Newswise — Information on seven available supplements that may improve mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been posted on the new website, MCI911.com, says Leslie Norins, M.D., Ph.D., CEO.
Five are not widely known: plasmalogens, ashwagandha, lion’s mane, curcumin, and low-dose lithium. Two are familiar, but their aid to cognition is less publicized: caffeine and green tea.
Millions of cases of MCI occur in seniors annually, often indicating that an Alzheimer’s-type neurodegenerative process is at work in a patient’s brain. The precise cause is unknown, and unfortunately, there is no pharmaceutical drug to arrest or reverse the process.
However, Dr. Norins and his team search the medical literature to find possible remedies that have been largely overlooked. Interestingly, they are usually non-prescription, relatively cheap, and available online or in health…
