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firemonkey
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29 Jun 2019, 6:59 am

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Dietary supplements such as vitamins do nothing to boost brain health and are simply a waste of money for healthy people, experts have said.

According to figures from the US, sales of so-called “memory supplements” doubled between 2006 and 2015, reaching a value of $643m, while more than a quarter of adults over the age of 50 in the US regularly take supplements in an attempt to keep their brain in good health.

But while bottles, packets and jars line the shelves of health food shops – with claims that they help maintain brain function or mental performance – a worldwide panel of experts says at present there is little evidence that these supplements help healthy older people, and that they could even pose a risk to health.



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29 Jun 2019, 9:32 am

Some people find some brain supplements help but they are lots of others who aren't helped by them. It's a trial & error process to find out if any help or not & like the study said some are risky. I tried some brain supplements & didn't find they really did anything. I researched Prevogen which used to be advertised on TV a lot & lots of people found it helped but they were also quite a bit who had bad side effects. I'm not sure it should even be considered a supplement since it's a synthetic compound of some chemical found in jellyfish. There are some supplements that can help temporarily improve certain aspects of brain function. For example there's supplements that increase wakefulness/make people less tired that can help with focus when the person is feeling tired. I sometimes take the brand of caffeine pills called Vivarin & they help me feel more alert so I can focus better when I'm tired like when I wake up early or didn't sleep well & have to go out. I don't drink coffee. People should do a bit of research before trying anything.


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