Top 4 Nutrients to Supercharge Your Brain Health
By
Dr. Richard Gerhauser, M.D.
Posted September 16, 2024
Lifestyle choices go a long way toward reducing dementia risk.
Regular exercise, prioritizing sleep, supporting your natural circadian rhythm, and eating a healthy whole foods diet are vital.
But sometimes, you want a little extra “brain” insurance.
You can get that in the form of supplements with a proven track record of reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
Following are four of the best…
I’ll start with one you might not have heard of.
It’s called citicoline, and it’s the supplement form of a compound that’s produced in your brain called CDP-choline.
One of the reasons I like eating liver is because it’s loaded with this dementia-defying stuff. But if that’s not on your menu, you can obtain it from a supplement.
Why would you want to?
Because this compound can protect your brain from oxidative stress, boost cellular energy, help maintain healthy neurotransmitter levels and more.
As a result, studies show citicoline can help prevent or slow cognitive decline in people who already have dementia or Alzheimer’s, and it improves memory and episodic memory.
Next up is resveratrol.
This one makes the list because it’s one of the few nutrients that can cross your blood-brain barrier, which means it can directly impact your brain.
Once there, it’s been shown to increase blood flow, which is critical for preventing cognitive decline and vascular dementia.
Studies also show that supplementing with resveratrol improves cognition and verbal memory.
Omega-3s are brain health superheroes for brain health, especially DHA.
People who eat more omega-3s have a lower incidence of dementia, Alzheimer’s, and age-related cognitive decline.
In fact, supplementing with fish oil could reduce your risk of dementia by up to 50 percent.
Last up is trusty vitamin D.
We have vitamin D receptors in the neurons and cells throughout our brains, which is a big clue to just how vital this nutrient is to our brain health.
Not getting enough vitamin D is linked to impaired executive function and processing speed. It has also been linked to an increased risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s, depression, and schizophrenia.
My first choice is always to get your nutrients from your diet.
But for added protection (or if your diet isn’t what it should be), supplements like these can help fill in the gaps.
P.S. Powerful pair boosts brain health.
SOURCE:
Fekete, M., Lehoczki, A., Tarantini, S., et al., (2023). Improving Cognitive Function with Nutritional Supplements in Aging: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Clinical Studies Investigating the Effects of Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants, and Other Dietary Supplements. Nutrients, 15(24).
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