Best Vitamins for Brain Health

Looking to improve your memory, focus, and cognitive function so you can perform better at work or excel at trivia night? Read on to discover which vitamins can boost brain function!

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 Vitamins for Brain Health

References

  1. Vitamins and Minerals for Energy, Fatigue and Cognition: A Narrative Review of the Biochemical and Clinical Evidence https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7019700/
  2. Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/vitamin-b12-cobalamin
  3. Vitamin D deficiency and depression in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/vitamin-d-deficiency-and-depression-in-adults-systematic-review-and-metaanalysis/F4E7DFBE5A7B99C9E6430AF472286860
  4. Vitamin E protects against oxidative damage and learning disability after mild traumatic brain injury in rats https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19841436/
  5. High Vitamin C Status Is Associated with Elevated Mood in Male Tertiary Students https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071228/
  6. Folic acid supplementation improves cognitive function by reducing the levels of peripheral inflammatory cytokines in elderly Chinese subjects with MCI https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120319/
  7. Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Brain Functions: A Systematic Review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9641984/#sec-a.h.ctitle
  8. The role of magnesium therapy in learning and memory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507270/
  9. The Important Role of Zinc in Neurological Diseases https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9855948/
  10. Iron Biology in Immune Function, Muscle Metabolism and Neuronal Functioning https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622146675
  11. The relation of dietary choline to cognitive performance and white-matter hyperintensity in the Framingham Offspring Cohort https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3252552/
  12. Regular exercise changes the brain to improve memory, thinking skills https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110
  13. About Sleep's Role in Memory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768102/
  14. 3 ways to build brain-boosting social connections https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/3-ways-to-build-brain-boosting-social-connections-202109082585
  15. Nutritional psychiatry: Your brain on food https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/nutritional-psychiatry-your-brain-on-food-201511168626