Goal-Based Guide
Omega-3 and creatine have the most support for brain health, with magnesium and vitamin D alongside them. Here's what each one does, with the doses on record.
Cognitive decline is not inevitable. These are the supplements with the most support for protecting and improving brain function, from day-to-day performance to long-term protection.
Ranked by the verdict on whether each supplement works, worked out from every counted mention. Each dot is one source: a researcher or a study.
positive partly neutral negative Each researcher and each study counts once per claim, however often they come up.
Creatine is worth taking.
11 sources: 8 positive, 2 partly, 1 neutral
Magnesium supplements are worth taking.
8 sources: 6 positive, 2 partly
Omega-3 supplements are worth taking.
17 sources: 7 positive, 10 partly
Vitamin D supplements are worth taking.
12 sources: 6 positive, 6 partly
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A combination for long-term brain health:
This page shows you which supplements researchers agree on for brain health. A free account opens the dose, form and timing for each supplement, with the interactions to watch. Pro adds chat answers drawn from 3,700+ hours of recorded interviews with 380 researchers and doctors, plus 48,500+ research studies, each one cited.
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