With more than 55 million people worldwide now living with dementia, and nearly 10 million new cases occurring every year, finding effective and safe ways to maintain brain health is becoming an increasingly challenging global health problem. Currently approved pharmaceutical drugs for dementia neither cure nor halt cognitive decline; at best they simply delay the worsening cognitive impairment.
Taking a different approach, a review published in 2021 examined the effects of 21 different nutrients and phytonutrients on cognitive function. Promisingly, the researchers found noteworthy benefits to memory, attention, intelligence, vocabulary, creative thinking, reaction time, comprehension, learning, and other critical measures of cognition.
The nutrients and phytonutrients analyzed in the review included alpha-lipoic acid; B vitamins; cholinergic precursors such as choline, lecithin, and phosphatidylserine; vitamin D; vitamin E; N-acetyl cysteine; omega-3 fatty acids; rosemary; saffron; curcumin; zinc; and others. Concluding that many of these natural substances may be promising for treating cognitive impairment, the researchers advised that healthy adults and patients exhibiting cognitive defects would be best served to consider multiple nutrients and phytonutrients to improve their cognitive function.
To read how a growing body of evidence shows that vitamins play key roles in the prevention of cognitive decline, see this article on our website.
To check out Dr. Rath’s Cellular Health recommendations for optimum cognitive performance, see this page on our website.
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Reviewed evidence indicates optimal magnesium status offers cognitive health benefits via antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective mechanisms.
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With more than 55 million people worldwide now living with dementia, and nearly 10 million new cases occurring every year, finding effective and safe ways to maintain brain health is becoming an increasingly challenging global health problem. Currently approved pharmaceutical drugs for dementia neither cure nor halt cognitive decline; at best they simply delay the worsening cognitive impairment.
Taking a different approach, a review published in 2021 examined the effects of 21 different nutrients and phytonutrients on cognitive function. Promisingly, the researchers found noteworthy benefits to memory, attention, intelligence, vocabulary, creative thinking, reaction time, comprehension, learning, and other critical measures of cognition.
The nutrients and phytonutrients analyzed in the review included alpha-lipoic acid; B vitamins; cholinergic precursors such as choline, lecithin, and phosphatidylserine; vitamin D; vitamin E; N-acetyl cysteine; omega-3 fatty acids; rosemary; saffron; curcumin; zinc; and others. Concluding that many of these natural substances may be promising for treating cognitive impairment, the researchers advised that healthy adults and patients exhibiting cognitive defects would be best served to consider multiple nutrients and phytonutrients to improve their cognitive function.
To read how a growing body of evidence shows that vitamins play key roles in the prevention of cognitive decline, see this article on our website.
To check out Dr. Rath’s Cellular Health recommendations for optimum cognitive performance, see this page on our website.
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