Looking to keep your noggin in a tip-top state?
Before reaching for the jar of supplements, focus on maintaining healthy habits.
“Most people can keep their brains young and healthy by adopting some healthy lifestyle routinesno supplements required!”
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saidKim Yawitz, RD, a registered dietitian andgym owner.
Still, Yawitz says supplements could be helpful if your diet falls short in certain vital nutrients.
(you could check out the20 best folate-rich foodsto learn more about dietary sources of the nutrient.)
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This is not something that you’re free to easily get from food."
Nevertheless, Yawitz acknowledges that whether or not fish oil supplements support brain health is controversial.
“Creatine monohydrate is a substance that helps the muscles and the brain generate more energy.
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“The body makes some creatine, and omnivores can get more of it by eating animal proteins.
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