerns about safe use by consumers.
Supplement Makers Touting Cures for Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases Get F.D.A. Warning
These products range from benign substances like vitamin C or fish oil to more risky mineral, herbal and botanical concoctions that can be fatal.
The Brain Bro
Forget Adderall. Forget Provigil. Eric Matzner says his nootropics will make your brain sharper in weeks.
Why Can't Fish Oil Supplements Keep Our Brains Sharp?
Many kinds of fish — think salmon, sardines, tuna — contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, a class of polyunsaturated fat, which have been shown to fight inflammation and improve the function of our neurons. So, why is it that a new study of older women published in the journal Neurology finds that omega-3s may not benefit thinking skills or help fend off cognitive decline?
Widely available supplement may explain brain boost from exercise
Studies in mice show selenium increases the number of new neurons, and improves memory in old age.
Brain Booster in a Bottle? Don’t Bother
To support brain health as you age, start with the same foods that can help to keep your heart healthy.
10 best nootropics
We'll go through the 10 best nootropic supplement smart drugs to use this year for maximum focus and brain health.
12 Superfoods To Boost Your Brainpower
We've all had those days when we just can't seem to concentrate. And while there's no magic pill to bring us back to the height of our cognitive powers, there are some foods that have been shown to improve brain function, protect against age-associated cognitive decline and encourage focus and clarity.
8 Best Brain Supplements To Ease Brain Fog And Jet Lag
While there’s no magic bullet, many solutions are offered for jet lag, the dreaded side affect of long distance travel caused by quickly crossing time zones. Oral supplements that can combat fatigue and difficulties in concentrating, the key symptoms from an out of sync internal body clock, are one helpful option.
Some Nootropics Contain a Substance Not Approved by the FDA
In what amounts to just a huge bummer for aspiring geniuses across the country, it seems that nootropics—the brain-boosting supplements with a name as made-up as their actual effects—contain various amounts of piracetam, an unapproved drug that purports to improve brain function, despite little evidence to that effect.
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