Can a pill protect your memory?

“Improves memory” sharpens ability to focus”

These are just some of the claims you may read about the supplements that 25 percent of adults over age 50 take to keep their brain capacities efficient. But do these products work ?

It is not often clear since the FDA does not require manufacturers d prove its efficacy, nor are statements about efficacy against specific diseases required.

Here’s what experts know or don’t know about these widespread and popular products.

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The body speaks to us: let’s listen to it

A headache that does not go away, an appetite that increases or decreases, too much fatigue in the morning, contractures in the neck muscles, Of the shoulders or back, nausea,

Cysts: should we be concerned or not?

When localized swelling appears anywhere on the body, there are those who overlook it, thinking that as it came it will pass, and those who worry even more than they

Home can also help you stay healthy

When it comes to prevention and health protection, in genre, one thinks about healthy diet, physical activity, and sleep quality, to periodic checkups at the doctor, the importance of avoiding

Fasting: what should we know? What is it all about?

It simply means to stop eating completely, or almost completely, for a short period of time. A fast usually lasts 12 to 24 hours, but in some cases even days.

Dyspepsia, a digestive disorder

Dyspepsia, a disorder that impairs digestion and generates discomfort in those affected after every meal.

Sunscreens: how familiar are you with them?

Summer is now full. Many are already on vacation, others are about to leave or will leave soon. But there has certainly been no shortage of sunshine in Italy’s hot

Taking care of the skin at the table

Contrary to what the manufacturers of very expensive moisturizing, nourishing, toning, anti-wrinkle fluids, elixirs and creams, etc., would have us believe, the health and beauty of the skin depends only

12 ways to improve circulation

The human body has something like 60 trillion blood vessels. When circulation becomes insufficient, it slows or blocks blood flow. The body’s cells thus do not receive sufficient nutrients and

Smartphone addiction: eliminate it this way

Virtually unknown until just over a decade ago, smartphones are now considered faithful companions and indispensable tools of life and work by most people. They keep in constant contact with

Smoke clouds the memory

Smoking, like other disease, may be responsible for damaging memory by regressing the arteries and vessels that preside over thebrain activity that underlies thinking and remembering, also raising the risk

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