Healthy habits beat brain supplements

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.
Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Dear Doctors: I am 82 years old and in good physical condition. However, I have memory loss.

What do you think of the brain supplements that are advertised on television? They claim to help you with memory and they say it’s proven by studies. What do you think?

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