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Vitamins and herbal supplements to improve memory?

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Many products are being advertised for the improvement of memory.

Vitamin E is the only vitamin that has been proven in scientific studies to make a difference, although there is encouraging reports on the benefits of B vitamins.

One particular study was done in advanced Alzheimer's disease and most scientists in Memory Clinics extrapolate from this that vitamin E could improve memory in other stages of the illness.

Whether it does improve memory in persons not affected by dementia is controversial and not proven.

However, for us it may be the closest thing to a memory vitamin.

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