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Brain health

Want a sharper mind, clear focus, and better mood? Here’s how diet, exercise, and supplements can—or can’t—keep your brain healthy.

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Sharp as a tack?

What may sustain your brain

Can’t think of the right word? Can’t find your glasses? Relax. Memory declines with age, but the risk of dementia snowballs as you get older. Here’s what new studies are testing and what we already know about how to keep your brain in shape.

How to protect your memory

What else can help—and what to ignore

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Supplements

Are you wasting your money on this memory supplement?

“As you get older, [your brain] naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness or even trouble with recall,” said a Prevagen TV ad. “In clinical trials, Prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory.”

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