This Controversial Supplement Improves Brain Performance

Brad Stanfield

Jul 21, 2024

Episode description

One of my greatest fears as I get older is to have a family member patiently tell me that we’ve already had the same conversation earlier in the day, but for me to have no recollection of it. For my brain to not function correctly

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Here are the links to the research papers referenced in the video:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002916523663427?via%3Dihub
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002916523663427?via%3Dihub
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/0003-4819-159-12-201312170-00006
https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/173/8/906/156839
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2793446
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35294969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11208972/
https://www.cochrane.org/CD007176/LIVER_antioxidant-supplements-for-prevention-of-mortality-in-healthy-participants-and-patients-with-various-diseases

Video edited by Troy Young

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Formulate custom multivitamin with essential nutrients

A custom multivitamin called Microvitamin was formulated to include Vitamin K2, magnesium taurate, TMG, and hyaluronic acid.

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Avoid beta-carotene and vitamin E supplements for better health outcomes

The speaker avoids supplements with beta-carotene (a form of Vitamin A) and Vitamin E, as evidence suggests their harms may outweigh benefits and potentially increase death rates.

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Take multivitamins to slow cognitive aging by two years

A multivitamin and mineral supplement can provide a cognitive benefit equivalent to two years less cognitive aging over a 2-3 year period.

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Utilize Centrum Silver for cognitive health benefits

The multivitamin and mineral supplement used in the successful COSMOS cognitive study was a commercial product called Centrum Silver.

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Recognize cognitive benefits of multivitamins beyond longevity

While recent studies confirm multivitamins don't reduce death rates, it's disingenuous to call them useless as it ignores their proven cognitive benefits.